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Wichita school board elections might violate Voting Rights Act, federal ruling in Georgia suggests

Trace cropped headshot against a blue background by Trace Salzbrenner September 1, 2022September 1, 2022

“It is an example of a court finding that the type of procedure that Wichita uses to be a violation of the Voting Rights Act,” Jackson said. “It has some value, some authority, that these types of arrangements might be suspect … it shows that they might be diluting minority voting rights.” 

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