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Lassiter v. Northampton County Board of Elections
United States Supreme Court
360 U.S. 45 (1959)
- Written by Philip Glass, JD
Facts
Lassiter (plaintiff), an African American female citizen of North Carolina, sought to register to vote in that state. North Carolina required the administration of a uniform literacy test for voter registration. This test measured the ability of prospective voters to write and read a passage from the North Carolina Constitution. Lassiter rejected this requirement, and North Carolina rejected her voter-registration application. Lassiter filed an action against the North Carolina State Board of Electors (defendant). Lassiter’s suit alleged that the literacy test violated the Fourteenth and Seventeenth Amendments.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Douglas, J.)
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