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GARZA v. SMITH

Civ. A. No. SA-70-CA-169.

320 F.Supp. 131 (1970)

Anita S. GARZA et al. v. Preston SMITH et al.

United States District Court, W. D. Texas, San Antonio Division.

Supplemental Order October 23, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pete Tijerina, Mario Obledo, San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiffs.

Pat Bailey, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Texas, Austin, Tex., for defendants.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge, SPEARS, Chief District Judge and ROBERTS, District Judge.

ROBERTS, District Judge.

Three illiterate Mexican-American voters of Texas, as representatives of all illiterate voters of Texas, have brought this class action to challenge the constitutional validity of Articles 5.05(15) and 8.13 of the Texas Election Code, V.A.T.S. All are qualified voters in Texas, but in their affidavits state that because of their illiteracy they find it impossible to vote for all of the candidates...

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