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BOND v. WHITE

No. 74-1973.

508 F.2d 1397 (1975)

William BOND et al., etc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Alton WHITE et al., etc., Defendants-Appellees. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. TWIGGS COUNTY GEORGIA et al., etc., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 7, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Myer, Elizabeth R. Rindskopf, Atlanta, Ga., Jack Greenberg, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellants.

George C. Grant, Macon, Ga., Rabun Faulk, Jeffersonville, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

William J. Schloth, U. S. Atty., Macon, Ga., David L. Norman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jerry E. Keith, Atty., Civil Rights Div., Voting & Public Accommodations, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for United States.

Before THORNBERRY, COLEMAN and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

A 1971 Georgia statute changed the election procedures in Twiggs County, Georgia. Ga.Laws 1971, p. 3546. The statute changed the county commissioner elections from a district basis to an at-large basis. On July 5, 1972 Twiggs County officials submitted the 1971 Act to the United States Attorney General for approval in accordance with § 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c.1 The Attorney...

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