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Constitutional Law Keyed to Choper
Rome v. United States
Citation:
446 U.S. 156 (1980)Facts
In 1966, the City of Rome, Georgia became subject to the preclearance requirements of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act as part of the covered jurisdiction of Georgia. Between 1966 and 1975, Rome made several changes to its electoral system, including annexations, majority vote requirements, and numbered posts for city commission and education board elections. When Rome eventually sought preclearance for these changes in 1975, the Attorney General objected, finding that the changes would have a discriminatory effect on Black voters by diluting their voting strength, despite the absence of discriminatory intent. Rome then filed suit challenging both the Attorney General’s decision and the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act as applied to municipalities.
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