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' 'Cotgrcrr' Purlorc lr.; ensltitrg:
- thc Vottnf Rlgtt*Aet wa^r to rld tha'.
i country'of redsl drcrtmtnatlou- ln-
;l''votlngilllare u. Stata Borrd of Ek,c-
; @t+ 3SS.U.S' ta+. !{t, (1909); Sozti
\ -Ocmllncu Eol,f,ssbocl\ 368U.9: it01.

: Sm- tfC06)t In arbrtancs.'Secdorr 3

i 'aad"a(O(z} ol thc. Act PEohlbtL 8ny
: St8to or pollflcal'subdlvldou hom

tnpoclng' or applytng any quellllca'
ttonr or pierequlslter tor votlng, or.

' pracdcc$ procedurer; or rtandardr
- iytftlrccpet to vdlng, that havc the

purpolc orwlllhsvc the cffect ot'dr",
iitriIrraung, -o!r . ttlt 'badi . if race, .'
cotori ordcnbanh$ lr r"l,uguage'
iirErorlty SDoup. €.USC Soctlgm ls?3,

: lEl3b(l}.(2)-t'In pracfice,llectlon ! of- thr. Act prohlblta'anY Statc' or
polltlcd ruMMelon rubJect to llec'

' tlon 5 ol the Act! troa enforclng: aay
cheulc tn rrotlnf qualltlcatlonr,'
prcrcquldto!; pracdcel, procedurea
or staudardr unleu.tt tns eltDer (1)

! obtahcd 8. declaratoty Judgment'
. -.Eomttrc UhttcC'statec ptrtrtcf Corrrt
o. for ths.Dlrtrtct o( Columbta that lhe
..chrngc,"do€l not havc thg pur?ols
iard wlll nottavcttrri eflOet of dcnY;
* lnt or,atri'ldgtngthc rtght to vote ori

aesourt: ot- raea [c'l',: color' 6,
r Iraimberrhtp ;lrt'a lauSuagc
- mlriorfyl,'" or 12)'''lubnltted thc
,I pi'opo!cd:. ch:ngc, .tc' tte' Attomcy .; Gcaorirtol tlrc'Unttd Stgte+"aod tic'

Attorncy.Gencral hac Bot htcr?Qled
an obteettm f,{rhlt rlxty deyr alter
arch rubulrrloB, orrPoE good caurc
&otm; to tiicl[t8taatr aqedltcd aP'
prwat wltbln rlxfy dayr-alter rucb.'

; bmLdq, ,t[r, Attorgcr- Gcaeral.
' Du dlrrar$vdy lndlcetcdtiat nrc.L

obtcodon rllt not bc 88d.." 2t UEG-
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* Puttuent to tha
tbc Clty'e Couactl E

nlrrlon (thc "CoEtffi;*il**"*ffi. dlvldlrySDccttrhto
; .. lt tlc'[rrt rcg
councllaaubcrr aft

. usorur-i;.'lFollosl
rcrtrttr irt tbc,1!6O et
'leEi ttrsConElrdot
g d!8lt Plstt hi tbc

. 'GotrEulr on lfev 2s, Tq 91?Yl= fi;i;; .^."i 1i'"i-;;i-:;;;"i,o"a ty' aaoptcd tfe PoPor-ffi ,m*fmt*ll: ffi#pguffi;atrriritg; dltrlst&.

:,,ffi il}ffi"ffi1$.m.***n".or-"tt-*t"**y::s:.&-Et"'""X*fi-gg13#.$'";
CltJt gar dnstlcd toretccrt.ggqcouB. :he} 

now exirt and.the propored new I i_c'6 to z:mr;030 tr 199,, the mlnorlty

- ri*m.a.oa a,n alllrt! U8ttr5.=, '.,. I ' of"ttr"t [nes, and.dataiupporttng or iopufaUbnr tred tncreared ln tllst
. . goeat,[.i t? dld not 4tlturb tle r.t uirs the: clty'r contiritlon that -;iodb" atreastug,o?elThay chal'

. .*:trr;camcgmsic r.io. rrdd, ;;;t; tnat-,itre rubmltted plan ["ii"*. tno clty'r couacllmaaic

bffiryrn*J tnercerc.thc-n'rnber ot dlr. at-not contaG addluonu arrtitclr '';i;;; ar navtig-thc puraorc and-

trtct,corrn dl'rnl" Iitir tro:.-is to r" *u"r, mtnortHes comprlre L !uP' 
"ld"for':t"edngi"tDs 

