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CANAAN v. ABDELNOUR

Docket No. L.A. 32013.

40 Cal.3d 703 (1985)

710 P.2d 268

221 Cal. Rptr. 468

JACK CANAAN et al., Petitioners, v. CHARLES ABDELNOUR, as City Clerk, etc., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

December 30, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Michael Schaefer for Petitioners.

Gregory Marshall as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.

John W. Witt, City Attorney, Ronald L. Johnson, Senior Chief Deputy City Attorney, Eugene P. Gordon, Chief Deputy City Attorney, and Kenneth So, Deputy City Attorney, Lloyd M. Harmon, Jr., County Counsel, Howard P. Brody, Chief Deputy County Counsel, and Susan J. Boyle, Deputy County Counsel, for Respondents.

OPINION

BIRD, C.J.

Does the City of San Diego's prohibition on write-in voting in municipal elections violate the state or federal Constitutions?

I.

The California Elections Code provides procedures for write-in voting in all federal, state and local elections. (Elec. Code, §§ 7300-7313, 17100-17102.)1 However, the California Constitution authorizes charter cities to adopt municipal...

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