Appellate Court Upholds California Voting Rights Act - Case Brought On Behalf Of Hispanic Voters In Modesto - California

“A California appeals court unanimously upheld a 1991 law that made it easier for advocates to push for district elections if they can show that electing officials at-large dilutes the power of minority voters.

Reversing the decision of a Stanislaus County judge, a three-judge panel of Fresno’s 5th District Court of Appeal held that the California Voting Rights Act did not create a system of reverse discrimination because it “does not favor any race over others.”"

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