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19aAppendix D(2) the extent to which voting in the electionsof the state or political subdivision is raciallypolarized;(3) the extent to which the state or politicalsubdivision has used unusually large electiondistricts, majority vote requirements, antisingleshot provisions, or other voting practicesor procedures that may enhance the opportunityfor discrimination against the minority group;(4) if there is a candidate slating process,whether the members of the minority grouphave been denied access to that process;(5) the extent to which members of the minoritygroup in the state or political subdivision bearthe effects of discrimination in such areasas education, employment and health, whichhinder the ability to participate effectively inthe political process;(6) whether political campaigns have beencharacterized by overt or subtle racial appeals;and(7) the extent to which members of the minoritygroup have been elected to public office in thejurisdiction.The Fifth Circuit has noted that “it will be only thevery unusual case in which the Plaintiffs can establishthe existence of the three Gingles factors but still have