Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Miller
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 30, 1998No. 96-9284PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
In this voting rights action, Plaintiffs, 27 black Georgia residents and voters, challenge the majority vote requirement for primary elections in Georgia, set forth in O.C.G.A. § 21-2-501. The complaint was certified as a class action on behalf of all present and future black registered voters in Georgia. Plaintiffs contend that the majority vote requirement, also known as the primary runoff requirement, violates § 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973, as well as the First, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. After a bench…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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