User:JumboCow/City of Rome v. United States
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| City of Rome v. United States | |
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| Argued October 10, 1979 Decided April 22, 1980 | |
| Full case name | JumboCow/City of Rome v. United States |
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City of Rome v. United States, 446 U.S. 156 (1980),[1] was a case concerning whether the City of Rome had violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in making certain changes in its electoral system.
Background
Before the amendments at issue in this case, Rome's city charter provided for a nine-member City Commission and a five-member Board of Education to be elected concurrently on an at-large basis by a plurality of the vote. The city was divided into nine wards, with one city commissioner from each ward to be chosen in the city-wide election. There was no residency requirement for Board of Education candidates.
Opinion of the Court
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