司法部对田纳西县重新划分选区的计划提起诉讼,据称该计划削弱了黑人选民的权力。 DOJ sues Tennessee county over redistricting plan that allegedly weakens Black voters' power.

美国司法部对田纳西州费耶特县提起诉讼,指控其2021年重新划分地区计划通过削弱黑人居民的投票权,违反了《投票权法》。 The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Fayette County, Tennessee, alleging that its 2021 redistricting plan violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting the voting power of Black residents. 司法部声称,该州专员委员会否决了将黑人社区合并的计划,阻止他们选举自己选择的代表。 The DOJ claims the county's Board of Commissioners rejected plans that would have combined Black communities, preventing them from electing representatives of their choice. 自新计划以来,没有任何黑人候选人在由19名成员组成的县委员会中赢得一个席位。 Since the new plan, no Black candidate has won a seat on the 19-member County Commission. 司法部正在寻求一项法院命令,根据目前的计划停止选举,并宣布它削弱了黑人选民的力量。 The DOJ is seeking a court order to stop elections under the current plan and to declare it as diluting the strength of Black voters.