Ritter v. Bennett

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge:

This three-judge court has before it three claims alleging that the State of Alabama failed to obtain preclearance of certain matters in violation of § 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1973c. The first claim is that the State failed to obtain preclearance of a financial-disclosure form that individuals seeking election to public office in Alabama are required to file. The second claim is that the State failed to obtain preclearance of the Alabama Ethics Commission’s failure to perform the functions required of It…