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Residents get 6 votes each in suburban NY election
Associated Press ^ | 06/51/10 | JIM FITZGERALD

Posted on 06/15/2010 12:53:59 PM PDT by surroundedbyblue

Arthur Furano voted early — five days before Election Day. And he voted often, flipping the lever six times for his favorite candidate.

Furano cast multiple votes on the instructions of a federal judge and the U.S. Department of Justice as part of a new election system crafted to help boost Hispanic representation.

Voters in Port Chester, 25 miles northeast of New York City, are electing village trustees for the first time since the federal government alleged in 2006 that the existing election system was unfair. The election ends Tuesday and results are expected late Tuesday.

Although the village of about 30,000 residents is nearly half Hispanic, no Latino had ever been elected to any of the six trustee seats, which until now were chosen in a conventional at-large election. Most voters were white, and white candidates always won.

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To: CT-Freeper
It may not be illegal, but it it is still a farce. The undeniable purpose is to get Hispanics into office by any means necessary.
Why not just give Hispanics a slate of three seats and non-Hispanics a slate of three seats to vote for? Why the charade? This isn't democracy, it is proportional representation based on race. Why not call it what it is.
21 posted on 06/15/2010 1:15:11 PM PDT by Old North State (Don't blame me, I voted for Pedro)
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To: surroundedbyblue

“All men are created equal but some are more equal than others.” George Orwell


22 posted on 06/15/2010 1:15:48 PM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: DallasDeb
This judge should be impeached.

Impeached????

Impeached, tried for human atrocities, found guilty and HUNG BY THE NECK UNTIL DEAD!

I sure in HELL didn't defend the Constitution for this!

Disagree with me??? I'll compromise and have him committed to an insane asylum for life.

Nam Vet

23 posted on 06/15/2010 1:22:43 PM PDT by Nam Vet (Are you better off than you were 4 trillion dollars ago?)
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To: surroundedbyblue

The Federal courts have been deciding for decades that certain elections reflect de-facto “discrimination” simply because of the OUTCOMES/RESULTS.

Their judicial mindset in those rulings in fact stands in opposition to true American values based on people voting for the candidate and not their race or ethnicity. When a black majority district elects a non-black, their rulings assume something had to be WRONG because the majority MUST HAVE wanted ONE OF THEIR OWN and were somehow thwarted from doing so.


24 posted on 06/15/2010 1:23:23 PM PDT by Wuli
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To: surroundedbyblue

It’s illegal and unconstitutional. Nothing that would bother any committed leftist.


25 posted on 06/15/2010 1:24:53 PM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (leftism: uncurable mental detioration)
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To: surroundedbyblue

retarded judge should be impeached.


26 posted on 06/15/2010 1:31:16 PM PDT by GeronL (Political Correctness Kills)
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To: surroundedbyblue; All

Isn’t this illegal under say ... the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment ???

If I were a white candidate who loses due to this - I would certainly take it all the way to the Supreme Court ...

This is nothing more than stuffing the ballot box - WHICH IS ILLEGAL ...

And if Hispanics get 6 votes, do Vietnamese get 12 [assuming they are half the population of the Latinos] ???

And lets not forget the GLAAD crowd, and how about the PETA folks, not to mention the senior citizens ...

And here’s an oldie [but a goodie] - how about JUST one person, one vote ... OR IS THAT TOO MUCH OF A NOVEL IDEA ???

SHEESH !!!


27 posted on 06/15/2010 1:36:53 PM PDT by Lmo56
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To: surroundedbyblue
Alternative voting systems are an old topic in social psychology. Researchers have long wondered if there is a better way to make a choice than the "One man--one vote" system. This "cumulative"(I don't think that is the real name of the system)is one alternative. Others are even more exotic, but yield fair results. I don't advocate any of these for civic elections, but since the judge ordered it, there ought to be someone to follow up and evaluate how it worked.
28 posted on 06/15/2010 1:54:05 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: CT-Freeper
There is nothing wrong or illegal about it.

Anywhere else you try this, you go to jail. It's called voter fraud. What makes this voter fraud different from any other voter fraud?

29 posted on 06/15/2010 1:57:39 PM PDT by garybob (More sweat in training, less blood in combat.)
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To: garybob
Google “Cumulative Voting” and tell me what you come up with.

EVERYBODY in this instance gets six votes to distribute as they wish amongst x Number of candidates for a certain office. You can even cast more than one of the six votes you get for an individual. Cast them all for one person, cast two votes each for three people, cast one vote for six individuals.

Point is - it is not voter fraud. What makes you think it is fraud?

30 posted on 06/15/2010 2:21:23 PM PDT by CT-Freeper (www.ctf.org)
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To: CT-Freeper
There is nothing wrong or illegal about it.

A little unconventional, maybe - but not illegal.

It is illegal under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment - guess you skipped U.S. Government class in high school ...

31 posted on 06/15/2010 2:29:05 PM PDT by Lmo56
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To: CT-Freeper

If everyone gets 6 votes, its fair - in this case, only one ethnic/racial group benefits ...

Its discrimination ...


32 posted on 06/15/2010 2:32:18 PM PDT by Lmo56
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To: Lmo56
What one ethnic group benefits?

E-V-E-R-Y-B-O-D-Y gets six votes to distribute as they see fit.

RTFA

33 posted on 06/15/2010 2:41:42 PM PDT by CT-Freeper (www.ctf.org)
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To: CT-Freeper

My bad ...


34 posted on 06/15/2010 2:44:14 PM PDT by Lmo56
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To: CT-Freeper

Point is - it is not voter fraud. What makes you think it is fraud?

For this reason:

Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, which asserts a principle that the majority should have the right to make all decisions, states, "A minority group, by coordinating its effort in voting for only one candidate who is a member of the group, may be able to secure the election of that candidate as a minority of the board. However, this method of voting, which permits a member to transfer votes, must be viewed with reservation since it violates a fundamental principle of parliamentary law ." (Emphasis mine)

35 posted on 06/17/2010 10:10:12 PM PDT by garybob (More sweat in training, less blood in combat.)
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