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A judge said Santa Monica diluted Latino votes in city elections. Six years later, nothing’s changed
Under “at-large” election systems like Santa Monica’s, everyone who lives in a city votes on the same set of candidates. In a ...
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A judge said this California city’s elections diluted Latino votes. Six years later, nothing’s changed
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.