Fayette County is fighting back after a court decision in May ruled the county’s at-large voting system discriminated against black voters. At-large voting systems have been targets for civil rights disputes because a minority group’s votes for one candidate can be overwhelmed by a majority group’s votes for another. Gainesville’s at-large system was challenged in the 1990s and early 2000s, and now it’s being challenged again, although not yet in court.