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2 opinions for “Voketz v. Decatur, Alabama, City of”

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018-09-13 · Published · cited 0×
Case: 17-11941 Date Filed: 09/13/2018 Page: 1 of 18 [PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 17-11941 ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 5:14-cv-00540-AKK GARY VOKETZ, for himself
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018-09-13 · Published · cited 69× · 904 F.3d 902
JULIE CARNES, Circuit Judge: *904In 2010, Decatur residents passed a referendum to change Decatur's form of government, including how the city council was elected. City officials, however, decided not to implement the referendum because they believed doing so would violate § 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Gary Voketz filed this lawsuit in 2014 t