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Akins v. Secretary, 04-E-360 (Merrimack, Oct. 13, 2005)

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Topics: Balloting, Declaratory Judgment, Equal Protection, Pt. I Art. 11

Case Information
Document Type: 
Opinion
Case name: 
Akins v. Secretary
Date: 
Oct 13 2005
Docket Number: 
04-E-360
Justice: 
McGuire, Kathleen A.
Jurisdiction: 
Merrimack

Before the Court is a Petition for Declaratory Judgment which challenges as unconstitutional the provisions of RSA 656:5 which mandate that "the names of the candidates of the party which received the largest number of votes at the last preceding state general election shall be listed first" and that within each party the candidates be listed alphabetically.

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