'If it ain't broke.' Bladen halts change that could have diluted Black votes.

'If it ain't broke.' Bladen halts change that could have diluted Black votes.

Bladen County, NC, was considering a proposal that could have eliminated commission seats created to give Black voters a greater voice. ‘If it ain’t broke.’ Bladen halts change that could have diluted Black votes. is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award-winning independent newsroom. Our breakthrough journalism shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing North Carolina’s more than 11 million residents. Pleas…

Bladen County Board of Commissioners Remains Intact

Bladen County Commissioners dropped a proposal to decrease its number of representatives after criticism from residents and advocacy organizations.

‘If it ain’t broke.’ Bladen halts change that could have diluted Black votes.

Bladen County’s Black residents aren’t having it. They showed up in droves to a Monday board of commissioners meeting in Elizabethtown to object to a proposed election change that some feared would have reduced minority representation.