In _____________, the Supreme Court struck down an at-large election scheme in Burke County, Georgia on the basis that there was discriminatory intent on the part of public officials.

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The Supreme Court case that struck down an at-large election scheme in Burke County, Georgia on the basis of discriminatory intent was Rogers v. Lodge (1982). Thornburgh v. Gingles (1985) established a test to determine whether vote dilution had occurred, Mobile v. Bolden (1980) addressed a challenge to a redistricting plan in Mobile, Alabama, and Shaw v. Reno (1993) dealt with a challenge to a redistricting plan in North Carolina on the basis of racial gerrymandering.

In _____________, the Supreme Court Struck Down an At-Large Election