Legal Opinion
Whitfield v. Democratic Party of Arkansas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1989No. 88-1953PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Whitfield and other appellants, black voters in Phillips County, Arkansas, challenge the district court’s dismissal of their complaint. Whitfield sued the Democratic Party of Arkansas and others, alleging that a state statute which requires a general (runoff) primary election if one candidate does not receive a majority of the vote is both unconstitutional and in violation of section 2 et seq. of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 et seq. (1982). We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Facts
The population of Arkansas is approximately 16.3 percent…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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