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Government,
Civil Rights

Aug. 6, 2018

Defense attorneys accuses a plaintiffs’ witness of cherry-picking elections results

A plaintiffs’ demographics expert in a bench trial about minority representation in Santa Monica was accused of selectively choosing elections.

LOS ANGELES -- A plaintiffs' demographics expert in a bench trial about minority representation on the Santa Monica City Council was accused Friday by defense attorneys of cherry-picking past election results to support a by-district voting method.

The expert is a witness in a rare trial over the California Voting Rights Act, in which the Pico Neighborhood Association alleged that Santa Monica's at-large voting makeup results in a l...

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