[EL] VRA--City of Butler--Strange result?

[David Mason]

I don't have personal knowledge of Butler case, but I do know something
similar occurred in City of Richmond, Virginia from about 1970-77. Due to
VRA litigation the council elected to a 2 year term served for about 7
years.
On Apr 5, 2016 4:40 PM, "Mathew Manweller" <ManwellerM at cwu.edu> wrote:

> I have a question about the VRA litigation that took place against the
> City of Butler, Ga in 1986. I am hoping someone on the list has some
> personal knowledge about the case.
>
>
> As part of some VRA research I am doing, I made a public records request
> of all election results 5 years prior and 5 years after the litigation. The
> response I got from the City Clerk is below. In it she suggests that as a
> result of the Sec 2 litigation, the office holders at the time got to serve
> 10 year terms and that no elections were held until the litigation was
> resolved. This seems peculiar to me. I have not come across another
> instance that is similar. Any insight would be appreciated.
>
>
> It is possible that the clerk is simply incorrect.
>
>
> "From 1985 through 1995 there was no elections held within the City of
> Butler due to a court order filed in 1986 after a federal lawsuit was
> filed.  Therefore the Mayor and Council Members served those 10 years
> without any qualifying or election.  I have attached the newspaper clipping
> from that 1995 election.  Barry Whitley and Sandra Hortman ended up having
> a run-off special election, and Barry Whitley won that election."
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Matt Manweller
>
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