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POTTER v. WASHINGTON COUNTY, FLA.

Nos. 86-2065, 86-2071.

653 F.Supp. 121 (1986)

Juanita POTTER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. WASHINGTON COUNTY, FLORIDA, et al., Defendants. Juanita POTTER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Pensacola Division.

July 11, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Hentz McClellan, McClellan and House, P.A., Blountstown, Fla., for plaintiffs.

Gerald Holley, Chipley, Fla., for defendants.

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...

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