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Dallas County v. Reese, 421 U.S. 477 (1975)
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Dallas County v. Reese, 421 U.S. 477 (1975)
Dallas County v. Reese No. 74-1077 Decided May 19, 1975 421 U.S. 477
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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The Alabama statutory system providing for countywide balloting for each of the four members of the Dallas County Commission, but requiring that a member be elected from each of the four residency districts, is not unconstitutional though the populations of the four districts vary widely, with the result that only one Selma resident can be a commission member, although the city contains about one-half of the county’s population. Fortson v. Dorsey, 379 U.S. 433; Dusch v. Davis, 387 U.S. 112. Because the districts are used "merely as the basis of residence for candidates, not for voting or representation," Fortson, supra, at 438; Dusch, supra, at 115, each commissioner represents the citizens of the entire county, and not merely those of the district in which he resides. While a system of unequal residency districts is not immune in all circumstances from constitutional attack, the Court of Appeals did not base its decision on the factual conclusions necessary to support a successful challenge in particular cases.
505 F.2d 879, reversed and remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Dallas County v. Reese, 421 U.S. 477 (1975) in 421 U.S. 477 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3NRB54PTJLZPEPV.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Dallas County v. Reese, 421 U.S. 477 (1975), in 421 U.S. 477, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3NRB54PTJLZPEPV.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Dallas County v. Reese, 421 U.S. 477 (1975). cited in 1975, 421 U.S. 477. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3NRB54PTJLZPEPV.
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