alleging its process for electing its board of commissioners violates Black voters’ rights. The county uses an at-large voting method, which usually means candidates are elected by a plurality ...
The at-large method results in Black citizens having less opportunity than other members of the electorate to participate in the political process and to elect candidates of choice, which violates ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department sued a Georgia county Thursday, alleging that its method of electing county commissioners discriminates against Black voters. Houston County ...
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The U.S. Justice Department sued a Georgia county Thursday, alleging that its method of electing county commissioners discriminates against Black voters. Houston County, home to 163,000 people south ...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued a conservative Tennessee county Wednesday over claims that it does not have enough black county commissioners just five days before President Joe Biden’s ...