The two commission members appointed by Democrats, Brady Walkinshaw and April Sims, had said that failing to create a majority Latino voting district in that area risks violating the federal Voting Rights Act. That mirrors the conclusion reached by UCLA professor Matt Barreto, an expert on Latino voting patterns who Democrats paid to analyze several map proposals.
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The two commission members appointed by Democrats, Brady Walkinshaw and April Sims, had said that failing to create a majority Latino voting district in that area risks violating the federal Voting Rights Act. That mirrors the conclusion reached by UCLA professor Matt Barreto, an expert on Latino voting patterns who Democrats paid to analyze several…
