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“A suburban village that is nearly half Hispanic but is governed mainly by whites asked a federal judge on Monday to let its politics evolve naturally rather than cancel elections and impose a new voting system to give Latinos a greater voice.
Anthony Piscionere, attorney for Port Chester, said “an organic and natural system is beginning to take hold” to the benefit of Hispanics. Cutting the village into districts to increase the chances of Hispanic representation, as the Department of Justice has asked, “would be officially segregating the Village of Port Chester forever,” he said. “
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