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BACKUS v. SOUTH CAROLINA

Case No. 3:11-cv-03120-HFF-MBS-PMD.

857 F.Supp.2d 553 (2012)

Vandroth BACKUS, Willie Harrison Brown, Charlesann Buttone, Booker Manigault, Edward McKnight, Moses Mims, Jr., Roosevelt Wallace, and William G. Wilder, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated persons, Plaintiffs, v. The State of SOUTH CAROLINA, Nikki R. Haley, in her capacity as Governor, Glenn F. McConnell, in his capacity as President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Robert W. Harrell, Jr., in his capacity as Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marci Andino, in her capacity as Executive Director of the Election Commission; John H. Hudgens, III, Chairman, Nicole S. White, Marilyn Bowers, Mark Benson, and Thomas Waring, in their capacities as Commissioners of the Elections Commission, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. South Carolina, Columbia Division.

March 9, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Harpootlian, Graham Lee Newman, Michael David Scott, Richard A. Harpootlian Law Office, Columbia, SC, for Plaintiffs.

J.C. Nicholson, III, Alan Wilson, James Emory Smith, Jr., Robert Dewayne Cook, Office of Attorney General, Benjamin Parker Mustian, Tracey Colton Green, Willoughby and Hoefer, Robert Erving Stepp, Robert E. Tyson, Jr., Sowell Gray Stepp and Laffitte, Columbia, SC, Andrew Addison Mathias, James Douglas Galyean, Kirsten Elena Small, William W. Wilkins, Nexsen Pruet, Greenville, SC, Louis Karl Fisher, Michael A. Carvin, Jones Day, Washington, DC, for Defendants.

Judge Duffy wrote the opinion, in which Judge Floyd and Chief Judge Seymour concurred.

Order

PATRICK MICHAEL DUFFY, Senior District Judge.

This matter was tried without a jury beginning on March 1, 2012. The Court — having heard the arguments, read the submissions of counsel, and considered the evidence, including courtroom testimony, deposition testimony, affidavit testimony, and exhibits — enters judgment for Defendants based on the following findings of fact and conclusions of law.

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