Martin v. Mabus’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1973 (§ 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965)
Relies on Wells v. Edwards · Ketchum v. Byrne · 347 F. Supp. 453 - Wells v. Edwards · 658 F. Supp. 1183 - Martin v. Allain · Voter Information Project, Inc. v. City of Baton Rouge
Most-quoted passages
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“State policy of Mississippi is expressed in law establishing election schedules... . [U]nder the state election law there is a 60-day mandatory period between the qualification date of candidates and the date of the party primaries. There is a three-week period for any run-offs. There is an additional 60-day period from the time these primary winners, the party nominees, are certified until the date a general election may be scheduled. Accordingly, to hold judicial elections in accordance with state law requires a minimum of 141 days.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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