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X ?. ir? = *; r= u = r* ', i= = z= i? Z t? a i -a :1 3 -= i-: = :'9 5' P : i.' - t = :.a = u = = z= : -= 3_ rr = , 71 H = > I = i= i'r i -? 'i = ' eZ '= 7 r= l * -in ?i 7 fr ir= r* -= \ -1 2 , _1 7. a? = t 3. J= ?= i . z 7* .'l ? 7 7i 7 F s = : -: i? = -a ;, i= ? t- -7 :.; ? -= 1 = ';i . E = : ?u 1= *; ii 11 < '-_ _r = r, r= = 1i = u1 i;i _1 rr i= r_ ,r = r7 .r _. _? _= 1, r_ = 7r ,_ t;= rl7 = = = = ,= i= r = ']= 'i= = a2 l= tr ili ?= iri i!7 = 1i ;= r1 ,'- = Z r: 11 2: :r iri r= __ = = !z = 1r L= 7r = r, E = *= L ;= ? ; z, '_ ? = ' , = -1 ',t 1 x- t'3 .= = '* u -d = a - := 7 2' = i 7 = 2 -_ z- .;= := -= = -; = -= :z - = = + -: = i., _= *1 r= i,= .= = _= *? 1= = ;? Z it? = l= 7i r= Z rir rl| r- ,= = = .* ?+ r_ = Z j: !- j- a) - a = 1 77 7* 2 ; - r7 7. .ir = il= ;i1 1: ?_ I1 ;1 r2 77 = 3 ; : V l? = J rl* 1= rl1 E : i = r= ;- Z J- _- = 17 ?; = 2: i1 1' = 1, = i= = i7 ei = = _7 ?7 ri= r; i 71 7 -. ? ' - > z= = z _ ' i= e 1= ,- ,r -r .ff i {, ;- ,* {E ;i- :i# :7 i2 .* 21 := *T ji1 7, r7 u, i* ,? i= . ir' r'7 1r = z' i? rv :a 7* 71 ?a zJ ri' = 7' z7 i= r7 17 u7 v- -1 1= i+ = = 1* u, {_ ." *= .= : zx t= ;r *$ 1r r* t:z :ii "* ut -i, i_ r= ur r= zr ri= *= ;* *= = Z -; = r= = = r_ '2 11 = r'= 'r= = = = -= = z= i= = '= = = 1, ,* -= .,= LZ 2r 1Z ?r ru = *r = '* -2 V = = 7€ = 21 .|{ *Z rlj ;e 1= e1 tr 1r z= * () ei = t< : '' -* z' -, i. - :- z ; ? a = = + 1e ;1 2- ':r 7= 1i = = ?z . z- = ?V = *= -_ = -F t'6 < .' *i *E ?? vr T o- 7* = ai 2; " 4 ? t- a? i? il? '= c -? E > *v 7r 1r 1i zZ ,z 7= = -- = rr = Z Z i= = ?u Z = f, T :iz lz '2 7* ?r fy *T fj; *i U = = :z = _- zi *= v, ?2 27 ,= = _, s- Z ? = = ; i ?. ? ' ,T E ,u *c # iz zz l= 'r' = *r 1T |r 'r' = 7r Z = 1= 1= 'r1 rL r1 :{ 1= -+ *1 + lrl rt zl ?* ; ur = r'r = r'r = r= = ?r -'= = ;? r= ;1 'r2 1- 'z '-? 7* i]; = r! -1 i1 = = .* Z -1 i= '= *7 -i* = i = = Z = = ?, i:Z Z 7 z Z -= = + i o = ; = ?. a- ) "- = ;= '= i = * I -i' = - + ' -= - 't 7 7 = -' = 2_ 7; i) ,iZ = 1- -= -- = .v ? ?r iZ lo = t' i= -> rj -r = -1 _' i? - '= *- = '', 6= t'' = = = a = a- " 3' - 'a # . 7? :,i i 27 7 z = ?) '? .'f i ,* E {g *f f -r i* F + T {{ = u{ i* T E " 21 72 , i,r + i'. ^r _2 ,,i ;= = r= 1j = E ;1 1r ?z *z A rT riV ljZ T :7 7= zr 1r ;r ;;z rr zr r, = = 7r t1 1r '2 1; Z i |i? -, ". 2 -a = : ,.- .= = *= . ?? -_ = = ?i ,= = = = ?? -= = 7? ,= *r ?