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Justice Department sues Houston County over allegedly discriminatory voting practicesA newly filed lawsuit by the Department of Justice argues the way Houston County elects its county commission violates the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965, hurting Black voters' ability to elect ...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Houston County, Ga., alleging its process for electing its board of commissioners violates Black voters’ rights. The county uses an at ...
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — Thursday, the U.S Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Houston County. Federal prosecutors with the agency allege the county's countywide - or "at large ...
The U.S. Department of Justice announced it was suing a central Georgia county over how it elects at-large members of its county commission. Houston County is now facing a lawsuit from the federal ...
ATLANTA — Countywide elections for all five seats on the Houston County Commission block ... according to lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice filed Thursday. Only one Black candidate ...
Grant Blankenship GPB News The Department of Justice argues in a lawsuit that Houston County’s method of electing its Board of Commissioners “dilutes the voting strength of Black citizens ...
the lawsuit said. The Justice Department said Houston County has elected just one Black commissioner since the end of the Civil War. All of the current commissioners are white, including Chairman ...
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Justice Department sues Houston County, Georgia over alleged discriminatory voting practicesA newly filed lawsuit by the Department of Justice argues the way Houston County elects its county commission violates the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965, hurting Black voters' ability to elect ...
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