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Civil Rights

Dec. 7, 2006

Panel Lets Minorities Sue Over Election Systems

Civil rights advocates won a victory Wednesday when a state appellate court upheld a 2001 state law that lets minority voters challenge election systems that squeeze them out of power.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Civil rights advocates won a victory Wednesday when a state appellate court upheld a 2001 state law that lets minority voters challenge election systems that squeeze them out of power.
      The ruling could open school districts and city councils to further scrutiny under the California Voting Rights Act of 2001, said Robert Rubin, legal ...

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