Monday, October 6th, 2008...9:10 am
DAlaska: Bethel Voters Fail to Get Injunction Against City of Bethel
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Alaska Native voters failed to convince U. S. District Judge Timothy Burgess that the City of Bethel will likely violate the 1965 Voting Rights Act in the upcoming (October 7th) municipal election. Despite finding that the balance of hardship tips in favor of the voters, Burgess found that the voters’ evidence failed to “clearly favor” the issuance of a mandatory injunction: the voters’ evidence showed problems in State-run, not City-run elections.
Burgess earlier entered a preliminary injunction against the State with regard to the August primary elections.
Nick v. Bethel, 3:07-cv-0098-TMB (D.Alaska Order of Oct. 3, 2008)
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