Does the fact that a state law touches on the right to vote in a general election need to be reviewed in strict scrutiny?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Board of Supervisors v. Local Agency Formation Com., 13 Cal.Rptr.2d 245, 3 Cal.4th 903, 838 P.2d 1198 (Cal. 1992):
The mere fact, however, that a state law touches on the right to vote does not necessarily require the application of strict scrutiny. (Burdick v. Takushi (1992) 504 U.S. 428, ----, 112 S.Ct. 2059, 2062, 119 L.Ed.2d 245, 252.) Rather, "the 'compelling
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