The case is about the voting rights of property owners who pay taxes in local bond elections. The court found that restrictions on the franchise on grounds other than residence, age, and citizenship cannot stand unless it serves a compelling state interest. The Texas Constitution and implementing statutes restrict the franchise in municipal elections to those who pay taxes on property in the city. In a tax bond election held in Fort Worth, the library bonds were not authorized due to eligibility restrictions that allowed only property owners who had rendered some property to vote in the "renderers' box." The three-judge District Court declared the relevant provisions of the Texas Constitution, the Texas Election Code, and the Fort Worth City Charter unconstitutional and ordered the city defendants to count the ballots of those who had voted in the non-renderers' box.
Hill v. Stone (1975)
Supreme Court of the United States
421 U.S. 289, 44 L. Ed. 2d 172, 95 S. Ct. 1637, 1975 U.S. LEXIS 60, SCDB 1974-092
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