Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Monterey County
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 20, 1999No. 97-1396PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O'Connor
Under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Act or Voting Rights Act), 79 Stat. 437, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1973 et seq., des*269ignated States and political subdivisions are required to obtain federal preclearance before giving effect to changes in their voting laws. See § 1978c. Here, the State of California (California or State), which is not subject to the Act’s preelearance requirements, has passed legislation altering the scheme for electing judges in Monterey County, California (Monterey County or County), a “covered” jurisdiction required to preclear its voting changes. In this appeal, we…
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