Chapman v. Nicholson

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

PROPST, District Judge.

This voter dilution case came before the court for trial in Jasper, Alabama on December 14, 1983. Plaintiffs seek a determination that the City of Jasper’s at-large system of electing city officials discriminates against black persons and as such violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended in 1982, 42 U.S.C. § 1973. 1

BACKGROUND OF SECTION 2 AMENDMENT

Section 2 as amended reads:

§ 1973 Denial or abridgement of right to vote on account of race or color through voting qualifications or prerequisites; establishment of…