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A Galveston County voting rights case is set to go before the full 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday. The case claims that the county's 2021 political map is a racial gerrymander in violation of the Voting Rights Act.
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The county will conduct its 2024 election using a 2021 redistricting plan that the district court ruled in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked a new political map imposed on Galveston County by a lower court from taking effect.
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A federal appeals court said Galveston County must redraw its political map to comply with the Voting Rights Act.
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