Shelly v. Brewer’s Empirical Analysis
1953
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
September 1973
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State Ex Rel. Watkins v. Fernandez · Joughin v. Parks, Judge · 49 So. 2d 585 - Hanna v. Martin · State ex rel. Merrill v. Gerow · D'Alemberte v. State ex rel. Mays
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““The rights acquired and the duties imposed by the primary election laws are valuable and important not only to those who acquire them under the law, but to the entire people of the State. Upon the manner in which these powers and duties are performed, depends to an appreciable degree, the welfare of the State. * * *. The rights acquired under a primary elections law are, therefore, of the same nature as those acquired under the general election laws, and to deprive a person of the rights acquired by the former is the equivalent of depriving him of his right to hold the office.” 79 Fla. 804, 809 ; 85 So. 144,146 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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