Memorandum from Suitts to North Carolina Reapportionment Group
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September 10, 1981

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Memorandum from Suitts to North Carolina Reapportionment Group, 1981. da5fb94b-d892-ee11-be37-6045bddb811f. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/235834c6-a131-4f03-aa42-f773b7247252/memorandum-from-suitts-to-north-carolina-reapportionment-group. Accessed May 14, 2025.
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. ntyt{AARtSON. prr3i.r.nt MAFYEiItilCESD€RF}IEB,vi:}PEsi,fit . . JUUUS L. CHAiltsERS. P.sI Pr6id.n| STEVESUIITS.EncutirrDi'rctor . JOSEPHHAAS.CoJnT.t 75 TAEETIASTNEET,N.W. ATLANTA GEOBGIA 30303 (404) 522-E764 }IEMORANDI]M T0: The North'Caro1ina Reapportionment Group FROM: Steve &titts RX: The Questioa of Approval of the North Carolina Constitution DATE: Septenber ICI, 1981 I am placing under this cover portions of a letter which I received this,week from the lepartment of Justice concerning gur inquiries, to dete:rmine if the Department had approved under Section Five' of the Yoting Rights Act those changes- in the North Carolina Constitu!i* adopted in 1967 which require legislative reapportionment l-ines to respect county Iines. - - As you witrL see, the letter does not speak to changes in 7967 but d.oes address revisions to the the North spec ifi c Caro lina EGIONAL in nature; h'owever, changes in 196.9 copld enclosures STS/s s it is have poss ib 1e included that those use the submission of the made in 7967. The matter is sti11 somewhat Derfnerrs office is assisting us a1ly what was subnitted to uhich on ApriI 20, 1971., confused although Arnand in trying to determine specific- the Justice Department responded - -I! oory appears rather certain that the Department of Justiceis asking for nore i-rrfonnation about reapporqi-onroent in North Carol.ina and our laalysis and objections-to th.e plan under SectionFive must, not be filed on Monday. I look to, see you later nonth.