JACKSON v. BOWEN

No. IP 72-C-451.

420 F.Supp. 315 (1976)

Cheryl T. JACKSON, Individually and as the representative of all residents of Indiana who are denied their right to register and vote by the provisions of the Constitution and Statutes of Indiana concerning durational residence requirements for voting, Plaintiff, v. The Honorable Otis R. BOWEN, Governor of the State of Indiana and Chairman of the State Election Board, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. Indiana, Indianapolis Division.

September 21, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig E. Pinkus, Indianapolis, Ind., for Cheryl T. Jackson.

Charles G. Castor, Indianapolis, Ind., for Haggerty, Milan and O'Brien as Members of the Marion County Election Bd.

Gary R. Landau, Indianapolis, Ind., for Hunter and Schreiber as Marion County Registration Com'rs.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen. of Ind., for Governor Otis R. Bowen and Neal and DeMoss as Members of the Indiana State Election Bd.

Before PELL, Circuit Judge, and DILLIN and NOLAND, District Judges.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

PER CURIAM.

The within action is before this three-judge court pursuant to the mandate of the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit which vacated the judgment of a single district judge, declaring unconstitutional the requirement of 60 days residence in a township as a qualification to vote in primary, general and city elections in the State of Indiana. Such requirement is contained in Article 2, Section 2 of the Constitution of...

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