Mississippi Voting Boundaries

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Fifth Circuit <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/missvoting.pdf"><strong>upheld</strong></a> the boundary lines of Senate District 22, which were redrawn after a district court found a violation of the Voting Rights Act. The voting district, as it was previously drawn, diluted African American “voting strength.” The redrawn map will be used in the state’s primary election Tuesday, August 6. </span>

NEW ORLEANS – The Fifth Circuit upheld the boundary lines of Senate District 22, which were redrawn after a district court found a violation of the Voting Rights Act. The voting district, as it was previously drawn, diluted the “voting strength” of black communities. The redrawn map will be used in the state’s primary election Tuesday, August 6.

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