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1. Allen v. State Bd. of Elections, No. 3 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, October 15, 1968, Argued , March 3, 1969, Decided ** Together with No. 25, Fairley et al. v. Patterson, Attorney General of Mississippi, et al., No. 26, Bunton et al. v. Patterson, Attorney General of Mississippi, et al., and No. 36, Whitley et al. v. Williams, Governor of Mississippi, et al., on appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, argued on October 16, 1968.

OVERVIEW: The legislative history of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 supported the view that Congress intended that amendments to state election laws, such as those involved, were subject to the approval requirements of the act.

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