District Court, District of Columbia April 14, 1978, Civ. A. 78-127 (Barry v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics)

MEMORANDUM

GESELL, District Judge.

Plaintiff Marion Barry is an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia seeking election in the fall as Mayor. Together with eight of his supporters, each a registered voter in one of the District’s eight wards, he sues for a declaration and injunction voiding § 15(b) of the District of Columbia Election Act, as amended, D.C.