article_snippet.sent: Three sitting city council members chose not to run for office again and, on Tuesday, citizens elected two black candidates to the city council, changing Three sitting city council members racial composition: Five of six members and the mayor were white.
article_snippet.sent: Now the city council will be 50% black.
article_snippet.sent: Turnout in municipal elections has been notoriously low in Ferguson, with white voters nearly three times more likely to turn out than African-Americans.
article_snippet.sent: Likewise, Missouri, like the vast majority of states, holds municipal elections in non-presidential election years, guaranteeing a significantly lower voter turnout -- although only a few states hold the primary and general election in March and April as Missouri law requires Ferguson to do.
highlights_snippet.sent: Sherrilyn Ifill: A city with a pattern of racial discrimination elected two new black candidates to A city with a pattern of racial discrimination city council Tuesday .
  