MOORE v. BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Civ. A. No. 3296-70.

319 F.Supp. 437 (1970)

Douglas E. MOORE, Plaintiff, v. BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOR the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA et al., Defendants, Free D. C. Movement et al., Intervenors.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

November 19, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Cobb, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Frederick Lee Ruck, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., for defendants.

Landon Dowdey, Washington, D. C., for Intervenors.

Before McGOWAN, Circuit Judge, and WADDY and GESELL, District Judges.


OPINION

GESELL, District Judge:

The District of Columbia Delegate Act, Public Law 91-405, Title II, was enacted by Congress on September 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 845. On November 6, 1970, Douglas E. Moore, a candidate for the office of Delegate, filed this action on behalf of himself and all other actual or potential independent candidates to declare unconstitutional and restrain the enforcement of certain provisions...

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