Legal Opinion
Janie Maynor Locklear, North Carolina League of Women Voters, Amicus Curiae v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1975No. 74-1856PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs, eligible voters of Robeson County who reside within the geographi cal jurisdiction of the Robeson County Board of Education, present a constitutional challenge to the way in which members are elected to the six school boards in Robeson County, North Carolina. They assert that the North Carolina statute, c. 770 [1969] N.C. Session Laws, as amended, c. 207 [1973] N.C. Session Laws, which permits residents of city school boards to vote for the election of some county board members, unconstitutionally dilutes their votes for members of the county board. 1 The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Abate v. MundtSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Dunston v. ScottDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1972
3Cited by13 opinions
- R. Norlan Daughtrey v. Jimmy CarterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Lonnie Creel, Jr. v. Frank E. Freeman, Walker County Board of Education, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Duncan v. Coffee County, TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Bjornestad v. HulseCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
- Duncan v. Coffee CountyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
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