Kusper v. Pontikes

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1973-11-19

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Mr. Justice Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court. Under § 7-43 (d) of the Illinois Election Code, a person is prohibited from voting in the primary election of a political party if he has voted in the primary of any other party within the preceding 23 months. 1 Appellee, Harriet G. Pontikes, is a qualified Chicago voter who voted in a Republican primary in February 1971;<footnot…

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