New York Civil Liberties Union: Federal Court Finds East Ramapo School Board Elections Violate Voting Rights Act
May 27, 2020
May 27, 2020
EAST RAMAPO, New York, May 27 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release:
A federal court ruled that the East Ramapo Central School District's at-large method for school board elections denies Black and Latinx residents an equal opportunity to elect their preferred candidates under the federal Voting Rights Act. Judge Cathy Seibel of the Southern District of New York ordered the implementation of a ward system and enjoined the district from holding further e . . .
A federal court ruled that the East Ramapo Central School District's at-large method for school board elections denies Black and Latinx residents an equal opportunity to elect their preferred candidates under the federal Voting Rights Act. Judge Cathy Seibel of the Southern District of New York ordered the implementation of a ward system and enjoined the district from holding further e . . .