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Smith v. Allwright, 321 U.S. 649 (1944), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court with regard to voting rights and, by extension, racial desegregation. It overturned the Texas state law that authorized parties to set their internal rules, including the use of white primaries. The court ruled that it was unconstitutional for ...
Facts of the case. In 1923, the Texas Democratic Party required all voters in its primary to be white based on a state law authorizing the party to establish its own internal rules. Lonnie E. Smith, a black voter in Harris County, Texas, sued county election official S. S. Allwright for the right to vote in the primary.
Smith v. Allwright, 321 U.S. 649 (1944) Argued: January 12, 1944. Decided: April 3, 1944. Annotation. Primary Holding. States must make voting in their primary elections equally accessible to voters of all races, even if they do not manage the election process themselves. Syllabus. U.S. Supreme Court. Smith v. Allwright, 321 U.S. 649 (1944)
SMITH v. ALLWRIGHT, ELECTION JUDGE, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 3, 1944. The case was argued before the court on November 10, 1943. In a 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court.
Jan 24, 2007 · US Supreme Court. Photo by Joe Ravi (CC-BY-SA 3.0) U.S. Supreme Court. SMITH v. ALLWRIGHT, 321 U.S. 649 (1944) 321 U.S. 649. SMITH. v. ALLWRIGHT, Election Judge, et al. No. 51. Reargued Jan. 12, 1944. Decided April 3, 1944. As Amended June 12, 1944. Rehearing Denied May 8, 1944.
Nov 28, 2018 · Mr. Smith, a black Texas voter, sued election officials in his county for denying him the right to vote in the Democratic primary in 1940. He sought $5,000 in damages. His claim was that the officials violated the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments of the Constitution.
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