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Advisory board reviews redistricting background; counsel flags "Battles" litigation implications
Summary
City counsel told the Panama City Charter Review Advisory Board that a prior lawsuit (the Battles litigation) produced a court-ordered majority-minority single-member district. The board discussed how any move to at-large elections or changes in warding would need to account for the order and Voting Rights Act considerations.
PANAMA CITY — City counsel and staff briefed the charter review advisory board on the legal background that shapes any change to warding or election method.
Nevin, the city—s attorney, summarized the history: the city previously shifted between wards and at-large systems, and an earlier lawsuit resulted in a settlement or judgment that established single-member districts and a majority-minority district. Counsel said the Battles litigation and related ACLU/NAACP…
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