Government
Oct. 2, 2014
Governor vetoes voting district bill
Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have granted California judges power to carve up local voting districts in the state to help empower minorities.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have granted California judges power to carve up local voting districts in the state to help empower minorities.
The move will disappoint minority voting rights advocates, who claim some municipalities' districts carve up and dilute minorities' voting power. But at least two activists with the Los Angeles City/County Redistrictin...
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