TANSLEY v. GRASSO

Civ. A. Nos. 13937-13939.

315 F.Supp. 513 (1970)

James E. TANSLEY v. Ella T. GRASSO, Secretary of the State of Connecticut. William J. VERRIKER v. Ella T. GRASSO, Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Peter ROTATORI, Jr. v. Ella T. GRASSO, Secretary of the State of Connecticut.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

July 31, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Healey, Healey & Healey, Waterbury, Conn., for plaintiffs.

Raymond J Cannon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Hartford, Conn., for defendant.

Before ANDERSON, Circuit Judge, and CLARIE and ZAMPANO, District Judges.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

CLARIE, District Judge.

The plaintiffs have petitioned the Court to declare unconstitutional and invalid that part of Conn.Gen.Stat. § 9-400,1 which imposes as a condition precedent that a prospective candidate receive the support of at least 20% of the delegate strength in a district convention on any roll call vote, in order to qualify to run in a district...

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