A newly filed lawsuit by the Department of Justice argues the way Houston County elects its county commission violates the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965, hurting Black voters' ability to elect ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Houston County, Ga., alleging its process for electing its board of commissioners violates Black voters’ rights. The county uses an at ...

the lawsuit said. The Justice Department said Houston County has elected just one Black commissioner since the end of the Civil War. All of the current commissioners are white, including Chairman ...

ATLANTA — Countywide elections for all five seats on the Houston County Commission block ... according to lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice filed Thursday. Only one Black candidate ...

The US Justice Department has sued Houston County, Georgia, alleging its election system discriminates against Black voters. The lawsuit targets the countywide election of commissioners ...

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — Thursday, the U.S Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Houston County. Federal prosecutors with the agency allege the county's countywide - or "at large ...

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A newly filed lawsuit by the Department of Justice argues the way Houston County elects its county commission violates the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965, hurting Black voters' ability to elect ...