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Dougherty County Bd. of Educ. Vs. White
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- Nov 28, 1978
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U.S. 32 (1978) U.S. Supreme Court Dougherty County Bd. of Educ. v. WhiteSearch
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U.S. 32 (1978) Dougherty County Board of Education v. WhiteSearch
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Allen v. StateSearch
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subdivision within the purview of the Act when it exercises control over the electoral process. United States v. BoardSearch
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whether the change, in fact, had a discriminatory purpose or effect. See Perkins v. MatthewsSearch
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Georgia v. UnitedSearch
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U. S. 534 (1973). In concluding that the Rule did have such potential, the District Court interpreted Allen v. StateSearch
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Board of Elections, 393 U. S. 544 (1969), and Georgia v. UnitedSearch
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We noted probable jurisdiction. 435 U.S. 921 (1978). Since we find Allen v. StateSearch
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Board of Elections, supra, and United States v. BoardSearch
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in Allen v. StateSearch
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and construed it to encompass candidate qualification requirements. Id. at 393 U. S. 570 ( Whitley v. WilliamsSearch
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we have consistently adhered to the principles of broad construction set forth in Allen. In Hadnott v. AmosSearch
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expansively to mandate preclearance for changes in the location of polling places, Perkins v. MatthewsSearch
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alterations of municipal boundaries, Richmond v. UnitedSearch
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Petersburg v. UnitedSearch
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and reapportionment and redistricting plans, Georgia v. UnitedSearch
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would have clarified its intent when reenacting the statute in 1970 and 1975. Yet, as this Court observed in Georgia v. UnitedSearch
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in Allen and Perkins v. MatthewsSearch
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this interpretation of its scope is entitled to particular deference. United States v. BoardSearch
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U.S. at 400 U. S. 391 . See Georgia v. UnitedSearch
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Page 439 U. S. 41 In Georgia v. UnitedSearch
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that of many of the candidate qualification changes for which we have previously required preclearance. See Hadnott v. AmosSearch
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to encompass, such as changes in the location of polling places, Perkins v. MatthewsSearch
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and alterations in the procedures for casting a write-in vote, Allen v. StateSearch
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is, in fact, innocuous and likely to be approved, but whether it has a potential for discrimination. See Georgia v. UnitedSearch
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to candidacy as formidable as the filing date changes at issue in Hadnott v. AmosSearch
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supra, at 394 U. S. 366 (2 months), and Allen v. StateSearch
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This contention is squarely foreclosed by our decision last Term in United States v. BoardSearch
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See Allen v. StateSearch
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Hearings on S. 1564 before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 89th Cong., 1st Sess., 192 (1965), quoted in Allen v. StateSearch
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that led Congress to adopt the Voting Rights Act have been often discussed by this Court, see United States v. BoardSearch
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for County Judge). See also Lubin v. PanishSearch
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of its population, see Paige v. GraySearch
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Ransum v. ChattanoogaSearch
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Campbell v. RedSearch
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Ty Ty Consolidated School Dist. v. ColquittSearch
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construction of the statute does not accurately reflect the intent of the Congress that enacted it, see United States v. BoardSearch
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of the right to vote. In constructing this theory, ante at 439 U. S. 41 , the Court relies upon Bullock v. CarterSearch
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U.S. Supreme Court Dougherty County Bd. of Educ. v. WhiteSearch
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Dougherty County Board of Education v. WhiteSearch
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United States v. BoardSearch
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See Perkins v. MatthewsSearch
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and Georgia v. UnitedSearch
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and United States v. BoardSearch
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Whitley v. WilliamsSearch
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