ACLU Urges Department Of Justice To Object To Changes In County Board Elections In Georgia

Changes Would Dilute Minority Vote ATLANTA – In a letter sent today to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the American Civil Liberties Union urged the DOJ to object to changes to election procedures for the Board of Commissioners in Telfair County, Georgia, because the changes would dilute the minority vote. Because of its history of discrimination against minority voters, Telfair County was required under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act to submit the new procedures to the DOJ for federal review.

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ACLU Urges Department Of Justice To Object To Changes In County Board Elections In Georgia

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