18?0 mrmbcr#.rsffi 
#-.$.:1l;S:mq#ig'ensngp aPPrtdri

' il0o0. elcctlo' afrta"ti ln' Broax; ' u ,... .';'. .' ,\',''l'n-,- -..- 
i Oty-b

.l;Kngp,and,.NerYorkcourfie",..l[d.-*It;Aut.itettirare*eairrocttyrtr.aaaserar.requlrcdbyllccflon6.
- bcaee rcfocatce ccrtsln polllug tti"i6t'-iGy ail" *rtI" whlch ttrL octhe AEt eots,l1a.'vol61tl{a r'r' Eoclt'

plrcer- ''.a'., . , ;--t,i' 't:-:, -'-:\ i[.'#"-i.-ffiti"i.ouraloo"rdcrthe et oL, wat comtrenced on Sept' 2'
', .. ThG ctty. concedfol tut theic' Cilil;b-tEi*-t'o'ra comtacncG- 19tq bv a Puerto Rlcan voter eud lnr
; ihuscr:.arc *nnu-iil "o*irir" "c 

' ;;'ifu ;-""tpt- o!-trraltiii-m;ffi ;;b"'tt councuman' ln the-Bronx'

thc vottnr Rlgtrts Act ? tbat tbc E"q- ft;rry 6i tr-ri'p-p"taJil;tfi "["O"c 
ttt"t' the clty'r chengee bad

- ttcrof.Bronx. Klngr. auit Nes rork- , 'di-tr-iuumlralou aid-ttrat ln the ttrElpriroora and 
-cftegt of- dlr'

, srsDo,flcat anbdlrrtrtorr rubfect to. ;L}=";;i-"iil4-"ri"rr"rorm"u*trr" eamrnadjre ag8lili lu"f Rtcan

il ttr;d deJ, tt" ctty.war re.- ;il#;y-6"rJ rarshi 
"bl""t 

to-t".. and other Hlrpanic votsr!']
, crdrcd to-obtab ffieariace fron propored ch*,g=" rt "iiJiiii Clay' ' ' ' Oa Aut' gt' tggl' Heron flled en

.r tlcDtrrrrct court if$;i;fo;A' lo'notrra ttrc ocpariJ"it-rrtnri, amendedlesraphrBt' aad' .allcslng
- e.otuilbtd. .o'r rriril.in'I''"aiid$i twerity daye whcthir if,;, A,v-;ffi 1 tnti'tu" cltv ied- not oltalncd thc

' Gdocrak j. - .: ' - - ...,. :r i-1 ;;..i '- ' ned to comply wtth tfrJi-quilf'7fa. p'ecf"aranci required by-Sccdou t ot

. .* lTtrcc;r* ro-dlrpci aaoui-thc ' at 3.) - - ,' 
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P:-*otlng RlghE Act' moved to en'

'tnrfdcr. t[et tbe iehans!:-or nGI.' The Clty ha.r lnlormed the AF lotn the-Ctti frorat eutorctng ltr
:,ioursumaile-redtetrtcttng plen'tr: tomey General ,u", ri"i-u ;6iy itttns"" at ihc prlrns'ry clectlou

:;11a6vgrcd.:bt Sccttou t ot tle.Yodng' wnn tli requert fo, "aififi"i:fili' 
rctrc'dulcd lor Se[t' 10' 10tr' snd

: Rtshtrastand,thgr-.rcqgrrcdg.bs ;;;o;=A,;;:ii,s"]fr,;tfiii [n"t"*ter untll-prcclcaraaca lr
;DftcLirc(t^. b€fErg'lraptcncrta$o' . formetlon ln' """- ii:lil":iqfri 

'-lq'i';A"c'-*arria 
contcadr tbet

r io6tcnoautr, !f,eaonidum *4* cateBorrcr,- to -Fi.;;i-;recfion ''uriconncltfia.deelecdonetrlubset'

Eii.i-n*a.,* tb;c[iop,n tn"t- ;ilil;-;;' nrqmrq&-il d;;, t+tP**:,ffiffi"#t:r:iffi
E i;-de--riuu"e 

