Correspondence from Brock to Bradford Reynolds
Correspondence
September 23, 1981
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ALEX X. BROCK
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY -
OIRECTOR
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SUrTE' 8Ot RALETGH BurLorNc
5 WesT HARGETT STREET
RALETGH. NoFTH Cenourxe 27601
September 23, 1981
BROCK AFFIDAVIT
ATTACHMENT IT
REGISTERED - RETURN RECEIPT
REQUESTED
'ELEPHOITE(919r c29-' r73
Mr. hln Bradford Reynolds
AssisTant Attorney General
Civil Rights Division
United StaEes Department of Justice
Washington, D. C. 20530
Attention:
In re:
Mr. Gerald I.I. Jones
Chief, Voting Section
State of North Carolina
Gentlemen
Under date of 22 September 1981 (Registered No. 28254) this office
submitted a schedule of Constitutional Amendments along with ballots
submitted to voters at each statewide election in which subject amend-
ments $7ere voted on.
At direction of counsel, Mr. James M. I.IaIlace, Deputy Attorney Gen-
eral for Legal Affairs, we are accumulating copies of the legislative
acts authorizing the vote on the submitted amendments. These Documents
will be transmitted under separate cover in a matter of a few days.
We are prompted to point out that Mr. Wa1lace, during a telephone
conversation with Mr. Reynolds, Iras totally unaware that there were amend-
ments other than the two submitted at an election held on 5 November 1968.
When he received our schedule of amendment elections Mr. Wallace requested
that we include in our letter that he in no way attempted to misrepresent
the facts to Assistant Attorney General Reynolds.
The amendment #2 voted on in 1968 was not previously submitted inas-
much as the writer interpreted the effect of the amendment to constltute
'no change in election or voting procedure.'
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Mr. $E Bradford Reynolds -2- September 23r 1981
Flnally, due to pendlng actLon in Federal Court we wiIl greatly appre-
ciate your conslderation in expedlting these matters
Very truly yours,
ObKSn-"L
Executlve Secretary - Dlrector
N. C. State Board of Elections
ATTEST:
,.
Notary Public
My Conmission expires October 31, 1984.
ALEX K. BROCK
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY -
DI REC TO R
STATIJ It()Attl) ()lr t.:t.t.:(:l.I()Ns
SUITE 80T RALEIGH BUILoINo
5 WE6T HARGETT STREET
RALE|GH. NonrH Crnolrxe 27(,,ol
September 24,1981
BROCK APTTDAVIT
ATTACIilTENT ITT
RECISTERED . RETURN RECEIPT
REQUESTED
I EL € PHOI{ E
(919) t29-' r73
Mr. Wm Bradford Reynolds
Assisfant Attorney General
Civil Rights Division
United States Department of Justice
Washington, D. C.20530
Attention: Mr. Gerald W. Jones
Chief, Voting Section
In re: State of North Carolina
Constitutional Amendments, Supplemental
Gentl emen:
we transmit herewith copies of legislative acts authorizing
elections to be held on whether or not the constitutional Amend-
ments proposed by the submitted acts shall be approved by a vote
of the qualified voters in North carolina. These submissions
supplement the information transmitted by our letter dated 22 sept-
ember 1981 (Registered No. 28254) and constitute the additional
information referred to in our letter dated 23 september 1981 (neg-
istered No. 28268).
The writer has undertaken to burden you only with legislative
acts proposing constitutional Amendments that deal generally with
election or voting practices. They are:
Chapter 640 Session Laws of t967; Chapters 1258, 1004,
1200 Session Laws of 1969; Chapters 201, 535, 857 Session
Laws of 1977; Chapter 394 Session Laws of 1973; and
Chapter 363 Session Laws of. L977
The submissions transmitted herewith constitute all acts and
amendments not previously submitted dealing with areas covered
Mr. Wm Bradford Reynolds -2- September 24, 1981
under the Voting Rights Act of 1965
t{e wl11 appreciate your expeditious handling of this matter.
Very truly yours,
1r"*,d 8rr*.L
Executive Secretary - Director
Attachments: (9)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifles that he has served the foregoing
statement together with attachments on the Honorable Gerald l.I.
Jones, Chief, Voting Section, U. S. Department of Justice, tJash-
ington, D. C. by depositing same in the U. S. Mail registered
with Return Receipt Requested, postage prepaid this 24th day of
September 1981.
ATTEST:
Notary Pub1ic
My Commisslon expires October 31,
C/"4,4 Brr.L
1984.
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