At large elections threaten minority voting rights in Texas
Rolando Rios writes that at large school board elections in Dimmitt, Texas disenfranchise Chicanos and Blacks. He cites SVREP data showing minimal minority board representation even with high minority school populations and urges stronger Voting Rights Act protections to curb diluted voting strength.
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Austin
Tex
Mongomery
Ala
Carmen Catano
Southwest Voter Registration Education Project
Dimmitt
Castro County
Texas
SVREP
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Weddings gifts go unlisted as Dingell exempted from disclosure
Washington AP reports that Rep. John Dingell won ethics committee exemption from reporting wedding gifts valued over 100 tied to his May 16 marriage to Deborah Insley a GM lobbyist. The panel ruled the event personal and not a business matter, allowing nondisclosure though gifts totaled many with no disclosed items including no car.
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Deborah A. Insley
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D-N.y
Edward J. Derwinski
D-Ij
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