HASKINS v. DAVIS

Civ. A. No. 4304.

253 F.Supp. 642 (1966)

Portia A. HASKINS v. Levin Nock DAVIS et al.

United States District Court E. D. Virginia, Richmond Division.

April 1, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Alexander, Arlington, Va., Lawrence Speiser, Allison W. Brown, Jr., and Lawrence M. Joseph, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen. of Virginia, and Kenneth C. Patty and Richard N. Harris, Asst. Attys. Gen. of Virginia, Richmond, Va., for defendants Levin Nock Davis and others.

William J. Hassan, Commonwealth's Attorney of Arlington County, Arlington, Va., for defendant Mary A. Thompson.

Before BRYAN, Circuit Judge, and HOFFMAN and BUTZNER, District Judges.


PER CURIAM.

In anticipation of the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibiting the exaction of a tax as a qualification for voting in a federal election, Virginia amended its laws to provide for dual registration and qualification of voters.

A person, otherwise qualified, who has paid his poll tax is entitled to register and vote in all elections, both state and federal. A person, otherwise qualified, who has not paid his poll tax is entitled...

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