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DIXON v. MD. ST. ADMINISTRATIVE BD. OF ELECT. LAWS

Civ. No. JFM-87-2023.

686 F.Supp. 539 (1988)

Reba Williams DIXON, et al. v. MARYLAND STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS, et al.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

June 13, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank M. Dunbaugh, Annapolis, Md., for plaintiffs.

J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen., Annapolis, Md., for defendants.

OPINION

MOTZ, District Judge.

Four members of the Socialist Workers Party, all of whom are registered voters in Maryland and two of whom were candidates in the 1987 Baltimore City election, challenge Maryland's requirement that write-in candidates for public office pay a filing fee.1 The amount of the fee in question is $150, and Maryland law provides for its waiver as to any candidate who files an affidavit of indigency.

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