-t ,iororic thcrc i;;;'c;;"1. to 
"aauon' 

thc cttv : S Jh
, ffifri"5 ffii:Hs"ffi , ffiffi,f ::*: #iiy"t#-' F'-ffi"H H{r#,$;H
l'rcaenarernotprecterrc4thsnltte. .categorler, but "rr#",ti-n;'il 

d"t"""'lit"ntln has 'norcd) tor a

-.**r ^-",--*..!iLr}ffi r il; g"dn!,lt.a ru ti,.pii"i";G ,n; JntlT- H,ffi:#":t"I.ffi ;fiT;: Ia *Efoi-'..+ -i"*.'": {i-. r.'. ,'.- t. '6t ttt" &her'scven s"tcgorler' The Ee4t
.-.-..9.ril!d12, $61;:g,ltbttr @c wcck . g1tg expects to compf*i-ttr rubmla' and Fener8l ilecdou*' the lrtter bc-

-' iitc" i:.crl f^s* *fwae jrlgucd'llto.:. . slbn by Sept. 21; rger.---'- 
---. t. . fng ftnedtded lor Nov' 3' 10t1" Thc

.ilr16,6e.OW -i'ritUe-T!-haoC mJ.priscntlrwrutir. 
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fiTvutotetnHtfr'havaJolncdthcrc't,m$;,ffiif* .,, il: ffi'#;*:i:: a*:, H[ffiffif*'*f:'*3$[
i H,str f; i i?'lffie?'r,t I il*t';:t*'hffiiilr; :**-ry ;ii;d'v; -d ilr::
-.. ;&s.-th"r $'a arrt datc rct todn ffi;kly*- aiiescc thsr thG _sry:r :I-H;..*'- opice'*c 'mo.'our on

,. ffi,rJi},ffiffIffiH lyqx**:[$.H] HsT"'i:'x #**iffii;'*,t-**fr' lGl_t ioa' .tlo--orP"'lBgnt s!
. rudcr_*rotc rB uc. cny,.rtadas ii:sffi"Ti*"j:" 

agarnrt rr '3rfrffi;;rt*reiccdoT arc

:;ffi;;;;,'bi.tu""iffi or uE ffi,i;iffiiai'sti,'liffil?*# Bffiff"frffiT.:it$$;
Otyr taU mbmlrdoq r! hstbt€B-- [he requldte tcderat approvel utrdcr re&

d"fuDt""d thet tho tototma'do rcut-



Illorcyherbccnrpentlnprcperatlgn requencethstthcelecgonwallnfaq. 'that the propcr rcmedy war an ln-

fc the prluqry:.r*6[r,[li-crtr rr"ra.'iil-proceaurathrcumrtance;- Juncdon igalEt the enlorcemcnt ol
.ionteor thet.prrmary ca,uddater horrever,'dtd not prevent the -ltre unapprovcd changer' but

tiilr be Freperably h-Elacd w q: p".e*-irbou"r G;_'"rtlrmrng tbe 'decllncd.to enJorh tle next elecuon

Hf:#HHH#ffi il Utlirim,'.u*;?iijl'!f{. ffiir;iffi. ;rP,"Yi,{,
61tyr srlusa.r n c.;tIe;"rld . suprd-" crt n c"*ted ap lnpu-ca' 

' al-bitrw,4!l!l F. supp;'83 (s'D''Ala'
. adequstcrJ Drotecr. "f;iitt-;iti*, td*;;r,priirSrtlor" rcneautia to le?o) (t[ree'Jr1{gc court), s//'d

. rtgtrt*.;, ,.: -',...,i,1-l:.1'I, .-.1;,f; be- held-. days later' where thc iteto, rSd U'S''SZr (197I)' the court

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: oni.nren - ,''.', 
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*ffi1f. *"ffi Ji|""":*T"SI :[t"".frf T,'"#1"H,?;lf;,.',..j:

mirejpomAUUtyo(atlrc+Judgc tdAt6;ey Geue-rel had oblected.- preclearancc; II fedcrgl epproval

