Alabama's 2nd Congressional District
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1982
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Justice Department objects to Alabama's 1981 legislative reapportionment
In a letter dated May 6, 1982, the Justice Department (Assistant Attorney General William Bradford Reynolds) objected under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act to Act 81-1049, the reapportionment of the Alabama Legislature adopted in the second special session of 1981. The letter says the plan "clearly would lead to a retrogression in the position of black voters," for example by reducing the number of Jefferson County house districts with black majorities from seven to six and the number of western "black belt" house districts with black voting-age majorities from five to one. It also says the plan divided an unnecessarily large number of counties along census lines, and notes pending litigation in Burton v. Hobbie (M.D. Ala.).
- Justice Department: Alabama Section 5 objection letters (list) ↗
- Justice Department objection letter AL-1520 ↗
Source last checked Oct 23, 2026
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