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George Chidi in Atlanta

Supreme court declines to take up case alleging voter discrimination in Georgia

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The five Republican members of the Georgia public service commission in December last year. Photograph: Jeff Amy/AP

Georgia has not held an election for its powerful public service commission for more than two years while a lawsuit alleging that the way commissioners are elected disenfranchises Black voters plays out.

On Monday, the US supreme court declined to hear the case, leaving an appeals court ruling in place and putting an end to further delays.

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