' bd;;;il;aunair gccUqaO6rtlc G; "6 Uitttea Sbtar o. Boord'ol iorla not bc obtalned, E ncs elecdor
,VoUlr nfCirtt Act h r nrbdartrvrll 'SupcrukotE, l2fl U.S.164it, 610 (19??I: E/at to bc held promptly, lollowlng
;;trl'"fi1il"W€have,uourt[orlty. .. i-No oew votlng practlce- or tic.old proccdurea Threc electlonr
i;;;t;;Gi rn"tler or not thi - 

oroccdure-lnar be Cnlorced rrnlelr hedalreidybceaheldundertttechd'
fudA"h*t"r arg llkcly to blve a the State or pollucal cubdlvLdon bas - lcngdd cbangce, !o ar l,oJuncton

, itdamuatorrpuporaor-cdecl Wc' -o""""Jia ii ttr aectaratory Judg- ; rofud merely halc al!'wcdllI"E'
ur*t dectdc Isfuy-(l) whctbcr tie -"otE Uo"orthaAttoracyGeicrat bcdt! to rsmaln-ln o(flcc who had-

;;E;b;v"-r",i tii""G"s;-tzl-u [ilG-ui;-;;pfu* ; a propoeat themretwr bec" (qnry3".-rlr elected..

trre ci"og. le covered. whether ihc' --iirrinrnectotdn" 'nttenfutoeu' on tha barlr of Ell ttrc clrcum'
s;"ii;- 6 requtrernentl were lorce chan-gcethat havc not bccn rub' 

' rtanccl of the prerent c8!e!i se con'

;u"ii;a, *a. tgi tt the requlrementa ,. Jected to S-ecdon ! lc-rutlny rnay ,be clude that- ar lnJunc-U* PPryyttA
** noi sag,rfled. what.iemedy lrr - 

enJolned try'any threc-ludgc dlrtrtc,t thc Clty trom boldlng prlmary or

I***t'-:t:#' i_Y*,'i,iffi, i#T.te#t:*l'#H"x;H?*! ffiTil.:l'"T"#,H$,tr:":i::'H-*;r$;i;i,- irs' u.it,. u2. ur.+;l u.s' 644, 56{'.!6* (1p '..,i . '', : .. i,., decllned te act ou,thEclty's rubmlr
: ..- ; . ,.pnr!tc bairlr 1of. t$..,e!r_qltE .sion pursuaat to Secdon ! (or untll

. (19??) ; Perki*t ts. M,ottheut,aoo u.g. --l.iguera-ot s"G9.1-1_Tg_9::9" some other preclearance.envlrloned
' 3?9, 38&66 (tga); Aller u. Stotc . tndtcattona troqttbc SuPreqcs:!1tl' by Secuon 5 E obtalned) lr the mort

ao|* ,iatiiiAr:o, sgg U.S,-raa; o6s 
.. t numbcr ol' dlrtrlct ":g-ll:" aiproprtate wby to glvc effectto Sec'

n. 1e,,o&5e 6s6e). 
--- - - srsged-.rnluiicilonr .q{,Lr,lrlT: ii;f ;];;nfirr"'prrr,"rp.r tactorr

Thls narrowty connned tark tr to , P319oE:l9$::t3-:":i"t*g:: tnat tcaa ur tiurr clnclrxlon are the

ni*:Ltlr,1l:t*f#:i*i"S ?iiuliHlf.iJf '",.r? 
';{,U '.'A3?'*eprarnttnrhavedoncarl

that rts changr" "r";o;"rJ ttth; tp.il-.g.: ist+i ttrree'tiisc-;;urt tn -thelr power to Prestnc

Act. that preetearance r"";"ilf"d r ;iuu"i tr'"t 1i1"i"cuo"-i'il"i-; {gt'F undei the Act' and that the

bv secnon'5 0ro,",,i"".xfiJffffi .)",g[?"s#ffit H#JI:tr r fir,uit" :i::t:l-T 
cs.r

beeorne'cffeedve, an

eu'larnca frec'"-**fr1{ffil*, 
*i$#lJ}Pfr-m**{,il $f{iri,$i}H#"i:ltji"#SeeUon 5. Tlrus we:

Il'x,E${rT",r-r,:ff"";:r: ff [;diih f*r**[iig*:":1"-.l; tri]"#;H$tr$iffiClty la barred lror
changca-tf lt rrlla to obtstr oT gl tS li"t"t".r 

