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