BOXX v. BENNETT

Civil Action No. 98-A-1280-N.

50 F.Supp.2d 1219 (1999)

Susan BOXX, Mary Louise White, and Allan Springer, for themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. James BENNETT, in his official capacity as Secretary of State of Alabama, Defendant.

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division.

May 18, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James U. Blacksher, Birmingham, J. Gerald Hebert, Alexandria, VA, Larry T. Menefee, Montgomery, for plaintiffs.

John J. Park, Jr., Office of the Attorney General Alabama State House, Montgomery, for James Bennett, Alabama Electronic Voting Committee, George R. Reynolds, Polly Conradi, Donald Keith, defendants.

Elizabeth Johnson, Donna M. Murphy, Bret R. Williams, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Washington, DC, Bill Lann Lee, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Housing & Civil Enforcement Section, Washington, DC, for United States, amicus.

Before EDWARD C. CARNES, Circuit Judge, W. HAROLD ALBRITTON, Chief District Judge, and MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

ALBRITTON, Chief District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This three-judge court has been convened to hear a case implicating the preclearance mandate of section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973c. The Plaintiffs in this action are registered voters in Jefferson County. They contend that § 307-X-1-.21 of the...

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