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Moore v. Shanahan

Supreme Court of Kansas
Mar 11, 1971
486 P.2d 506 (Kan. 1971)

Opinion

No. 46,358

March 11, 1971


ORDER

Upon consideration of this appeal, the court is of the opinion the appellant, Earl C. Moore, has legal capacity to maintain the action.

Upon further consideration, a majority of the court is of the opinion that proposition No. 2 (Amendments Article) was properly submitted pursuant to Art. 14, Sec. 1, of the Constitution, and was constitutionally adopted.

Upon further consideration, a majority of the court is of the opinion that proposition No. 3 (Executive Article and Militia Article) was improperly submitted in violation of Art. 14, Sec. 1, of the Constitution, and is void.

The court's conclusion with respect to the invalidity of proposition No. 3 does not affect the validity of proposition No. 2.

A formal opinion will be filed when the same is prepared.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT

Dated at Topeka, Kansas, this 11th day of March, 1971.


Summaries of

Moore v. Shanahan

Supreme Court of Kansas
Mar 11, 1971
486 P.2d 506 (Kan. 1971)
Case details for

Moore v. Shanahan

Case Details

Full title:EARL C. MOORE, Appellant, v. ELWILL M. SHANAHAN, Secretary of STATE…

Court:Supreme Court of Kansas

Date published: Mar 11, 1971

Citations

486 P.2d 506 (Kan. 1971)
486 P.2d 506

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