Letter to Ms. McGuan from Reynolds re Additional Information concerning H.B. No. 2, Chap. 1
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June 21, 1984

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Letter to Ms. McGuan from Reynolds re Additional Information concerning H.B. No. 2, Chap. 1, 1984. 2cf50a72-d592-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/cbb44934-a31f-4a45-951c-722c3c2081e7/letter-to-ms-mcguan-from-reynolds-re-additional-information-concerning-hb-no-2-chap-1. Accessed July 06, 2025.
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C-,( I'IBRtSSCldvr DJ 156-0t2-3 J3?04 J3206 June 21, 1984 Kathleen Heenan l'lcGuan, Esq. The Farrnq,ut Butldlng 900 Seventeenth Streec, N.U. ttreahlnqtonr D.C. 20A06 Deer Ha. HcGuanr Thle referr to yotrr ltay lB and 25, 1994, lettera respond- lnB to our Hay ll, 1984, letter requeatlnq, addlt,tonal lnforraatton coneerntnq Houae 8111 2, Chapter 1 (191t4), whtch recDoortlone Houte Dtetrtctg I and 70 and to Houte 8111 4, Chapter 3 (1984), concernlnq, the orotectl.on of a votcrt a prtvacy ln the State of l'Iorth Caroltna, arrbinttted to thc AEtornev Genoral on Harch t2, 193/r, purguant to Sectlon 5 of the votlnq RLghta Act of t955, ae anended, 42 l,.S.C. 1973c. In e June 19, 1984, telephone converoecton I tnforncd you that eertatn lnforoatton neeersery fot a proper rcvtetr of the aubnltted chanl,as have not yct bcen receLved. Speclflceltv, 'rre recctved tncornplete respon8ai to paraqraohc ?- ) 3, and 4 of our l{av 11, 1984, letter. Eneloee,l Lr a copy of our letter spectfylng thc addtclonal tnforrnatl.on needed tn order for the Attorney Ceneral to nake a deterntnatton that thts chanx,e doer not have the purooae and trtll not have the effect of denytng, or ahrldgtnq Ehe rLght to vote on accounE of race or color. The Attornev Gcnerel hae ttxEv days tn whtch to constder a conpleted eubmleslon purruanc to Sectton 5. Thls atxty-day revlcv perlod w1,11 beqtn when thla Deplrto€nt rccelvcs Ehe avatlable lnforaetton neeesstry for the proper eveltratLon of the chanq,ee you hsve aubttttad. See thc Procedurec for the Adntnlrtretlon of Sectl.on 5 (28 C.F.R. 51.35(a)). Itrc aqaln note that unlega or untll the SEate racctvcc a declerrtory ludqroent from thc Untted SEatce DlttrlcE Court for ths Dlatrlqt of Colutbla or Ehe Attornov Gencral lnterpoeea no obJectlon to tho sfiano,€a ln queetton, chcy aro not leqally enforceable tnsofar ee thev affect vottng. See alao 28 C.F.R.51.9. Alsor'd€ reralnd you that lf the avallable tnforoatton 1r not rrrovlded, the Attorncy General rnay obfeet Eo the nropoeed ehangcr conststent wlch the burden of proof rrlaced uoon the rubnlttlnq authorlty. 28 C.F.R. 51.38. I a t t -2-' If you hevr.ln, qu.rctont oonc.mte; thr rrrcEcrt dl,rcurmd ta thtr lettrr or ll t Gln rld you ln my rrt co obtrln Bhc rddttlolrrl tnforaation rr hrvo icquertcd, trll trrr to ctll lr (202-724-6718). Rrtrr to FlIr llot. Jt20e rnd Jt206 tn rry r..PoQ.. to Chtr lrttrr ro cbet ,our corr.rpondeocr rlll br chrnncled proplrly. SlnorrolT, Tr. tredford loynoldr ArrleCrnt ACtosElT Graorel Clvtl Rt;htr Dlvhtoa tyr Orrrld S. Joner ChLrf , Votl,ng, Scctton ccr Onltrd St.G.t Dlrtrtct Court Er.t.rn Dktrtct of iorth Cerollnr end ell eounml of rccord