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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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.

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