County files answer to voting rights lawsuit

Charles Mix County has filed its answer to a federal lawsuit that claims the county unfairly dilutes the American Indian vote.

The American Civil Liberties Union is helping four people sue the county. The lawsuit says the way voting districts are drawn dilutes Indian voters in the southern portion of the county and hurts their chances of affecting elections proportional to their numbers.

The county said it had "no intent, purpose or deliberate indifference" to deny the plaintiffs their rights.

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