'm"hd.te."). ni irrac- sought to entoln the Clty'r u1c or $c
fgqnr of prcclearance reullrc!; bi ;;;; ,rn it , fir' F.'iilpp. .gS!. chang6, Tht! sult wa! brought on the

' ttlat sectton. the Sug
rndrcated " n ,*ilif""'*.EH ;irg;{.;#rffitff,ffH,H8 :'Jit*'r,:::X*,1ifl'"*?3l"ulXi'
staaca! that an inJuncUln agElmt tbe lj. arroo. 1trs, TAt-1g (N.D.Ter 1O?B) canataatJ would- havl exp.cnded
holdlngl' of. sn elCctlon .tr ll ap: iffi;-fi6j;'"orrrti (it ts,.emtnenUy large amountr-ol moncy and cncrgy

-. proprlata _rerne-dy forr.vlolaEon.o( ;;-Adt"b1;-to all conccrned tL tu -reeklng_9lfl:G,.and-lqparcatly
Sesdon 0. See lllen o. State Board ol fi", tt'c electton ratber-than to al- betore thtQlty had exp.anded much
FbcW, !upr8. 303 U.S. at t56: i#Lt;iil; ap*t coatr"r"* Jttre neeAed itroqt to tiplcment thc'
. , IAJ fter provlng that the State ha.r il; eth;n;u"C Rtgtrtr Act." ) ; ilob gtanned ehange!.o T]c lntuncdon re.

" fatled to submlL the covered p*t- ifrJli ,. f*fr, d*"ty Boatt oI [uerted wan dented on lhg troutrd
ment for SecUon !'approval, ttc iinttin Cimmlsslora-rr, 100 F. iirat, astheCtty argued,'thc_Polotl
prlvate party har !t8ndln5 to obtdn SurOltZCf, ?06 (N.D:MI6. 10?t) wa! prcmature bccaurc thc Clty bad
an .lnJuncUon agalrut firrther cn- ttfrfioruad"court); EonyCountyo. regrierted prcclearanec'ol. tte
forcement; penaUg thc St8te'r !ub- V;tt"ti,,,ias; *tgf'. ggpp]sgo,eoesr 

"n"-n-g"J 
trori tfre Attorney eetlgrgl.

ndrdon.of the legldatlon purEuaaEto [p.ii.E: :u6i' ttured-Jiritgp court); But ttre Clty har not obtslned the

_.]!_9_og!!J! u: An$ed Stzta.r;-ltl ' gaii"iio", i31 n Supp.- 910, 920 io the ettorney Gencrll-war lnade.
U.S. 126 (19?3),8lultc9mrye1c{bf fU.p. e". ign) (tnr"e.5uage court)r guat€ topermttthatofflctql_to.deten

. theAttoraey Gelgral after helad.re- df4 lae U.S. iZ ,lfgial; pitta u. irtne wtrlttrer or not thc Oty'r pla!
Jectcd ttro Stste leglrlatlvc Coiler. AEp F. Supp. I (N.D. Ga- had a dlrcrlmlnetory'purPote or wlll
realrtrlctln$ plau,rubmlttgd to !Im. .. igffl.:; : ': ,. have E . dtrcrlmlnatory ellect.
theSuprcmeCourtafflrmedthedecl- ;,5i-fier co,rts have denled lnJgac. Althouifh thc Ctty attemptr to lvold
sfon of a -three-Judge-dlstrtct.court ti;;; ;;;;-;l l" rir"-n *"ponirUuty tor.tle delly tracflou
t[at' the Stete should bc enJolncd 

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ffo"tn Cot',litw Stote. Board ol by ifrc Attorney'Geucral, wc-era ua.

. fromholiltrqgelectloarpursuantto.lte ii'iii""i, 
'iii-f . $upp. 120'9 plrsgaded tb8i, vt;.&vlr.!!c plata- -

planrr.Hor to tls ourl declaton, thc G{:D.N.C.-19ZOI (ttuc+.Judgi court), ,'il1r, 
.qc €1ty rholtd. noj'lear,.tic

