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No parental consent or court approval is required. (Civil Code, Sec. 4101).

5. Any man who has reached the age of 18 years is capable of consenting to and consummating marriage with the consent in writing of his parents or one of his parents. No court approval is required. (Civil Code, Sec. 4101).

6. No person who has reached the age of 18 years may disaffirm any contract on the ground of age unless he restores all consideration received by him. (Civil Code, Sec. 35). The consideration which must be restored includes a sum equal to the value of the use or deterioration of the article while it was in his possession. (26 Cal. Jur. 2d 664-665).

7. Any person who has reached the age of 18 years may give consent to the donation of blood. (Civil Code, Sec. 25.5).

8. Any married person or serviceman may consent to medical care. (Civil Code, Sec. 25.6 and 25.7), and any unmarried pregnant woman may consent to medical care relating to her pregnancy. (Civil Code, Sec. 34.5).

9. Those who have attained the age of 18 years may purchase tobacco. (Penal Code, Sec. 308).

10. Persons who have reached the age of 16 years have

full legal capacity to purchase life and disability insurance and annuity contracts. (Ins. Code, Sec. 10112).

11. Persons who have reached the age of 18 years may drive motor vehicles for compensation and may drive school buses. (V.C. Sec. 12515, 12516).

12. Persons who have reached the age of 18 years have the capacity to make valid wills and exercise testa

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mentary powers of appointment. (Probate Code, Sec. 20 and Civil Code, Sec. 1384.1).

13. The provisions of Fair Labor Standards Act regard

ing "oppressive child labor" apply only to those under the age of 16 years or between the ages of 16

and 18 years. (29 U.S.C. 203 (1) and 212).

14. The Department of Labor of the State of California has no authority to fix minimum wages or maximum hours for males between 18 and 21 years of age. (Labor Code, Sec. 1172).

15. Vehicle licenses issued to persons under the age of 18 years are governed by special provisions requiring satisfactory completion of driver education courses. (Veh. Code, Sec. 12507).

16. Eighteen years is the minimum age for employment by the United States Government.

17. Those who have attained the age of 16 years have capacity to enter into apprentice agreements under the Apprentice Labor Standards Act. (Labor Code, Sec. 3077).

18. Females who have reached the age of 18 years are not protected by statutory rape laws, (Penal Code, Sec. 261) or the laws relating to the abduction of females for purposes of prostitution. (Penal Code, Sec. 267).

19. Those who have reached the age of 18 years may purchase automobile insurance with the same effect as though they had reached the age of 21 years. (Ins. Code, Sec. 152).

20. The penal laws relating to sending minors to immoral places are inapplicable unless the minor is below the age of 18 years. (Penal Code, Sec. 273 (f).

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21. One who has reached the age of 18 years may receive a tattoo. (Penal Code, Sec. 653).

22. Hunting licenses issued to persons under the age of 18 years are governed by special provisions requiring a Certificate of Competency. (Fish and Game Code, Sec. 3032).

23. Minors under the age of 18 years cannot make contracts relating to real property, or any interest therein, or relating to personal property not in the minor's immediate possession or control. (Civil Code, Sec. 33).

24. Persons who have reached the age of 18 years may serve California civil process. (C.C.P. Sec. 410).

II. EMPLOYMENT, MARITAL AND MILITARY STATUS AND SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, BY AGE AND SEX FOR UNITED STATES

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WMCA Vote at 18 Club V. Board of Elec. (S. D. N. Y. )

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WMCA VOTE AT 18 CLUB, an unincorporated association, by R. PETER STRAUS, DIANE ELLEN STRAUS, RICHARD LABUNSKI, WENDY H. KNAPP, LAURA B. MAURER, LILLIAN D. WADE, and REINALDO RODRIGUEZ;

DIANE ELLEN STRAUS, RICHARD LABUNSKI,
WENDY H. KNAPP, LAURA B. MAURER,

LILLIAN D. WADE, and REINALDO RODRIGUEZ,
individually;

R. PETER STRAUS, on behalf of DIANE ELLEN
STRAUS; STEPHEN B. LABUNSKI, on behalf of
RICHARD LABUNSKI; BERTRAM D. KNAPP,

on behalf of WENDY H. KNAPP; HARRY MAURER,
on behalf of LAURA B. MAURER; AGATHA WADE,
on behalf of LILLIAN D. WADE; and PETRA
QUINONES, on behalf of REINALDO RODRIGUEZ,

-against

Plaintiffs,

THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF THE CITY OF NEW
YORK, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF THE COUNTY
OF WESTCHESTER, LOUIS J. LEFKOWITZ,
Attorney General of the State of New York,
FRANK S. HOGAN, District Attorney for the
County of New York, and CARL A. VERGARI,
District Attorney for the County of
Westchester,

Index No.

70 Civ. 1814

COMPLAINT

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Plaintiffs, WMCA VOTE AT 18 CLUB, an unincorporated

association, by R. PETER STRAUS, DIANE ELLEN STRAUS, RICHARD LABUNSKI, WENDY H. KNAPP, LAURA B. MAURER, LILLIAN D. WADE, and REINALDO RODRIGUEZ; DIANE ELLEN STRAUS, RICHARD LABUNSKI, WENDY H. KNAPP, LAURA B. MAURER, LILLIAN D. WADE and REINALDO RODRIGUEZ, individually; and R. PETER STRAUS, on behalf of

DIANE ELLEN STRAUS: STEPHEN B. LABUNSKI, on behalf of
RICHARD LABUNSKI; BERTRAM D. KNAPP, on behalf of WENDY II.
KNAPP; HARRY MAURER, on behalf of LAURA B. MAURER; AGATHA
WADE, on behalf of LILLIAN D. WADE; and PETRA QUIÑONES on be-
half of REINALDO RODRIGUEZ, by and through their attorneys,
ROBINSON, SILVERMAN, PEARCE, ARONSOHN & SAND, complaining of
the above named defendants, respectfully allege and show this
Court as follows:

Jurisdiction

1. This action arises under the Fourteenth Amendment

to the Constitution of the United States. This Court has original jurisdiction of this action and the plaintiffs have the right to bring this suit under the Civil Rights Act, Title. 42, U.S.C. Secs. 1983 and 1988. This Court additionally has jurisdiction under Title 28, U.S.C. Sec. 1343 (3). Relief hereunder is also sought pursuant to the Federal Declaratory Judgment Act, Title 28, U.S.C. Secs. 2201, 2202. Under Title 28, U.S.C. Secs. 2281 et seq. provision is made for the convening of a Three-Judge Court where the relief requested is an "interlocutory or permanent injunction restraining the enforcement operation or execution of any State statute." As appears more

fully below, Plaintiffs seek such relief and request the convening of such court.

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