Allie K. McCord v. City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

In this case plaintiffs, six black citizens of Fort Lauderdale and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Broward County, Florida, appeal the district court’s ruling that the at-large election system for electing city commissioners in Fort Lauder-dale does not violate the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973. 617 F.Supp. 1093. After reviewing the extensive factual record, we affirm.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The city of Fort Lauderdale, incorporated in 1911, has been governed throughout its existence by a mayor-council or mayor-commission form of government. The Fort…