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Gingles Preconditions
Definition
Three threshold requirements a plaintiff must meet to establish a Section 2 vote dilution claim: (1) the minority group is sufficiently large and geographically compact to form a majority in a reasonably configured district, (2) the minority group is politically cohesive, and (3) the white majority votes as a bloc to usually defeat minority-preferred candidates.
Examples
- •The Robinson court found all three Gingles preconditions satisfied for Louisiana's Black population, with the illustrative maps showing a compact second majority-minority district was possible.