ould not be quite as optimistic or confident as you are. reaction to the sequence of events that occurred in the ature in the evolution of that registration treatment. . Virginia has had pains in the last 10 years, along with of the Nation, Senator. ERVIN. And Virginia certainly did not try to fix an elecapply in one section of Virginia and not apply in the t? . Not to my knowledge, sir. HART. That is exactly what Virginia did when they said the registrar to do it one way here and another way anright in Virginia. ERVIN. We shall recess until 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. Don, at 5:30 o'clock p.m., the committee recessed, to re0:30 o'clock a.m., Friday, April 2, 1965.) ould not be quite as optimistic or confident as you are. reaction to the sequence of events that occurred in the ature in the evolution of that registration treatment. r. Virginia has had pains in the last 10 years, along with of the Nation, Senator. ERVIN. And Virginia certainly did not try to fix an elecO apply in one section of Virginia and not apply in the t? 7. Not to my knowledge, sir. HART. That is exactly what Virginia did when they said the registrar to do it one way here and another way anright in Virginia. ERVIN. We shall recess until 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. pon, at 5:30 o'clock p.m., the committee recessed, to re0:30 o'clock a.m., Friday, April 2, 1965.) VOTING RIGHTS FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1965 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, Washington, D.C. tee met, pursuant to recess, at 10:30 a.m., in room 2228, Office Building, Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (presiding). enators Ervin, Hart, Kennedy of Massachusetts, and t: Palmer Lipscomb, Robert B. Young, Thomas B. Colal staff members of the committee. FIN. I have been asked by the chairman, who is necesto preside over the committee today. I now call the rder. ness is Mr. Frank Mizell, who represents the State of you are accompanied by Mr. Howell, I believe. You r name for the record. F FRANK MIZELL, REPRESENTING THE REGISTRARS TE OF ALABAMA; ACCOMPANIED BY ELI H. HOWELL - I am Eli Howell from Montgomery, Ala., serving in assistant to Commissioner Mizel. IN. What is your profession, for the record? IN. Mr. Mizell, you have submitted a written stateà can either read or put in the record and speak extem- you can use the statement and interpolate it anytime Thank you very kindly, sir. n and gentlemen of the committee, I want to say that preciate the opportunity and the privilege of being opreciate the remarks of the Senator that I represent abama. That is flattering to me, but it is not quite just a pick and shovel lawyer. I do not hold any on with the State of Alabama. It happens that I mber of the boards of registrars in the State of Alabeen engaged in, shall I say, rather extensive litigayear or so. I, however, have only been associated retained by them for the past few months. some knowledge of the situation that this committee eration, you might say at the ground level. -pt. 1-47 |