It's ON - Justice Department OKs Richmond's mayoral election plan
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 at 07:12PM
TheSpook
The Justice Department on Monday approved
Richmond's plan for a citywide election of a strong mayor, rejecting
claims it would dilute the political might of the city's largely black
electorate. The ruling clears the way for a Nov. 2 election that would
pit the incumbent, Rudolph McCollum, against the nation's first elected
black governor, L. Douglas Wilder. [more]
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