The small Hale County town was added as a defendant to the federal lawsuit, which now also accuses the defendants of Voting Rights Act violations.
and the Black town council members he appointed amended their federal lawsuit against Newbern’s white mayor and all-white council, adding the town as a defendant and accusing the defendants of violating the Voting Rights Act.
But Stokes is claiming that there was nothing untoward about the special election the all-white council held that led to the council declaring themselves the winners and appointing Stokes interim mayor. The suit, which also claims alleges the defendants prevented Braxton and the all-Black council from discharging their duties, including changing the locks on the town hall and preventing them from accessing city documents and bank accounts.
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