* ? *? *i -u ii? = -- e 2- , i'= = -= : = e. E 7 'li a= ,- 74 ?= 1? = z' r1 = 7r 17 2? 1? .e iZ '= {: :z 1r 1a ?= ?T 'r7 ;= r* iZ 'z lrz ;1 = r! :, ?- ?" .z ?, 7{ ;:: ?r ?1 ?? E ?i i? :? ?i lln in t:, l= .a = + -i? i= ;i #f fif fi, {; ?_ = ,? = = = \E = ?= ;i, v= Lz ,o __ . i-2 .- = -= '= ffi ffi ?r *= zl 'J *a }r ?; :.r zr zr lrl ri: Li = = r, rr \_ iz ?_ __ iz ;;z = = = rr = = = 77 + E '- ': ' = = ' i= . Z r! :;V lZ Z iA Z aa €r = e\ ?Z = r, er }r l= Z r r = ? a. _. ;_ 1 = _3 = = a -- _ -Z ' -, a- ;- 2? -= .' n- i-' .C :? = 7' *= -1 z '= = -- ; z -d aV 7? = -. T z, T #E *i #* {E *+ i* r: m !* '* '{* := .- = r= 1' ;7 ;i, i'i = l = ;'i = ;= = 1 = = -+ ' e 1 __ _ _ i? r = = *r z= = = ;r z? = 7? ti : = lrT 'a *7 7= z! ;:E = ;1 ?i ?1 1= != ? T ;t: iff iri ;z ?r *{ {: T ;{ l:a {* 11 11 a? ,a v {f f* F + #* ?: *f fif fi? 1= ,? , r= = = 71 = ?= z= 1= 2, Z = t I E : i z , ;r _. . .z ?" 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()rhrrr ururr lu rr,rnltttt tJ.S. Altp' nn"'' t'ltl'iii"rti"r ''""tt'trrrl' trot nltrle llrnl ;xrhrrlznll"rt exlalr ttrrlosR *-rtrr"ttnt'il* "u1'l'''t hlntk ttrrrrllrlrtlon ltt ttttlttlxrra nL ,r n:tc.erlltttt nn'''" iliiiit"t"iitlt ...,.rtt rv.tthl llrtrl l'li{' u'rtlrrr wlrort- 0vr.r.trra ,,,;1.6 '|f ,,,,|l;i;;i;',;;;,,,t,,tt,,,,. nt'|rrrilrrr: nrl!rrr'. rTorrr'r rr.'r' rx' riltllrlerrr to r.tr.r.L tl ;:,!;:.'; lr,l,,ii,i',r- rJ.s. A'iN. lllrrr-'lll:rl' llrrrlor N,rth (inr.1,,,,'" ii*fiil'i -t''i,.itt.'ir'rt tasl' rrrttkl ha n'llnlk'rl hv i..r", tft"" lill'l' ol 1l1s 1vl1l[1; votec' 1t ! )- l4 rvlrito *rlurs .ro willilrg [o eross rnclal-lines in nu0lcierrl .ur*lrcrs th*|, ..r,inor.iir-",ui,ri,rnlcs- lrlol ltol, lose elcc- l,irrtts srrlely lxr:ttttso tJ-ilt"i;' ;'tt-r:" (/lo"cl'tt v' l'u/4p' 46tl tl.S. lil:1, (iz:t t runZfJ,-'lfton it. is lnrgely irrclevttnt whel,lrer t.lra lrttck t"itfiJf"i "ottkl httve. wtrtr cvetr if tltc clecl.iorr "ltatl lu:tr ;;;i;t""g only tlro whil'o voterg" (J.S. A14r. 40n1.'r' o ure sulntnnl.inl'"1- iifii"rrees tl' nol' rlinpul'o tlurl'.thcs issttcs. 'fltcy rospo"ti '"iV qfUol (ri l)in" 40) thnl' llre rlisl,rir:[ crntrt tlirl "t*' *qtti''tel Hrt:rrunlcetl elct'tltttt"' lrrtl, "followerl t'he "t"t"tt''v'f i'i'ittutti l;v. or[sirlcritrg hlnck eltttrtrnl sttccc$s ^"O"i"iitti't il$ r'trc fitchrr irr tha I'utnlity of r:ircttttrst,,"t'o* luutling-tt' it" ctlttclrtnion of rliscritninn' ;;,.;",;J;;;; ;u'i;';:;'Xriiig