Administrative/Regulatory
Mar. 31, 2005
Voting Act Invalid
SAN FRANCISCO - A Modesto judge has ruled that the California Voting Rights Act, a 2001 statute meant to give minorities more power at the ballot box, is invalid under the federal and state constitutions.
Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Roger Beauchesne ruled last week that the law violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment because it does not require mino...
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