Labels:book | reckoner | sky OCR: large elections into more secure mechanisms for discrimi nation wherever they existed including Bleckley County Under the circumsi tances, the at-large cvsten Mou being used is the product of intentional discrimina tion and violates Section Accard. Dillard Baldwin Couniy Education 786 F.Supp 46 (M.D. Ala 1988} (invalidating county at-large elections because they were product racially discrimina- tory efforts of the Alabama legislature") The maintenance of the commissioner system is Substantive departure from the norm in that most coin- ties the state use board of comm. issioners form government. Indeed the general assembly has authorized board commissioners tor Bleckley County but the legislation was defeated countywide referendum. Blacks in Bleckley County have no meaningful role ir the s ...
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