Memo from Turner to Probate Judges

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LDF Attorney
- Lani Guinier
Cooperating Attorney
- Anthony G. Amsterdam
Organizations
- NYU School of Law
- LDF
Matter
- Bozeman v. Lambert
Case
- Bozeman v. Lambert
U.S. state
- Alabama
Collection
- Case Files
Taxonomy
Identifier
- 3cde9286-ef92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873

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Case Files, Bozeman & Wilder Working Files. Memo from Turner to Probate Judges, 1978. 3cde9286-ef92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/111b8f53-e8e5-4d34-a987-fb449bf260ae/memo-from-turner-to-probate-judges. Accessed October 08, 2025.

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IWILLIAM J. BAXL=Y
ATTORNEY GENERAL

GEORGE L. BECK
DIPUIY ATTOE}IEY GEH(RAL

i , EXECUTTVE A.3SISrANT

IVALTER S. TURNER
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On primary elecEion day, Seltember 5, l-978, Lhis oifice
received'numerous calls from P:'obate Jtrclges, clcction of fici.ais
and voters. I4ost o E the.se calls concerned cluestions aboui:
assistance at the polls. I have d<:ci-c1erl that it woul-d be
useful if I surrn'rarized the opilions of this office on this
metter and asked each of you ro share thj-s r.rith yolrr election
of Iicials

The opinions of EIril: cl[[icc lt;r,rr: s;tul.r:rl t-ir;rt- irtt t'Lr:(:l,rr-
may receive assist.auce j.rr thc' lre L Ltlt' lro:::

1) Idhen he or she cannclt reacl or r'rrite;

2) trIhen he or she neecls assi-stance because of an
illness or infirmiLY; a-ncl

3) t,l1en because o.[ either: of the above or a cornbination
of thero t-tre voter states th:,rt. l-rc or shc cloes; nol rrnclcrstarrd
Ltre ballot.

trfl-ro maY assist a votc:r in onc
Any person voluntarily chosen by- a
nai issist that voEc:r j-n t'l.rc ba'l lot
thc one rcnciering aI;sis;t:,'rncc tr:-rs :r'l



Att ProtrltL,t: Jrrtllit::-;
P.rge tt.rtl

Assistance balloEs, marked balloLs or oLher printecl nareri:r1
such as nervspapers roay be taken or used by any voLer ir. the
booth regardless of rvheEher he or she is in one of the above
three categories or not.

The staEutes'prohibit.ing ca-npaigning on elecEion day
have been repealed. This means thaL carnpaigning by passing
out, literature, eLc. is permissLble on e.Lecti.on clay s;o long
as it is done more that 30 feeL atray fron the pol.l-i.nir, t>lacc
and does not inEerfere rvtth the orderly process; of voti.ng
nor intiraiclaEe or harass the voEers.

This summary is made :i-n an'crfforr to be hr:l.rrllul trt tht
elections officials and as usua.L r're are re;rdy to be o{ any
assistance .in answering any oEher questions you might have.

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