JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from the settlement of claims, brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973a, 1983, 1985, and 1988, which alleged that various election officials committed fraudulent and racially discriminatory acts in order to influence the outcome of a local option election. A group of "wets" brought this action challenging the election in Conway County, Arkansas on November 4, 1986, which by a narrow margin banned the sale of alcoholic...
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