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On May 21, U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten ruled in favor of establishing district voting in Fayette County, where countywide at-large voting has been the norm. The national NAACP had sued the county to change its system to give black candidates a chance in local elections. The county voted to appeal that decision. Today, the NAACP says the time has come for district voting, while the Fayette County Commission chairman says the issue should not be forced.
Guest columnists:
Fayette mutes black voters by John Jones
Gerrymandering is not the answer by Steve Brown
