IN RE HAWORTH

Nos. 4287, 4296, 4300.

258 A.2d 447 (1969)

In the Matter of Challenge to Nominating Petition of Ellis HAWORTH, Candidate for At Large Member of District of Columbia Board of Education in November 4, 1969, Election. In the Matter of Challenge to Nominating Petition of Evie Mae WASHINGTON, Candidate for Ward 2 Member of the District of Columbia Board of Education in November 4, 1969, Election. In the Matter of Challenge to Nominating Petition of Frederick M. McCOY, Candidate for At Large Member of the District of Columbia Board of Education in November 4, 1969, Election.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 24, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee R. Marks, petitioner, pro se, John R. Hess, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with Hubert B. Pair, Acting Corp. Counsel, and Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, for Board of Elections, and James F. O'Donnell, Washington, D. C., for Candidate Haworth.

Arthur E. Strout and John W. Karr, petitioners, pro se, John R. Hess, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with Hubert B. Pair, Acting Corp. Counsel and Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, for Board of Elections, and Dovey J. Roundtree, Washington, D. C., for Candidate Washington.

Alexander L. Benton, Washington, D. C., for petitioner and John R. Hess, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with Hubert B. Pair, Acting Corp. Counsel and Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, for Board of Elections.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and KERN and NEBEKER, Associate Judges.


NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

These cases were consolidated for hearing on individual applications for review of decisions of the District of Columbia Board of Elections.1 Each case arises from a challenge to a nominating petition for a position on the Board of Education filed before the Board.2 Each challenge presents different issues and we find it convenient to consider the cases separately in this opinion....

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