Attorney Notes Page 35
Working File
January 1, 1983
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this finding is essentially a repeat of
their argument that the only fact which is
important is the extent of electoral
success in one post-litigation election
year | 1982. Not only is this argument
erroneous as a matter of law, see PP'
, 9!!Ie, but also it ignores the
finding of the three judges with which
heard the evidence that "there v'ere enough
obviously aberrational aspects Present in
the most recent elections, to make the
beginning of a trend of black electoral
success "sheer speculation". IINSERT B]
There had never been any electoral success
in House District 8 or in a Senate
District covering any of the counties in
Senate District *2, nor had there been
electoral success in Senate District 22
si nce 1 978.