candidate in the race. 89 . It should come as no surprise that the State's linkage interest has little, if any, probative value in resolving the question of whether racial bias in the voting community is diluting the plaintiff minority's voting power. Other courts, in determining whether the "results test” of § 2 has been met, have found the state policies underlying the challenged electoral processes to be relevant, but of marginal importance, in the totality of the circumstances analysis. See, e.g., United States v. Marengo County Comm'n, 731 F.2d 1546, 1571 (11th Cir.) (viewing state policy as a "relevant” but "less important” factor under the results test), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 976, 105 S.Ct. 375, 83 L.Ed.2d 311 (1984); Jones v. City of Lubbock, 727 F.2d 364, 383 (5th Cir.1984) (<HOLDING>). 90 . The district court, having found no vote
recognizing the diminished importance of the state policy factor recognizing the importance of the employers knowledge of the disability recognizing the importance of grand jury secrecy recognizing the importance of crossexamining a witness regarding bias recognizing importance of transcript to rehabilitation of debtor