or r'lre r4rinion is lxrst' Gvrlrt- :rl.crl by ex:tttrining iftt' "tnrr"t"" t'rc:ttntent uf tlre rlist'ricln :tI is.stte.rt l.lrrctrrrfl,herlist,riclslgrrlnttltllttettrlrcrrlisl,r.icl,;lxrw- cvor, il. is well *ffir'r,uJ ilurl, r[rrll,inrcnrbcr rlislrictq :rro tr,L inlrcrerrlty r-r-r'rtnrvful. sentle 'ltolxirl' lt'!i..::- -1 Sctt:tto lltrnt'itrgs nt.-i*t"tn*ctrt of -Sen' l)ole) ; Wh'il'e v' llolloal,ot',412 tl'S' n;'?d;' Atttl rvlrilo lt' h trrre th:rt' in cuch o[ t.ho rlistricis "i'i*tt't irr l'hln trnne it' wrtttkl lrc rxxsiblc l.,r'errrrrlc i"'u' "'] tttnt'c sitrgle-ntetnlnr rllslt'icln $l;J"Ir;l;;"il;"il";oiing rnnj0ritins (sec Irrg-es 4-n, ",i,",i,"it,ir- |,ui"i"*';;;i;i lrc ilalorrninntive' [llnorltv vorr:r.B rruve rro ,,gi,t-rr,'ilr" crention of grfa creclornr rris- --l*",rrtl,rrlcnn, even tttrrler l'tto rllalrlel -cotlrf'n ntntrrlnrrt'' llortro tflnl.rir.f 2l nflrl lf,,,,rn"il't'.-U.l"i-Zi "tur,t,f .hnve boott rrlrheftl: tlto rvltllo votorn ru rr''"-l"tri*t'it'i" ""r'r-ttrt.rl.tlro hlrrck leglrlnhrrr ln rttt:lt ttttntllarn u"tr tlt*y'*t.rtiiitrrvei'"-t-eler,torl orr thc attcngth of urcwhlte vot0rk'lrG. nlff,u,ii"trf"Lrrrrrrl for[rrl (J.Sl' AIp"l0rr ||'ill)' r: tf lppellcci lllc11lr hr attggert (Mot' Lr llh' l6' 2l) thnt eh.r.Lrrnt ronrrll.r ,,r"'r,i"rJ, ii,,i" .f ."rmlttttt'd' nnxtnE ntntry kr lrrt eotrRltlercrl. lu tft' *tt"r. ittnf " Srx'thtrr 2 cnRo erxttl lm pl'ovotl r:vtttt wher0 utt''''lty tl"tttfitiuf'ot hnrl irrlrlavnrl alItlilhxrllt ittr{'ei'qoi n[thalxrlls.rvatll*lrr'on-n-Otttil'"ttfntlvrtl'scelerJornl"tn6llltr"18 n nGcrlif,lrry__tf,,,,,frl,"r,,i i,,ffi rf,t,,i-.clrrnrttltt ln the plnllrtll['a trtre' ulVe rto rrol r!irl:tlm llorrro lllntt'ir:l' 8lr Sicrtntc l)lntrlct 2' rlnco nnllrtllnirls' t'uty u'*'iltnttf'trr'u'n"t:ttg- l'helrr in bnncrl ott tlre ltt;l- tJ,Li',,lii"t"tui e"tt';4nt ol[*:[ .l Srrrn:lrtrrEnt:e' I l-, trir:l.n tttcl'el.y lrcr':tttsc llrcy rrrttkl-- fi:nnitrl'y lxr tlt':ttvlt' l l rooks v. Al ltt i n', r"li":" r'ir'lnl'n v' St'n tn'ott"t'r "''rt ; l'l'' h i t - r:ou.h v. (ihtt t:is, ru'y':" 7' i":''ttt:n'x v ' .Clet't(:" 1'{' rt"l I l"' lirrpp' nI lil64. Nor r:ttlt ii, i'*-i"'tttttlttrxl tlr:tl'. "F:tfrt" Rt'ttls fot' tnlttrrrll,.v olliutlttililrtt'' "t"tftf ltetrrs'qnril'Y lrn in tlrt. ittlot'tsls of ntittrtt'ity t'olrrs' itc tlrr;tt't lilrlcl v' Ilrxtrrl ol Srtpor' lirrr,.8, 6?l l".2rl $rri,'ilr,ri (t-rtlr (iir' lll?8) ' 'l'ltlls' if lha "grnvnutt'tl" ,,t nl,1,olitn'"1 ttl"i'' is sirrr;rly llrrl' Norlh (irrt- olinn ttxpe to tlstl tnrrll'itrrtnrller rlisl'r'ir:ln ttll('l'("'lltct'e :tl'a nrrflh.ir,rrr r,rnrctrr,t.:rr.i,,"* "r rlrnr.k votct's l.o fotrtt tttliot'ily ,l:ttk nitrr{,',-urotnt"'tl'tii-rti"r.';; rrs l'lra-rlist'ricl' t'.ttr[ sl:rl'rrl (.t.S. App. 4n), llrclr tiittiui it*'tt"":rril'v fnlts slt,t'l of es- I nhlintrirrg tt viol:tl iott' ln lhroe rtf lhe ttini'ittt"' hlerclt r:nrrrlirlrtlcs stt;r;rrrlrrrl l1v tho hltch "tunn"tniij;'i;;;; i;;*tt oleel'r'rl tttttl*r llre ch:rl- lengerl 1rl:ttl itt ,,r."'Ltln"'* :ls grenl' 11s rtl' 11rcnltt lfunt' rv(lrrkl ln cx;xrcleJ";;i;t' ,, ^sln;5le-tttetrtlnrr Il:ttt' ttttrl lllttr:k volere ltnttt rvieklerl lnllttettr:c over ollret' Re:tls ltR rvell. llver sinr:e rfiiif. rt'n hl:rr:k vrrlet'n of llotlsc l)islrir:l' 2!1, whrr tttnka ttp lti':ri' 'f lhe popttlnliotr nnrl Zll'li'fl' ol Itro t'eginlot'o,t 't'ro'*,'iJ'i't' tttt"nntlerl .in eterrtittg otto bl:rtlt rnenther of llra ttttlotl-iiintttt*'r tlcteEnl'lon' Scc lurges 4-6' nr,,,'n. tn llottsc fli-ii:iti 2l' llre 21.'lly, hlitck rtritr,r'll'v Iutn clcr:.etl oltn .f ift"'"f "-''q":n't"ttt"tives sittte l!lfll)' rvillr fi,n *iiltfrt,'f, t,f l'ol'wecn 317" rrnrl 46'/t' -ol Ilro s'lrila volers ln t.lre tlislriel. S;;";"tt*; 4' atqntt'. Inrleorl' l'he rlisl'r'ir:l' urttrl. f,tlntl t':rl' tito'l'i*"k 'l'e1't:m*nltrllve in l)lsll'ir:t 2l rvrlttltl hnve lrccn ctct'tett irr llliZ evett lf lhe olccliott lt:trl l,onrr lr*kl ,,,,!.v u,"t"-tlr "i'itt" ('l'S' Alrp' 311:r-41);t':--ltl:l Irr llrrttstl l)lnll'iel, il.'*t'o* hl:tck ;nrsllls !tt:tkt' ttp \fi'lf" ofthepopttl:tlion,"'ftfn"ftr':rttrlirl:tIervttsclcr:terllollrellvc- nretttbet' rleloEnliorr i'i IOZ'f trllrl t!l?li' ttltrl iwo hlatk t:nn- rlirlnles-401' of the tlck'gnllott--s'olt eltx:lorl ttttrlor lhc ,]r,,,ir_rl,",r pt:rrr irr l!t82. ln,th $,ith srrtrslnrrlinl whilc sttp- ;xrt't,. Sce pnges'.f'-ii, -"'p'n'tt ll'v eonl'rttsl' rlttrler lhc ltir"nr,-'n rcek lo trtirrlntlz'e tlrc rlFrllOrnrtca of llrln olorl.rRl irr'.'ei.'r rrtt tho *''ut*f "i-lit'i' Io lllr' Zfi-2?l llrnl llrn l!182 olrr'- tkrn yanr,ru" "t'f''l"tt*i.''ni'""ttlt"'nl"--ntlrlhrrtlrrr lhls I'onrlltnlolt .ts ,, iir qt i8 'n ii ? ;* i E * ? z= ii g i = ; i 1 ?