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March 17, 1982 - Image 3

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Publication:
Michigan Citizen, 1982-03-17

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a
¥ to Jet uound the ISthAmend·
district court in 1973.
I era! objected to the
dan portionment utilizing
-member district, implemented.
ajority vote . ead of plurality
wtes, hich can be used to force B
bite runoff: •
� : The tint B s to run for
city office in oultrie, Ga. ere Frank
e, for city council, and Ed ard
S �, for the city school board, in
1964. I At that ' e, a plurality require ..
ment . iii effect d both OD. The
xt year, the method of e fo
city co cil changed to pro , e
for election by , ority ote without
the required pre-c uance.
In 1973, John Cro ,the B 0
o local cab company, for the
co c:il d reeebed a plurality of votes.
He forced into an illegal run off and
defeated. Cro ed do. At the
next election 0 B, Fr
ibon, entered the race for a council
t against four bite d, due to
, tering of .ote, recemd
a plurality and on,
umbered po , a requirement
it candidate run for one of vera!
identical po , coupled 'th am' ority
te rule.
CHATT
rellaenu of
rode thro\aih B
bumed two 8.{oot cr
continued
by ftrin&
P E 3 T CITIZ
e ctions, s
been e cted to a city office.
In Septem I .of year, after .
'1 was rued . by local Bl ,
feder court enjoined local e ec '0
pending sub ' 'n of til uncl ared
chang .
I
o

I
and Larry Payn, ere charged
ith feloni ult with int t to
Commit murder. An all bite jury
d Church of all charge
guilty of a minor
t.
race,
that
co •
r 'den
t carried out
furth ee

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