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Lake Andes, SD: (Dec-04-07) The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) brought charges against Charles Mix County, over federal supervision of its elections. The suit, filed in 2005 accused the South Dakota County of discriminating against Native American voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Sources claimed that in November 2001, the ACLU wrote to the county on behalf of the Yankton Sioux Tribe complaining that the county's districts violated the one-person-one-vote principle of the Fourteenth Amendment and diluted Native American voting strength by splitting the Indian community into two districts. Although state law required the county to redraw districts in February 2002, the county commission voted to leave its then-current districts in place.
As part of a settlement reached, the county agreed to seek approval from the federal government before implementing new voting laws in the county through 2024. The settlement also authorizes federal election observers to monitor county elections through 2014 and requires the county to pay $110,000 in attorneys' fees and expenses. [ACLU: VOTER DISCRIMINATION]
Published on Dec-5-07
As part of a settlement reached, the county agreed to seek approval from the federal government before implementing new voting laws in the county through 2024. The settlement also authorizes federal election observers to monitor county elections through 2014 and requires the county to pay $110,000 in attorneys' fees and expenses. [
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