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RAZA UNIDA PARTY v. BULLOCK

Nos. SA-72-CA-158, MO-72-CA-50, W-72-CA-37 and CA-72-H-990.

349 F.Supp. 1272 (1972)

RAZA UNIDA PARTY et al. v. Bob BULLOCK, Secretary of State of Texas. AMERICAN PARTY OF TEXAS et al. v. Bob BULLOCK. Laurel DUNN et al. v. Bob BULLOCK et al. TEXAS NEW PARTY and Socialist Workers Party et al. v. Preston SMITH, Governor of Texas, and Bob Bullock.

United States District Court, W. D. Texas, San Antonio Division.

September 15, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse Gamez and Pat Maloney, San Antonio, Tex., for Raza Unida Party, plaintiff.

Gloria T. Svanas, Odessa, Tex., for American Party of Texas, plaintiff.

Laurel N. Dunn, Waco, Tex., for Laurel N. Dunn and others, plaintiffs.

Stuart M. Nelkin and Edward Mallett, Houston, Tex., for Socialist Workers Party and Texas New Party, plaintiffs.

Mario Obledo and Alfred H. Sigman, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, San Francisco, Cal., amicus curiae for Raza Unida Party.

Pat Bailey, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Tex., Austin, Tex., for defendants.

Before THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge, and SUTTLE and WOOD, District Judges.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SUTTLE, District Judge.

The various plaintiffs, comprised of minor political parties, their candidates for public office, qualified voters wishing to vote for candidates of these political parties, and individuals desiring to run for public office as independent candidates, bring class actions seeking to have this Court declare invalid certain provisions of the Texas Election Code,1 and related Texas election...

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