Lawsuit Challenges Georgia's At-Large PSC Elections as Violating Voting Rights Act
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Summary
A lawsuit (Rose v. Raffensperger) has been filed by Black voters registered in Fulton County, Georgia, challenging the at-large method used to elect members of the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC), which regulates public utilities. The plaintiffs allege that the statewide at-large election system violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voting power, noting that no African American has ever been elected to the PSC since its inception in 1906, despite Black voters making up a significant portion of Georgia's electorate.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledCommissioners have been chosen by statewide election since 1906. Yet no African American has ever been elected to the Public Service Commission.
The plaintiffs allege the at-large elections used to select commissioners violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) by diluting Black voting power.
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