Supreme Court.h8d sy:.9 Fr e i"i-"i"-pri* ttri couri ricognlzcrl
trlct csurt's lnjuncdon, wlth the con



complete rGlpo.Iutlulty lo_r ljr EgE Fbally; r! erc unpeEusdd 6y
.comp[aace wtth Seetlon 5. F-o5-cx' thc,Clty'c curreut arnrment ttrat t#
ample, the Clty dater that bc(ore luncdvi' reUef ino,ti bc dcoted at
deliverlng lts:submlr.rlgn t9 j!: [Ur rtagc bacaulc the datr ol..t[e
Departrnent.ot Jusflce lt lsl:gltoLsld erh"ry: dlcedon fc but two dair;
to tnqutre whether ltr proposec, ruo' iway, idd tlet la the x"ri.dnco Eir-
mlrdon would be adequa-tc snd wat ron'iilrrtmoUo*cssddatc.gad.tia
advleed. both h that c8u s+ u!11 Gty.Drv.c rpnt trrecsverablc tsine
dsltvery, tha-t tbe Department would *i -n y -f.p*t 

.'-lbr-tha, "lcd..requtre Sothlng.-q9r". I:l|c_1{ii uqna.,r.Idr;ni cartlcrruAorrar,
51.26 of the Regulaltonr pronrllgstcd *-iturc. and wc arrcc tiet aa tn-

mffiffiiiffi?filffiru H:ffiiu"'ffi":S ffi # fffi
rqrn "li:lsrraadon,' not rcqurrc-o -uy acnteeoqttra$qoqdthatlirtlctgtei-'

ili'iiff*f r'"ffi-L'lU,:itx*ra'*,,rgr;mffi '
(10t1). Fourot thc eltht_catcgon_eaq Uoincfmrampolt[ccttl,.ddth3 .

sddruonsl'ttdormatlon "^:,t_thllT"?f ienarcitc* rc arcat e torr'Gil
Attorney Genc-ral-on.-I!. lir:j* il;Eerjh;_tx" r"t"n;.t*ndl-.
trii iil,'-"{j".}:"ff ## sltH5x ;ll,mnt XEF.,awara Knowlng t[8t thlr ulforrna' l5]1,';I .i.;;;.--:--r r ..--.er--. r;
uon would fac[tt8tc ;ffi.;;6& lcclnEtts cnrDg€?: . .''.:. : r::. Iic'- i

mt#sp:rp# ffiffidffuffi
ffii$is"il?,ffi XF_,'::,H"{trTi,Hi#ilst
chors.a.courrc or ""uil'tlll[Iffi !nerc-tr.3 

appllcabllltyotsoc6od'tr
il p"d t-faciUtatl-J. *rtft ."d eorccdcd' ald'whsrc e dctcrulua'
eo.pilcte rartcrr- uitii'iui-.i lgj br lbe..ettqrey Cen-erat g.n
e;;i. r.rtndr, $ f"-rcireifr ai arenttolhsEor0bEl.InP€dGdbfthe

"ir*ar=tl"t 
tle ittoroa# Ooicret Clty'r ldlup to prwldc'adequatcli'

,a"l"C iftrrfa Ufomrafro',bJi *tai for:neFo& s.oritd.e(ecdvcly nrilllly;
I*'.t"f"."t"i".*t" frourte nlunbcr tlc intendcd thnrct ol.the recdot Ec
iE';ilff;'s*'.*;;-;pp";r"t ih" wIlL not wlunsl1 trYlte polttlcal cn',
tifiE}i"i; ;nh -r?po&hon ilould .titles-rublect to Seeuog c to avotdttr

tf,C.:ctU;irifuch had ltscll. cscclvcd, Ttrc defcndantr ere therefora ca'
Itbcr,uioi ogporltton. fron rtrcb Jotnca lrom condtrctlnt any electlon
groupo ln ths counc ol eonrlder.llrg . ll1 whlcb the Clty'r changec ol the
itaictianger to adopt. Stncc tlrc Agt , nu6[er &nd. bouadarleJ of coun.
wris deAglea to plece on +!'c arbmlt: cflrbade drdCt! and tbe clangea of
6n$ Frt,' Dot o6ly the. blrdeu 

- .o-l clccdin dlqtrtelr are eufq*cd-,ntsl
rri'ving :nondlscrlmtnatlon rltb '- '
iiin"cE to tte votlng pleaq lcc ihe provtrioru of Sectton,S of the
eoorda,o. Ufited 8bt1t, ruPra;ialt Yotfng Rlghtr Act heve been corn-,
U:S- il63s,-hn abothc bnrrdea.o! any pUea Utn It Ir so ordered.

