context: Under the facts alleged in this case, Secretary Detzner is an appropriate defendant for a Section 5 enforcement action because his office adopted and is responsible for administrating the Database Matching Program.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.parenthetical: enforcement action brought against governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and board of elections
citation_a.sentence: See Bone Shirt, 200 F.Supp.2d at 1156 (holding that “[ujnder the plain meaning of the Voting Rights Act, the State of South Dakota is an entity that must secure preclearance from the Attorney General or bring a declaratory judgment action” for review of a law passed by the state legislature that impacts voting in covered counties); see also Haith v. Martin, 618 F.Supp. 410 (D.N.C.1985) (enforcement action brought against governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and board of elections); Clayton v. North Carolina Bd. of Elections, 317 F.Supp. 915, 919 (E.D.N.C.1970) (enjoining, in covered counties, an unprecleared state law in a partially covered state in a case filed against state actors).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 200 F.Supp.2d 1156, 1156
citation_b.parenthetical: holding that "[ujnder the plain meaning of the Voting Rights Act, the State of South Dakota is an entity that must secure preclearance from the Attorney General or bring a declaratory judgment action" for review of a law passed by the state legislature that impacts voting in covered counties
citation_b.sentence: See Bone Shirt, 200 F.Supp.2d at 1156 (holding that “[ujnder the plain meaning of the Voting Rights Act, the State of South Dakota is an entity that must secure preclearance from the Attorney General or bring a declaratory judgment action” for review of a law passed by the state legislature that impacts voting in covered counties); see also Haith v. Martin, 618 F.Supp. 410 (D.N.C.1985) (enforcement action brought against governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and board of elections); Clayton v. North Carolina Bd. of Elections, 317 F.Supp. 915, 919 (E.D.N.C.1970) (enjoining, in covered counties, an unprecleared state law in a partially covered state in a case filed against state actors).