Cook v. Gralike
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Cook v. Gralike is a 2001 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited states’ power over federal elections by holding that Missouri could not use ballot notations to influence voters’ choices for congressional candidates.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cook v. Gralike canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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United States constitutional law case ⓘ election law case ⓘ |
| ballotMeasureContext | Missouri’s effort to pressure congressional candidates to support term limits through ballot labels ⓘ |
| category |
United States Supreme Court cases of the Rehnquist Court
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United States constitutional case law ⓘ United States elections case law ⓘ |
| citation | 531 U.S. 510 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2001-02-28 ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 99-929 ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | Donald G. Cook, Secretary of State of Missouri v. Don Gralike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
Missouri could not use ballot notations designed to influence voters’ choices for congressional candidates
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Missouri’s ballot notation scheme exceeded the state’s power to regulate the time, place, and manner of congressional elections ⓘ The Elections Clause does not authorize states to favor or disfavor candidates for federal office through ballot notations ⓘ |
| impact | Limited states’ ability to manipulate federal election outcomes through ballot notations ⓘ |
| issue | Whether Missouri could place pejorative or favorable statements on the ballot next to candidates for U.S. Congress based on their position on term limits ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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David H. Souter NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Elections Clause
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ballot design ⓘ federal elections ⓘ state power over federal elections ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatingJurisdiction | United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party |
Don Gralike
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Donald G. Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principle | States may regulate procedural aspects of federal elections but may not attempt to dictate electoral outcomes or favor a class of candidates ⓘ |
| relatedTo | U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Judgment of the Eighth Circuit affirmed ⓘ |
| stateConstitutionProvisionInvolved | Missouri term limits amendment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateInvolved | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | United States federal constitutional review ⓘ |
| term | October Term 2000 ⓘ |
| vote | 6-3 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 2001 ⓘ |
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