HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — Houston County is facing a second federal lawsuit challenging how it elects county commissioners, with civil rights attorneys claiming the current system violates the Voting Rights Act.

The Southern Poverty Law Center filed the complaint Oct. 30 in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in Macon on behalf of two Black Warner Robins residents — Jacqueline Rozier and Hiram Morgan.

The lawsuit targets Houston County's at-large election system , where all voters countywide participate in electing each of the five county commissioners. The complaint argues this system dilutes Black voting strength and prevents Black voters from electing candidates of their choice.

"Each member is elected in what are called at-large elections, which means that all

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