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Government

Aug. 31, 2010

Latino Voters Allege Unfair Elections

A Bay Area civil rights group has sued the Central Valley community of Tulare and its elections chief, alleging that the city's voting practices disenfranchise Latino voters and candidates.

By Amy Yarbrough

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A Bay Area civil rights group sued the Central Valley community of Tulare and its elections chief, alleging that the city's voting practices disenfranchise Latino voters and candidates.

The suit was filed Wednesday by the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, with pro bono help from lawyers at Reed Smith, on behalf of residents Grace Calderon an...

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