Attorney Notes Page 20

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January 1, 1983

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  • Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Working Files - Guinier. Attorney Notes Page 20, 1983. 59a9663c-e092-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/b28f354d-7502-4962-9e18-59afb0ebdb73/attorney-notes-page-20. Accessed July 07, 2025.

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black citizens must single shot vote, thus

forfeiting their right to vote for a full

slate. J.S. APP. 41a, T. P. 85, 1437.

For exanple, in 1978, in Durham

County, when the black candidate was not

an incunbent, 99t of the votes cast by

black voters went to the black candidate

(who won) .r(* ;o."= ."=t by black v*]ii---

and lost in the PrimarY. In 1980, he

increased his share of the black votes

lost to 50t and ,ron.7

Forsyth County in the 1982 general

election, the black candidates got 55t of

the votes cast by black voters and won.

Th\proportion of votes,,dast by black
vote\s which go to plack candidates
measu the level single shot or

is different than
voters who vote for

the black\canffdates. In Rep. Bluers
case, aPPro tely 80t of black voters
voted for ach year. For examPle, if
50t of bl\ck votes cast went to the
black qdndiAate\ that means voters voted
tor.l/on the avelage, 2 candidates a piece,

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