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WILLIAMS v. RHODES

No. 543.

393 U.S. 23 (1968)

89 S.Ct. 5

21 L.Ed.2d 24

WILLIAMS ET AL. v. RHODES, GOVERNOR OF OHIO, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided October 15, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Young argued the cause and filed briefs for appellants in No. 543. Jerry Gordon argued the cause, pro hac vice, and filed briefs for appellants in No. 544.

Charles S. Lopeman argued the cause for appellees in both cases. With him on the briefs was William B. Saxbe, Attorney General of Ohio.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The State of Ohio in a series of election laws has made it virtually impossible for a new political party, even though it has hundreds of thousands of members, or an old party, which has a very small number of members, to be placed on the state ballot to choose electors pledged to particular candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency of the United States.

Ohio Revised Code, § 3517.01, requires...

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