Lawsuit: Mississippi has racist way of choosing governors
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ” A new lawsuit by three African American residents of Mississippi seeks to block what it calls the state’s racist method of electing the governor and other statewide officials.The federal lawsuit being filed Thursday takes aim at Mississippi’s unique requirement that candidates for statewide office must win both a majority of the popular vote and at least 62 of the 122 state House of Representatives districts.If no candidate fulfills both requirements, a […]
