A judge said this California city's elections diluted Latino votes. Six years later, nothing's changed
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A judge said this California city's elections diluted Latino votes. Six years later, nothing's changed
In summary Under current law, cities whose at-large election systems are found by courts to have discriminated against voters don’t have to change them if they appeal the decision. It’s been six years since a judge ruled that Santa Monica’s election system discriminates against Latino voters. In that time, there have been at least three more elections — but the city hasn’t had to change the way it runs them. That’s because the coastal Los Angel…


A judge said this California city’s elections diluted Latino votes. Six years later, nothing’s changed
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