= i? = = r ? ?1 11 i1 ?i 1' .lt 71 11 1l i1 *l tlz liz iil lT ;l= zi + t1 i= z= 1 i r il = = = ?, 1; 1 : 1 t? *z z: a: a; E ?1 ti .!? t= i z. -= i. = l;! _. i7 _ -t != 1= *; i:= = 71 17 *= E = i7 i1 = = v1 z 7 v- 1 ? i 1 u1 1" -r !;= :v = = 1 al u = = - = a - := i -e Z = - :i = -a - -3 , ar j = ; :! -3 3 "; a o< -z q = 1 .3 'J 2 = > r ae ,, -- - :2 - :.? = .2 -= = = < = i:: ii= ili 1? ,1 = ! ;ii iil : r= ?1 1i ii i= = i= z? = = = i? 1 1? ;;z _1 u= .- it r- = iii ii ?= = = 7l iii = i i= zi Z ili 11 ?i i: t1 1t i i s i'; ?i ;1 i l :i- + iii lli l,i i iil ; -a :i ltt :li il 1 I lll I * ll lll I I i I i 1= 7+ lt? iE iii ii 1 ri: 1, :l= zi i? tg i = -- ?= ^= = = = := = 7= ! i_ l? .- ii= 2i - i1 11 11 1= il li? 1 11 11 11 t1 :7 7i ;- iz i:r :1 ia ?= 5= iz i-7 := . 1i 2. 1? : iii i;i Ii lii ?1 1= ?1 1t = ; -1 i= 11 ? i- L" ,? i:i + 3 :.i : -t t3 *= r- ! N. ; l8 Sen:rial)islrir:t.22,wlriletlrerrrqrrllg:rrlnritl,crll.yfnlltrlrrrr.l, of u Rllttttl:trtl oI prr4xlrt'irltt:tl re;trcsettl'nl'ftltl' trtinrlrily r':rnrlitl:ttrrs eillrcr *"' t'' ltnve lnelt RttctlenRfttl :rtrrl plnlnly nre trrttlpel i[ive.rt (iolr11t'css tottltl nol' ttnve ex;rrcssert tntlt'e cle:rrly ll'n inlcnlkrn rr|ll, lti inv:rlirl:rle lnrrll.irrrelrrlrcr rllstritrl.ing l)lilns rvhcre tnitrot'ily .,,,,litl"tn* trnvo lrnrl nn erptrtl o;rporlrtnily l.o ln nknlerl-.-evett lt l.lrr:y rlirl nol. lrntn'su'lly witt n pt'ttt g,,,,:fi,r,,f Rhare of t.ire *",it". S",,, rr.r1., fielr:lle ltelxrrt ilil; i,i. ,,r. l!):l (Artlif iott:tl Viervn of Sert' l)olel.,i Sttplxrrlcrs of :rttrcttrltrl. Srxrl,iott 2 reperrlcrlly ttssttrrxl lhe Sennl'a Srth' totnntittce l.h;rl, this *rruitf trt'l' i'o tlre resrtll" An At'tntrtttl ;;;:,;;i,,,* lrn*rr clot:'rxl rogxrrrlorlly; ntrrl llr.re lr trrtt lhe rllghlorL nnlqgenl.lott tllnt lhny t"'tt'"f*'f-tf l*i'utt*n Lhe nrnjtrlt! r:onnltlerorl l.ltottt "snfi'." I lt ln nho nltlrlllrnrrt tlrnt cnlxlhlnto rlnillrg trnr ttoL heatt rlrrtn- lrrnl.r.rl try ,rl,ll.,', ,t'tnr'.'ti'"1-"'i'l-ii'rgla nlrrt vrrtllttl ,r or,tlvnlrrrrt t'crlttlrrntotttr f,u,n ut't i'nt.t''n'||i'itty|ltf''nttrl l'lrnt thore ttrn rtrt ;|r'crettt trnrrlcrs lrr ntlttorily :;;il;;it"; nr r:ttttrllttnc-v' ltr llf.a-cittt ol llohiltt..nsor ltt *ltlt'h ;;iii;torirlT'r rlirtrk'lr hnve hentt ltrvnlldntctl' s.rn.! or nll of tlrruta nttlitti" rvora ttrttnlly ltcsortt' Son' r'7" lYftitrt v' llollesl,:r',412 l,.S' ni-ica'Zaf t lVnllatta v' llol,sa' rrltr lr'2rl 0l!l' liz:t-cz'l (rrth (llr'). '";"i;:i utt-"tttnt l""t!!!11!'42rr U"S' !'4? (t0?r'l; T,intnttt v. lrcl(rrillren"inn'i':'ztr l2!i?' t:torr-t:tfii (rtth (!ir' l!l?il) (trrt lrntx:|. nl[1] ort t'ttt".t' n"uttuln rrrlt rtrlr' l'hst (furrtll l'rrirf, .srrrr,,t fl,,rr, ,. ,,;;;;1. i-zi il's' li'10 ( lu?c) ; r:f' lTllilco,rtr v' (llrnrrir. tttlsxt; ltlaak;;;;'';' ile'ltotto.r,flt' trG6 F'2rl t' G (lrt (ilr' l!f??l : llrr,dr,'' '' nt'rii""'itt'i"il -|"'li,:n't"t'y' 608 lr'ztl ! l(n' I t 12 (rrth (ilr. l!t?l'r)' ri'l'he rllatrk'l tottrt ovklnnLly ntl'qnllrrchotttlr tho rlglrlllrnllco o[ ('?ottgronr'R '"i"*u:;'tt; iitn i"t't'|Ir.1'iil rnt'rn"nut'rtlott rtntrrlnrr!' ,l.lr* e.*rt ,ti"r,tnuu,i it,n "1rr.,1',':titt'tltl rrrprlreltlnllrrn" dlsrlnltrter tn Sn:u.rr 2(trt n,r ,:,,;;::i,,J';;;,,u,rn ll,n,, ihnt thn fnr:L Ihnt bln.hn Itnvo tt,f l,,u'n nt*'tt'i i;;;;:tttilt; pr.lxldhrrrnl trr lholr 1x'rrrirrlnga ,f llro ;x4rrrhrtiiln 'tt'''r tttti 'J""' tt"t'rl'lhth -tllnt' villo rliltltlon ltnr ra- nlltrxl" (J.S. Ag4r. ii"'a'tt'it' (cttt;rlttnlr rtrLlnrl) l' Ar rtlrn'ttnnerl tlxtvo (txrlc 8)' lhe tii"tilr"tt"'*"" rl'1"'rtolv rlrnflorl to rt,kl rtx'h n |mrrrrlv t,,r,,rprntuti,rr."ir, ,,lr,t.t. tlro'rllrtrl,'L r'ortrt hnr'lrrterlretetl lhG A|'l' n* itt'i''*l"i'"";1"'1''r;l'lt'rtnl roltr*rtttttnth't| Ilttn" ntntrrltrrrl ,r,il*. tf,ut' trtt "ttt;tttrl ol4xrrtrrnl[y" nllltttlnrrl' l!, l)erfttot, ltt.:ttl rlf l,lrr. VrrtittI ltiglrts l'rr{trr.| . ex;rl:tittrll lrt ilu, S,t,,,,t,, l{ttlxrrttttttitlrtr I I fleltitl'tr llcttt'ltrgs l{llil): l,lrc ttl.-l:tl'gc eln'liotts thrrt l '-' '-ltttvt-' lxttt fot'ttsittl{ Otr !lt.(. tlrrse lrr ;i;i,.|, ii,,, r.,,srrll. u[ llroso ill-l:rlgc t'lt'r-- llorrn is l,nsit:rrlly'ft' -fiitf' uttl' llto lttittorll'y volet's' ll' i-'t,,,r.',,-iiirr:stii'lr rtf *'lt*llt*t' llrr"v rvill 11ot lttttrrr ttl' i,;";;;;' wlr..l,lrr:r ltrc trrrrjolil'.v volerH rvill gel' rrrorc rtr' ffi. ll, In n l;ttcnt'iotl t'i Rt'ltttt vel'nlls ttol'lrlttg' Src ttlso irt. trl, l2(l!l (ttrnlitttotty of l"r:rttk l':rt'ker): r:[' ir:;il';';,,,,iru, ,1r,n u.S. nt, riiri tcr'grh:rnis irr ,r'igirr:rl) i;;iir,,iiir*,rrlxir'rlintri*ts terrrl [o ruirrirrriz.c the rrrlittg il:;;;;ii, 1f rlirrglily'grr)trlrs hy 1x'r'rrritl'itrg lhc lxrlilicnl ,rr,i,itlrv [. elccl,'iit'i'u1"t'*n"ittii"nt,f llrn rlisl't'it'l'") ; ii;iiii,,,,r,r, u. (,'[rrin, 40:i U.s. nt, trrS-ll'r!t Irrrrrliirn*tttlx't' ,fl-iri,,f" 