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ROSARIO v. ROCKEFELLER

No. 71-1371.

410 U.S. 752 (1973)

93 S.Ct. 1245

36 L.Ed.2d 1

ROSARIO ET AL. v. ROCKEFELLER, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 21, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burt Neuborne argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Melvin L. Wulf and Seymour Friedman.

A. Seth Greenwald, Assistant Attorney General of New York, argued the cause for respondents Rockefeller et al. With him on the brief were Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General, Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Assistant Attorney General, and Irving Galt, Assistant Attorney General. Joseph Jaspan filed a brief for respondents Meisser et al. David N. Dinkins, pro se, filed a brief for respondents Dinkins et al.

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

For more than 60 years, New York has had a closed system of primary elections, whereby only enrolled members of a political party may vote in that party's primary.1 Under the State's Election Law, a registered voter enrolls as a party member by depositing an enrollment blank in a locked enrollment box. The last day for enrollment is 30 days before the general election each year. Section...

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