Gwinnett County wants federal voting rights lawsuit dropped
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Gwinnett County is hoping a federal lawsuit alleging it robbed minorities of their voting rights will be tossed out. According to a report from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the county filed a motion at the end of October which seeks dismissal from the case that claims gerrymandering made African-Americans, Latinos, and Asians which make up a larger population than white people in Gwinnett a minority group in the county commission and school board’s voting districts.
No minority has ever been picked to hold a commission or school board post, according to the lawsuit.
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