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Mr. Tolson——— Mr. Belmont——- Mr. Trotter.._— Mr. W.C.Sullivan Tele. Room——— Mr. Holloman—— Miss Gandy_—— ; + (Gtates-Ttem Washington Bureau) . _ WASHINGTON—The U. S. department of jus- tice said today it is investigating absenteg voting in| ‘Plaquemines parish for possible civil rights viola- tions. i. ae Joseph M. Ryan Jr., acting assistant attorney general in charge of civil rights, confirmed that he has received a report on tT t*#=E Plaquemines voting from M. Hepburn Many, ly. S. attorney in New total of 640 Plaquemines vot- ers cast absentee ballots) in the primary... This is re than 11 per cent of ‘the #704 New Orlecas States and Item New Orleans, Ia. 12-24-59 Orleans. plaints by Plaquemines citizens. 1 The nature of the complaints 4 was not disclosed. _ An unusually high percentage of absentee ballots were cast in 1 eral government is concerned \with the rights of voters to have jtheir ballots properly recorded, “and with those of candidates to _be credited with all ballots cast jin their behalf. - ye nteed . - Tallypheets in the Louisiana of state’s office in e show that a 7) ym jSgob- | Sor RECORDED 17 JAN 8-200 | AAG Civil Rights Dixision - L- orm a oe ae ey 62, JAN 111900: The report contains com- |: | for Chep Morrison, & margin voters who voted. By comparison, Orleans par- ish voters cast 1993 absentee votes, one per cent of the 169,- 705 votes cast. In the absentee balloting in Plaquemines, gubernatorial candidate Jimmie Davis com- piled 614 votes to 3 votes Page 1 Col 1 NEW ORLEANS OFFICE of 24 to one. . 7 In ‘total voting in Plaque- mines, Davis led Morrison, 3822 to 1137, a margin of three to one. a, 4a Sheets Show Vote . Tally sheets show the f)l- lowing absentee voting, cinct by precinct, in Plaque- _einet by precinct, in Plaque- ‘Plaquemines _mines. (D-Davis; M-Morris “RAW. M. Rainach): . Ward-Precinct DM R ly, be L-L ccccccsccccce 25. 0.0 \ o é BA ctereccsreeee AT 1 0 4 6- . 6 0 0 rs 9°60 0 g . “ 1 0 District Attorney, ait atacenceceees " a : Plaquemines Parish, Tt nceuceeeee, BO Oy La., e% al; 13 seaceceaseeee 8 2 bic wl a a8 ET AL - VICTIMS; . 10-2 sesesesscsess 150 4 CR; EL ee — = = No, 12/16/59