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HENDERSON v. HARRIS

Civ. A. No. 92-D-1198-N.

804 F.Supp. 288 (1992)

Jerry HENDERSON, Plaintiff, v. Charles HARRIS; John Gibson, in his official capacity as Probate Judge of Pike County, Alabama; and the State Democratic Executive Committee, Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, N.D.

October 2, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Still, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiff.

John H. England, Jr., Tuscaloosa, Ala., for defendant Harris.

John W. Gibson, Troy, Ala., for defendant Gibson.

Jack Drake, Tuscaloosa, Ala., for defendant State Democratic Executive Committee.

Before DUBINA, Circuit Judge, and ALBRITTON and DE MENT, District Judges.

DE MENT, District Judge.

I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE

The Voting Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1973, et seq., prohibits any state or subdivision of a state from imposing or applying any "standard, practice or procedure with respect to voting which results in a denial or abridgment of the right of any citizen to vote on account of race or color." 42 U.S.C. § 1973. Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act provides that when certain states and political subdivisions...

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