Legal Opinion
Morse v. Republican Party of Virginia
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 27, 1996No. 94-203PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Stevens
In 1994, all registered voters in Virginia who were willing to declare their intent to support the Republican Party’s nominees for public office at the next election could participate in the nomination of the Party’s candidate for the office of United States Senator if they paid either a $35 or $45 registration fee. Appellants contend that the imposition of that fee as a condition precedent to participation in the candidate selection process was a poll tax prohibited by the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The questions we must decide are whether § 5 of the Act required preclearance of the Party’s…
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