Forget “One Man, One Vote”; In N.Y Election, Residents Get 6 Votes Each

Eyeblast TV ^ | 6/16/2010 | Joe Schoffstall

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In Port Chester N.Y., the old adage of “one man, one vote” has fallen by the wayside, at least for now. A new voting system has been put into place with the hopes of boosting Hispanic representation giving each resident 6 votes, as whites consistently win the trustee seats.

“That was very strange.”I’m not sure I liked it. All my life, I’ve heard, ‘one man, one vote”, Arthur Furano told the Associated Press after casting his vote. The federal government declared in 2006 that their at-large election system was unfair given their demographics and the actual outcomes.

[Clemenza]

Thank him for his service for me. The so-called “forgotten war” isn’t by many Americans and most Koreans of a certain age.

[Raider Sam]

Its not illegal, everyone got the same number of votes so it fits under equal protection. Its a little strange, because instead of having six different races, all the candidates are in 1 pool and the top 6 vote getters are elected. Some school boards do this as well.

The racial aspect is that no Hispanics were voted in, because they split the votes. So instead, now anyone can vote for the same person with their six votes (like a raffle). The judge is betting that all Hispanics will vote for a Hispanic last name 6 times, assuring them a spot. Its not diferent than gerrymandering a district so that only 1 race will win there.

Untoward, but not illegal.