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A federal appeals court is ordering statewide elections for two Georgia public service commissioners back onto the November ballot. Fridays ruling came only a week after a federal judge postponed

Plaintiffs to appeal ruling restoring Georgia Public Service Commission election. Lawsuit alleges system discriminates against Black voters.

Georgia is appealing a federal judge's decision to halt statewide elections for the Georgia Public Service Commission because they dilute the Black vote.

Amplifying Atlanta

The state of Georgia is asking a federal appeals court to put elections for public service commissioners back on the November ballot. The appeal came Monday after a federal judge last week found statewide election of Georgia's five commissioners illegally dilutes Black votes.

A federal judge has ruled that Georgia’s statewide election of its five public service commissioners illegally dilutes Black voting power

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The at-large election method for Georgia's Public Service Commission dilutes Black votes, a federal judge ruled.

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that Georgia's statewide election of its five public service commissioners illegally dilutes Black voting power, ordering the state to not prepare ballots for two races that had been scheduled in November.

A judge found the method of electing Georgia’s Public Service Commission violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black votes.