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BURNS v. FORTSON

No. 72-901.

410 U.S. 686 (1973)

BURNS ET AL. v. FORTSON, SECRETARY OF STATE OF GEORGIA, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 19, 1973.

PER CURIAM.

By statute, Georgia registrars are required to close their voter registration books 50 days prior to November general elections, except for those persons who seek to register to vote for President or Vice President. Ga. Code Ann. §§ 34-611 and 34-602.* The District Court upheld the registration cutoff against appellants' constitutional attack based upon this Court's decision in Dunn v. Blumstein,

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