The Texas Democratic Party says its presidential delegate-awarding system is not subject to the federal Voting Rights Act, which protects minority voters. From: theeagle.com
Tagged: attorney, latin america, Texas, voting rightsPosted on: May 22nd, 2008
Attorneys for the party made that argument in response to a lawsuit filed by the League of United Latin American Citizens and others that say the Texas system discriminates against Hispanics.
The party is not a state and thus is not covered by the Voting Rights Act, attorney Chad Dunn said Tuesday in explaining the party’s court filings.”*
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