Boxx v. Bennett

*1221 MEMORANDUM OPINION

ALBRITTON, Chief District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This three-judge court has been convened to hear a case implicating the pre-clearance mandate of section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973c. The Plaintiffs in this action are registered voters in Jefferson County. They contend that § 307-X-1-.21 of the amended Procedures for Electronic Vote Counting Systems, which allows for a recounting of votes under certain circumstances, cannot be implemented because Alabama failed to obtain proper preclearance under § 5 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §…