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SANTANA v. REGISTRARS OF VOTERS OF WORCESTER

384 Mass. 487 (1981)

425 N.E.2d 745

MAYRA SANTANA & others vs. REGISTRARS OF VOTERS OF WORCESTER & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

September 1, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hal R. Lieberman (John Reinstein with him) for the plaintiffs.

William F. Scannell, Jr., Assistant City Solicitor, for the defendants.

David E. Sullivan, for Secretary of the Commonwealth, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, & LYNCH, JJ.

NOLAN, J.

This case reviews a Superior Court order dismissing an action brought by three Worcester voters on behalf of themselves and a class of others similarly situated,3 seeking legal and equitable relief against the city of Worcester and its registrars of voters (registrars). We hold that the action was improperly dismissed, and we reverse.

The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants failed to comply with certain mandatory State...

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