The Section 2 lawsuit was filed after negotiations with Passaic City to resolve that claim without litigation were unsuccessful. Native Americans comprise 38 percent of the population in Benson County, which is located in the north central portion of the state and includes a majority of the Spirit Lake Sioux Reservation.
Settlement discussions are ongoing.
The Section 203 claim and Section 2 pollworker claim were resolved by a consent decree that became effective on September 28, 1999. The lawsuit was filed after negotiations to resolve the case without litigation were unsuccessful. Discussions are now under way to resolve the case without litigation. The lawsuit was filed after negotiations to resolve the case without litigation were unsuccessful. Settlement discussions with the city have been conducted.