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Preclearance for a Soil-and-Water Conservation District

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
March 14, 2023

Evans v. Bennett (Beverly B. Martin, N.D. Ga. 1:04-cv-2641)
Five days before a scheduled election for soil-and-water-conservation-district supervisors, two voters filed a federal complaint claiming that matters relating to the election had not received preclearance pursuant to section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The election was canceled, and preclearance was obtained three months later.
Subject:: Election dates. Topics: Section 5 preclearance; enjoining elections.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.