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LECKIE v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BD. OF ELECT.

No. 82-1298.

457 A.2d 388 (1983)

Hubert LECKIE, et al., Petitioners, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ETHICS, Respondent.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

February 25, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald M. Green, Washington, D.C., for petitioners.

William H. Lewis, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before KELLY, KERN, and FERREN, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This case presents the question whether, in a primary election, a registered voter who wishes to write in the name of a candidate is limited to writing in the name of a registered member of the party for which the ballot is cast. We conclude that a voter may write in the name of any qualified candidate, without regard to party; that the Board of Elections and Ethics (Board) erred in ruling that a registered voter is limited to writing in the name of a...

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