15.ll*rrgurl f,r "llttrit' rrittttct'-lttka':tll ttslre.ls")' "";iil;' a,;"_a,iity" ttl ltotite rter:lsi,rrs ,f this ,rrrl ,llr.r' c,ur]is jn.,,, ,,,ii, tir:rl, trtrrltit,c,rlrir. rlislrir:ln t,tr tt,l lttt- i""iiir lr,hcro, ns ltct.o, trrinur.il.v r.ilrrrlirl[les rrle rrrt, elfec- ii;,ttt rr'rrl' irrrl, rtl i*a elec,r'rrt ,l',('osn' 'l'lte el.st'st ;,;ilt.t l.o lhln c:tnc ls llrrtrr v' llloolt" ['ltl li"Zrl l-tri?. 'ii'tiit ?iit'. ltl?li), in whir:lr llte t:otrrl' of ttlltttls- trlhckl llre vnlklil.y of nu trt-ttrtge nyslerri llllrl(lr' rvlrielr lhe tll)L blrrck tttiltoriry olcetr"l t'ttn t-ttut"llr'r lo tttt oiHltl-tttctrthet' .iiv',r,r,tn'if. in,lcrxl, ltt trt:ttry tnseR priot' ln (lily ol llo' i,irl i,it,,ftitrg :tt-lilt1lr totlttg 8l'Bleltts rvltctT lho :tg;1rc- ' gnLc of [:tclttt's ,rttt't""1t'n*tirrrtril'ly lrn'q fttlot'tthlc lo nti- In*i.y ,,,,f *rs llr:r, ln tlrin c:rsr,--t*.s. ;r:r'lir.r:lrrt'ly, lvltttt'l' ii,, i,li,,,f, clliz*r tr.rl tvet' lrcctr ek:cletl ttltrlor llro s.yslttttt-'- "iu,il",rgn" I.0 llrt, vol irrg ll:rrrs rver.e lrorrulhcless lrr.kl [o he innrrttl,jin,,f. Scc, e'r;" tilncte l/olrrr"r- v' Illrl)onottqh' $lift ii.z,i r ( lnl (lir. rrlzii; llt'nilrittt v"loseph' 66!l lr'ill lui6 Itrl.lr (iir. ltl??l ; tlut'itt v' ("o''ti'qrrtt' 6r!l li"Zrl !l2ll l6llr if".- ri,izr ; Mrlitiit v. (ittilxt,n (iouttt11 cotnm'n.6ill'r l.'.2r1 izl lfith (lir. t!t?(it. lt, is sigrritk,:rrrl, llr:rl, llrc serrrrlrt I-,i,,tli, tttrrl olltor ntl;r;xrt'l.ot's tlf ltlllt'lttlt'rl Srr:lilrlt 2 i,iit",f'*f,r-'rri:rlty l, llrtlso rrtsos ltt rvltlt''. llte rlofi'ttrhtttl' lrrlirrrlk'lkrtts plrrvttiltrrl' -lrrrlttrllnE lt""tt v' lllutt't" sttl"'t,-' 1,.'itr,ii",,rl,rrr"s 'f llt* rr':ty irt rvlrl'lr lltc ttorv ;rtrt'isi.tt 20 ntr,ulrl lrc lnler'prel,erl. scttnl.a ll*;xrr[ 3!]; I Sennta Ilenr- i"u, i0r-zt,li, ?il? Itcsr'itrtotty rrf At'lrtttnrl l)erftrar)' 'l'ltc tlccisio,, t,,tt'*'iitti' ittl"'t serhrttn ntxl stthnt:rtrllnl rptrstiolts rtg:rrrlirrg l'l:to--i"tt"l"ttLrl'krtt of !{u:l'lotr 2(h)' (lnn l.lre cerr[r:rl-tlin- "lin"lit,i,"-li.rlitrg,f- r*einlly i*i,,.i"-i ,i,ti,,g l* *ti*r'niii"'tl irr l'lro f:trrr .f stt'sl'ntrl'ltrl' nnrl rlrcislve, whll.e "iti'ftt'* for-hl:u:k tntlrlitlntes' tnel'cly lxr:ntme n rvlrite *,,tttiiiitiro wottkl ttltve rvrttt if tho elrrl'ion hnrl lxxrrr lrelrl only ninong wlrlta votern? ls n rlislr'lct .'.