Segue v. Louisiana (Kurt D. Engelhardt, E.D. La. 2:07-cv-5221)
A federal complaint alleged that Louisiana’s notification procedures for challenges to voter registrations based on evidence that the voters had registered elsewhere had not been precleared pursuant to section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The district judge determined that preclearance was not necessary because Louisiana was giving more notice than it was precleared to.
Subject: Nullifying registrations. Topics: Registration challenges; section 5 preclearance; three-judge court.
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