Montgomery County Committee for Fair Representation records

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Montgomery County Committee for Fair Representation records

1960-1968

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The Montgomery County Committee for Fair Representation was founded in 1960 as a local arm of the State Committee for Fair Representation. Its purpose was to bring about a change in the system of apportionment in the Maryland General Assembly. The Committee disbanded in 1968. Its records relate to reapportionment in Maryland, the 1962 Court of Appeals decision on reapportionment, and the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding reapportionment.

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Montgomery County Committee for Fair Representation

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From the guide to the Montgomery County Committee for Fair Representation archives, 1960-1968, 1969-1968, (State of Maryland and Historical Collections) ...

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Maryland Committee for Fair Representation

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Montgomery County Committee for Fair Representation (Montgomery County, Md.)

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Local arm of the Maryland Committee for Fair Representation. The committee sought to change the system of apportionment for the Maryland General Assembly, especially for Montgomery County. It ceased to operate in 1968. From the description of Archives of the Montgomery County Committee for Fair Representation, 1960-1968. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 18992809 ...

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