Motion; Order Concerning Pickens County Election Schedule

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October 28, 1986

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- Political Participation
Topic
- Voting Rights
LDF Attorneys
Cooperating Attorneys
- Larry T. Menefee
- James U. Blacksher
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- LDF
- Blacksher, Menefee & Stein
Matter
- Dillard v. Crenshaw County
Case
- Dillard v. Crenshaw County
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- Alabama
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- Case Files
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- 1587b4e5-b7d8-ef11-a730-7c1e527e6da9

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Case Files, Dillard v. Crenshaw County Hardbacks. Motion; Order Concerning Pickens County Election Schedule, 1986. 1587b4e5-b7d8-ef11-a730-7c1e527e6da9. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/4975ec4e-b158-4f34-a5a1-39bda5f460bb/motion-order-concerning-pickens-county-election-schedule. Accessed August 19, 2025.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 
JOHN DILLARD, ET AL, 

PLAINTIFFS 

VS. CIVIL ACTION #85-T-1332-N 

CRENSHAW COUNTY, ALABAMA, 
ET AL, 

DEFENDANTS. 

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Now come the Pickens County Defendants and the Pickens 

County Plaintiffs and make this joint motion to the Court as 

follows: 

That the Order and Judgment of the Court dated October 21, 

1986, be amended as follows: | 

i. The elections provided for in said Order be conducted in 

accordance with the following schedule. 

l. December 12 at 5:00 P. M., end of Qualifying. 

2. January 20, 1987, Party Primaries. 

3. fobriacy 10, 1987, Run-off Elections. 

4. March 3, 1987, General Election. 

5. Winners take office March 6, 1987. 

2. That all Commissioners so elected in said election shall hold 

office for a period of four (4) years. 

3. That the Commissioners elected on November 4 under present 

plan, and the other Pickens County Commissioners presently in 

 



  

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office shall remain in office until the elections under the 

schedule provided in Paragraph 1 and the winners shall have taken 

office on March 6, 1987. 

ATTORNEY FOR PICKENS COUNTY 
DEFENDANTS ( 

  W. O. XIRKR, JR. 
CURRY & KIRK 

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CARROLLTON, AL 35447 
TELEPHONE: (205) 367-8125 

ATTORNEY FOR PICKENS COUNTY 
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300 21ST STREET, NORTH 
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203 
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 
  

JOHN DILLARD, ET AL., 

Plaintiffs, 

Vv. CIVIL ACTION NO. CV 85-T-1332-N 

CRENSHAW COUNTY, ALABAMA 
ET AL. 

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Defendants. 

ORDER CONCERNING PICKENS COUNTY ELECTION SCHEDULE 
  

Upon the joint motion of the Pickens County defendants 

and Pickens County plaintiffs and argument of counsel, the court 

hereby amends the October 21, 1986 order and judgment to direct 

that elections for the Pickens County Commission be conducted in 

accordance with the following schedule: 

1. December 12, 1986 at 5:00 p.m. ~- End of 

qualifying. 

January 20, 1987 - Party primaries. 

February 10, 1887 - Runoff elections. 

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March 3, 1987 - General elections. 

5. March 6, 1987 - Yinners take office. 

Commissioners so elected in said election shall hold 

office for a period of four years; until their successors are 

elected in 1990 and sworn into office in 1951 in accordance with 

the applicable state law. It is further ordered that the 

commissioners elected on November 4 under the present at-large 

plan and the other Pickens County commissioners presently in 

 



office shall remain in office until the elections under the 

  

schedule provided for above and the winners take office on March 

6, 1987. 

DONE this day of , 1986. 
  

  

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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