McGINNIS v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS OF HARFORD COUNTY

[No. 344, September Term, 1966 (Adv.).]

244 Md. 65 (1966)

222 A.2d 391

McGINNIS v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS OF HARFORD COUNTY, ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Opinion filed September 15, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George L. Clarke, with whom were Buckmaster, White, Mindel & Clarke on the brief, for appellant.

Edward L. Blanton, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, with whom was Thomas B. Finan, Attorney General, on the brief for Lloyd L. Simpkins, Secretary of State and Thomas B. Finan, Attorney General of Maryland, part of appellees. No brief filed by Supervisors of Elections of Harford County, other appellee.

The cause was argued before PRESCOTT, C.J., and HAMMOND, HORNEY, MARBURY, BARNES and McWILLIAMS, JJ.


Decided, per curiam August 22, 1966.

HAMMOND, J., delivered the opinion of the Court. BARNES, J., concurs. Concurring opinion at page 69, infra.

The Board of Supervisors of Elections of Harford County, troubled (1) because § 202 of the Code of Harford County (1965), provided for three county commissioners, one from each of three specified residence districts, (2) that the residence districts were obviously and concededly malapportioned under the...

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