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EU v. SAN FRANCISCO CTY. DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMM.

No. 87-1269.

489 U.S. 214 (1989)

109 S.Ct. 1013

103 L.Ed.2d 271

EU, SECRETARY OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ET AL. v. SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 22, 1989

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geoffrey L. Graybill, Jr., Deputy Attorney General of California, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General, Richard D. Martland, Chief Assistant Attorney General, and N. Eugene Hill, Assistant Attorney General.

James J. Brosnahan argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Cedric C. Chao.*

JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

The California Elections Code prohibits the official governing bodies of political parties from endorsing candidates in party primaries. It also dictates the organization and composition of those bodies, limits the term of office of a party chair, and requires that the chair rotate between residents of northern and southern California. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that these provisions violate...

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