GRIMES v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

No. 71-1981.

462 F.2d 1359 (1972)

John GRIMES et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

June 29, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. Guido, Jr., Lexington, Ky., for appellants.

Ed W. Hancock, Atty. Gen., Martin Glazer, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Edward F. Prichard, Jr., Frankfort, Ky., for appellees.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, EDWARDS, Circuit Judge and CECIL, Senior Circuit Judge.


PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.

This case involves an attack upon the procedures employed by the Democratic and Republican parties in the Commonwealth of Kentucky for nominating candidates in a special election for a seat in Congress vacated by the death of an incumbent.

Nominees of the Democratic and Republican parties are selected by the governing authorities of the respective parties as authorized by K.R.S. § 121.060. This action challenges the procedure for...

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