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RICHARDSON v. RAMIREZ

No. 72-1589.

418 U.S. 24 (1974)

94 S.Ct. 2655

41 L.Ed.2d 551

RICHARDSON, COUNTY CLERK AND REGISTRAR OF VOTERS OF MENDOCINO COUNTY v. RAMIREZ ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 24, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duncan M. James argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Martin R. Glick argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Gene Livingston and Burton D. Fretz. Daniel Hays Lowenstein filed a brief for respondent Brown, Secretary of State of California.*

MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

The three individual respondents in this case were convicted of felonies and have completed the service of their respective sentences and paroles. They filed a petition for a writ of mandate in the Supreme Court of California to compel California county election officials to register them as voters.1 They claimed, on behalf of themselves...

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