*'i'i,,-r.l iie,l in i'r*i*tiug'i'rt :*nl:" ni trglc-trternlx't' senls cven wltr:re, :ts il.s t'iuii f"tttt"l llnrlingn ttncr;ttivrrcttlly rlcln' ,r,,rirur.r,, l,inrtk vt'lt'i's utttler n tttttllilttenllrct' plntt ltnvo ntt ;:;,;,i ,,t;tt,,rl'rrrril.y ln ptrt'l'it:lpttte hr llra lxrlil'lenl l'r)ecsn tuttl to ttlttl, t'nptrrt"titulii'* i'f tlretl cltoitt? 'l'lre tlchnteR itt Clrttgres.r fix:ttsrxl in t:tt'go ltnrl' on [ltesrt issttes' ntttl ;i,,';;;;;;,;;;,,i*', "ti"1'tttl hv'('lorrgrrrss.tlclrrtttkxl in lnrge i,nrt ,,1",,t l,lrc :rrlswel" n* [lrls rleclsion tletttottRtrtttes' gttlrl:ttteo frrrrlr l'lre i:t'utf' l* trcerltxl fur ensure thn[ the :;;;;;';;""i,,^nl iru'cntiun rvitl trc ltonoretl irr t'hls nntl future r:rscs.r' - ;;;;," c,ttrt rv*rc l'o ronrlttrlo Urnl' lho rllatrlet e,ttrt orrerl' rvlLhottl. Ihc ttoerl tt'' ftttll'ltn' lrrlallrrg ntlrl nrtlttntettt' llto nn|rrrrprl- nl., rlln;xrnltl,tt rv.tl,l l'n'it'-ton'utl it'r frrrt.er ,rrrtnrlllrgn' Ar [o llorlre l)irtrL't llli nrxl i"'uftt iif'fth'[ i!2' lhr.ra trrny rvell lxl n hnrln lrr I.lxt rurrrrl.,r't t"'tttoiiuti lt' fttn t';rlrtlttp'of llro rllrrtrk't clrtlrt' ftrr tott,'lttrlltrt( llrrrL tho "tr"ii'"-i"t'rt t'i *ttt"1'rR-of bl'rtk votcrn nt lho lxrlls ln nl.trllrrrlnlrto f" ""i"''f " t'f l'lrr. elrr'krrfll n'vnl'ottt llurt rrrlratllttlo n rkrttlnl .l rrr;lttrl ttr','''i"l"iiy fttr rrllctLlvo pnrtt'llnrtl.tt' ln vkrln- lhrtt of Stclhrtt Z' ft i"'tillfi"ttll [o lnrnplrrrt rtlty trttrln' tilvclt lltc fnttrtnl lltttlltr;1n. for irrvnlhlntltt;1 tlnttxrt l'lrrlrir:lr 2!' 2ll' or $tl' ; l, aala.aaraa talilata t'ltcll l'il "lltl lo'll! 2t r:t)N(:t,l,sloN ,t,hc rk,r:lsilrrr of llre rlisl rir.l, r.|lttt'1, nltottkl lxt sttttttrt:trily nltit.trrr.rl lrrso[:rr Is il, lrokls l.lt:tl. llotlso l)istl'it.l, tt:ttttl s,,,r,,1,, t)isl rirl,2 ttt.0 rrrrtrrrvfttl tttrrk.t'srrr:l iott 2 of llrr. vol'- ii,rr';i1,,|,il n,.r. .l.1is (hrrr.t, slr.rrlrl 11111. ,rrr5.1le jrr,ir- ,iiif,ri-t,, rr:vicw lhc rlu.lnlrtr ,f llt. rlislritl, c.ttrl' s'illt rcR;x'tl. l.o llte rtttttttirrilrg rlinl rlcl* tlcn;nct frrll.v ntllrrui l'l'erl' ItEx l.:. l,ul: Iiolieitol' (l,ll'crul lV trt, lln,rprotttr ll t':ti l'ttlt.lts Assistonl AllorwY (icte rul (:ilAm,F$ lrltll:ll I I t trtt I tt Solir:ilor' ( I e n o tnl M u:tt lr:t. !V. i'lr:(hx Nttt,t. A;aislonl lo lhe Sotiritttr (lttttt'ol N,t nt:tn G. ( ir:ttnt:r: AllorneY Arntt,l086