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LaROQUE v. HOLDER

No. 11-5349.

679 F.3d 905 (2012)

Stephen LaROQUE, et al., Appellants v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

May 18, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Carvin, Hashim M. Mooppan, and Michael E. Rosman were on the briefs for the appellants.

Ronald C. Machen, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and Diana K. Flynn, Linda F. Thorne, and Sarah E. Harrington, Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice, were on the brief for appellees. R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

J. Gerald Hebert and Arthur B. Spitzer were on the briefs for intervenors-appellees.

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:

In November 2008 the citizens of Kinston, North Carolina approved a referendum making local elections nonpartisan. Because Kinston is located in Lenoir County, one of several North Carolina counties covered by § 5 of the Voting Rights Act ("VRA"), see 30 Fed. Reg. 9897 (Aug. 7, 1965), the city had to seek preclearance from the Department of Justice before the law could take effect. See 42 U.S.C. § 1973c. On August 17, 2009...

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