McCain v. Edwards’s Empirical Analysis
1979
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cited by 1 later decisions
July 1979
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“(1) There was no duty on an Election Commission to proceed with plans for an election until it had been established that a sufficient number of qualified electors had signed the petition. (2) At a minimum, more than three weeks notice is required for a Home Rule referendum election1 — (to place such an issue on the ballot) — determined from the date on which sufficient signatures are verified.”
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