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Government,
Civil Rights

Aug. 7, 2018

Witness defends his poll’s bias in voter rights trial

The plaintiffs presented a pollster’s testimony Monday to prove Santa Monica voters preferred changing from at-large to by-district elections, and a defense attorney countered with a cross-examination that had the witness acknowledging his poll was biased.

LOS ANGELES -- The plaintiffs presented a pollster's testimony Monday to prove Santa Monica voters preferred changing from at-large to by-district elections, and a defense attorney countered with a cross-examination that had the witness acknowledging his poll was biased.

The voting rights lawsuit against the city claims its at-large voting system results in racially polarized voting, in which a candidate allegedly preferred by Lat...

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