Lopez v. Hale County, Tex.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

In his complaint brought pursuant to section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (the “Act”), 42 U.S.C. § 1973c, the plaintiff, an Hispanic registered voter of Hale County, Texas, seeks an order prohibiting the county and its Commissioners Court 1 from further implementation of voting changes effected without preclearance as required by the Act. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2284, the present district court of three judges has been convened to consider whether the plaintiff is entitled to relief.

I

The facts are undisputed. In 1991, following the…