Legal Opinion
Tisdale v. Sheheen
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided May 29, 1991No. 3:91-0807-0PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Former state legislator Benjamin J. Gordon, Jr. and seven individuals residing in Gordon’s state house district seek a declaration that House Rule 3.12 adopted by the South Carolina House of Representatives, under which Gordon was suspended upon being indicted, and under which his seat was later declared vacant upon his conviction of federal criminal charges, was implemented without necessary preclearance pursuant to section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1973c (West 1981). Upon notification by the district court that this action had been filed, the Chief Judge of the United…
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