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BUFFORD v. HOLTON

Civ. A. No. 371-70-A.

319 F.Supp. 843 (1970)

John BUFFORD et al., Plaintiffs, v. Linwood HOLTON et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Virginia, Alexandria Division.

Decided October 27, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward B. Webb, Jr., Washington, D. C., Terrence A. Sidley and Lawrence E. Freedman, Alexandria, Va., Max O. Truitt, Jr. and Stephen F. Black, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen., Anthony Troy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., and Jesse B. Wilson, III, Fairfax, Va., for defendants.

Before BRYAN, Circuit Judge, and LEWIS and MERHIGE, District Judges.

ALBERT V. BRYAN, Circuit Judge:

Virginia's laws—Constitution and statutes—requiring a residence of one year for eligibility to vote in a general election are now set upon by the plaintiffs, John and Veronica Bufford, suing for themselves and all others similarly circumstanced. They charge that the requirement is discriminative and, so, void under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Defendants are the State officials responsible for...

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