Legal Opinion
Potter v. Washington County, Fla.
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided July 11, 1986No. 86-2065, 86-2071PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
VINSON, District Judge.
The plaintiffs have filed these actions, which are consolidated for the purpose of this order, alleging that the current at-large election system employed in Washington County for the purpose of electing county commissioners and county school board members violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (“Voting Rights Act”), Title 42, United States Code, Section 1973, et seq., as amended. Specifically, the plaintiffs claim that the at-large system of electing county-wide officials in Washington County impermissibly dilutes the voting strength of black individuals which, in…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Rogers v. LodgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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