Eu v. San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee
United States Supreme Court
489 U.S. 214 (1989)
- Written by Josh Lee, JD
Facts
The California Election Code prohibited official governing bodies of political parties from endorsing or opposing candidates in partisan primary elections. California law also imposed certain requirements on the internal organization and structure of the parties’ official governing bodies. These requirements included setting the time and place of committee meetings, setting the maximum term of office for the chair of the state central committee, and mandating that the chair rotate between residents of northern and southern California. Members of various county and state political parties’ central committees and other interested organizations (defendants) sued the state (plaintiff). The state appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Marshall, J.)
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