''(t) NovoilDti,qudttlcaltoBorDrarGqul-altr
to.votlng of rtudrsd. Drasuca. or Pr-oclxlur'
rhdl br-lnoord or sDpllcd b, .!y !-tll. ^ornoltttcrl rubdlrldon to d.nt or rDildll t!.
fuiri of uv cttlm o! tX. Unit d Str!.. to totc
ilE,ii h''ti ' 

B'Ellcr of i learurlr Elsodry
ctli r st t oi poltucrt rubdMrlon brcoaor
nrbtlii to-trctto-nl ol th. Asr!r!.!.tl) 9!^ll:mbll#t to-trctfon I ol tnr Aer rh.! ( I ) t!. At-
tcrrirv Goncrd datarEllr that tha rulL(uclloa
dilB[rlD.d uv ol r llat o( r.qultcE.ott
(m.dilcdlEE (nloE{(c) of tDaAc!) rtaPf.r}
SH? Iffi f$il. Si,5tf li$it f t[.'E'iF.3]
ot tDr Ccnror dotalrlnartDtt taratlqla oo Paf'
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'iuplrdlctloo. tara rattatatao o! t!-a cor'
, irrDoadlrt EoDtli gucb daLlullltloal Dac-oDa

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tirt la lors or rf(.ct on
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lequencc! of lts declton not to gub' ,Iifl.cottt! h rccorduo ** " Yl_ _ilri to the Attoraev Generel rcveral ' l?izt gctrotr t o* uL r"t tl usc lxtton

ilr.:.1^::S:t*i,::rnlwo,tcr;S,t:$iiffi**'#s$ssr*.r,H:i.1rty?er ot OaUr that lr f,nsr tsuls t,, iii :i(d ii'iffi quruncrgou or ?rg.qutdr. tg -

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1w, r!{ thc ttroustt tltet ll lpaAt- . _ Hf[f*,T.W"irlflJelir..aoa ,

lg[*'*l{q*r-:'tE:t' ;illffiiffg'#&ffi I'T:ffiItlre Clty'r changcr, 4 EGr cleodoa 
":a-l*luiT Hffi "i'iiHrfir'iljErrlr".

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ttrc nort gi'p-plitJ *iy r" tn .,, -':*[*.Hff:lrmi*[.;ht[q#
ffiiffi?H#Ttr ;tr#hr;,' ffi*srffieri#i,lttlml1"H;t#Euo*a.rcuncd"'s.*ao,iiliffi:'- #liffifqffif#"ffiEflr-:dgil]. to vot? frcc from" d*' iE-_F[::gl"-"{ir_r.p.r-Eggr..g3*lg
ctbtiaBors,Ti,c rtglt.tovotr b rul-. I
qugard rhould not bc dltutld cltncq
by..frblddan acte or'tg thc noaatl .;

atdtlhr of voter tun outate rc.hct&
ctgeton.u' , 1.'., 

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a.7Lqlol Strvierc ol'i\<rrth Lrurilina

Patric Mullen
Dircctor of Legrshnon

1526 Glenw.ood Avcnue
P O Box 6itl5
Raleigh, North Carolina l762ti
9t9/832.2L\16

Jrcdca For Poor Pcopla

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Thc llews and Obserucr, Halelgh, N. G
Thursday, February 5, 1981 -15

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.'Redistricring. 
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: n" committee that
will redraw lines for the

les state House districts
lset a standard that wottld
:phange more thau hilf of
-.the districts
-l nep. Daniel T. Lilley,' 'Dlenoir, co-chairman of
Ithe committee, said the'group 

would try to devise
-h plan that would not de'
'viate more than 5 Dercent
labove or below tlie ideal
,ratio of ,18,684 persons per
rHouse member.I 'In'tYlt. the last time
Ithe Legislature appor-
'tioned its districts, the
House districts varied' 'from l0 Dercent above to

3 perceni below the ideal
ldistrict, which had il2,0oo
.constituents Der House
Imember.
i :Of the current districts,
12{ would be above or be-
:lor the deviation sug-
lgested by Lilley. The tsth
...House District, which
'.cunsists of Wake County,'would not have to 5,e

changed.