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CHARLESTOWN DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE v. CONNELL

Civ. A. No. 89-0360 P.

789 F.Supp. 517 (1992)

CHARLESTOWN DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE, Donna M. Walsh, Individually and as Chairperson of said Committee, Carol Miller, Individually and as Treasurer of said Committee, and James M. Mageau, Individually, v. Kathleen S. CONNELL, in her capacity as Rhode Island Secretary of State, and the Rhode Island Board of Elections. Rhode Island Democratic State Committee, and Edna O'Neill Mattson, Patrick Keeley, Melvoid Benson, and Lucy Enright, individual intervenors.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

April 1, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Mullen, Barrington, R.I., for plaintiff.

Robin E. Feder, Atty. Gen.'s Office, Providence, R.I., for defendants Connell and R.I. State Bd. of Elections.

Anthony J. Bucci, Jr., North Providence, R.I., for defendant R.I. State Bd. of Elections.

Peter J. McGinn, Tillinghast, Collins & Graham, Providence, R.I., for intervenor R.I. Democratic Committee.

Mark S. Mandell, Mandell, Goodman, DeLuca & Schwartz, Providence, R.I., for intervenors Mattson, Keeley, Benson, Enright.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

PETTINE, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiffs in this case challenge various sections of Rhode Island election laws as violative of the First Amendment. The challenged sections allow only legislative district committees to file endorsements for candidates to the state legislature with the Board of Canvassers, limit the number of members on legislative district committees, mandate delegate status to certain party officials at state conventions...

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