Legal Opinion
Clark v. Putnam County
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 26, 1999No. 98-8623PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
Six black voters and the Georgia State Conference of NAACP Branches appeal the district court’s denial of their motion to intervene as defendants in this suit challenging the constitutionality of Putnam County, Georgia’s commission districts. We reverse in part and vacate and remand in part.
1. Background
Historically, Putnam County elected its county commissioners at large. In the late 1970s, a class consisting of the County’s black citizens (roughly 49% of the County’s population in 1970) challenged this election practice as vote dilution in violation of their…
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