Wright v. Sumter Cnty. Bd. of Elections

W. LOUIS SANDS, SR. JUDGE

*1302This case is a challenge to the method of electing members of the Board of Education in Sumter County, Georgia. (Doc. 1.). The plaintiff, Mathis Kearse Wright, Jr., contends that the current election plan's two at-large seats and high concentration of African-American voters in Districts 1 and 5 dilute African-American voting strength in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 52 U.S.C. § 10301. (Id. )

The Court held a four-day bench trial on December 11-14, 2017. (Docs. 144; 145; 146; 148.) In issuing these findings of fact and conclusions…