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de HAWKINS v. SANCHEZ VILELLA

Civ. No. 694-68.

291 F.Supp. 500 (1968)

Asuncion Cosme de HAWKINS; Alberto Pietri and Rafael L. Soto, Petitioners-Plaintiffs, v. Hon. Roberto SANCHEZ VILELLA, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; the Secretary of Justice of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; the Chairman of the Commonwealth Board of Elections, Ernesto Mieres Calimano, Defendants.

United States District Court D. Puerto Rico.

October 28, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Antonio Cordova Gonzalez, San Juan, P. R., for petitioners-plaintiffs.

José C. Aponte, Secretary of Justice, Dept. of Justice, San Juan, P. R., for defendants.

ORDER

FERNÁNDEZ - BADILLO, District Judge.

Twelve days before the general election which is to be held on November 5, 1968 in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a petition for declaratory judgment has been filed in this Court purporting to challenge the constitutionality of a provision of the Election Law, 16 L.P.R.A. § 1 et seq., specifically of § 173,1 which was added in May 8, 1936. This provision declares incompatible...

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