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Brockington v. Rhodes, 396 U.S. 41 (1969)
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Brockington v. Rhodes, 396 U.S. 41 (1969)
Brockington v. Rhodes No. 31 Argued October 22, 1969 Decided November 24, 1969 396 U.S. 41
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF OHIO
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Appellant, whose nominating petition bore signatures of about 15% of those in the congressional district who had voted in the last gubenatorial election (although the Ohio statute then required 7% of the voter on the nominating petition for all independent candidates for Congress), sought, as his sole relief, a writ of mandamus to compel the Board of Elections to place his name on the ballot as an independent candidate for Congress in the November, 1968 election.
Held: In view of the limited nature of the relief requested, the case is now moot.
Vacated and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Brockington v. Rhodes, 396 U.S. 41 (1969) in 396 U.S. 41 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DVSYDEY6KBAC51E.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Brockington v. Rhodes, 396 U.S. 41 (1969), in 396 U.S. 41, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DVSYDEY6KBAC51E.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Brockington v. Rhodes, 396 U.S. 41 (1969). cited in 1969, 396 U.S. 41. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DVSYDEY6KBAC51E.
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