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POLITICAL CIVIL VOTERS ORGAN. v. CITY OF TERRELL

Civ. A. No. 3-81-1103-H.

565 F.Supp. 338 (1983)

POLITICAL CIVIL VOTERS ORGANIZATION and J.R. Roberson, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF TERRELL, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division.

April 8, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth K. Julian, Michael Daniel, Julian, Daniel & Villarreal, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiffs.

William Charles Bundren, Jackson, Walker, Winstead, Cantwell & Miller, Dallas, Tex., David Lewis, City Atty., City of Terrell, Terrell, Tex., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SANDERS, District Judge.

This case arises out of a challenge to the Charter for the City of Terrell, Texas. The Charter currently provides for the election of five city councilmen for staggered terms in at-large elections. Councilmen run for numbered positions, and they must receive a majority of votes. The Charter was last amended in 1973. The 1973 amendment provided residency requirements...

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