[Jet Jaguar]

This photo provided by the Port Chester, N.Y., village clerk shows the ballot for the election of six village trustees, which ends Tuesday, June 15, 2010. In an effort to correct a 2006 finding by the federal government that the existing election system was unfair, this election allows voting over a five day period and gives residents six votes each to apportion as they wish among the candidates.

[OldDeckHand]

"Federal Judge Stephen Robinson said that violated the Voting Rights Act. He imposed an election system in which residents were allowed to cast six votes each and could give all six to one candidate."

What?

Again, one of the numerous stories reported by the media that fails to give a link to the judge's ruling. So, you have to take their word about what it says, rather than reading it for yourself.

[Ancient Drive]

Votar repetido y viguorosamente! seis votos pro persona! seis por uno! 6x1= seis votos! si!!

[dr_lew]

This is Zoë Baird come back to life. She was full of this stuff.

[happinesswithoutpeace]

FR link

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2534954/posts

[montag813]

Federal Judge Stephen Robinson said that violated the Voting Rights Act. He imposed an election system in which residents were allowed to cast six votes each and could give all six to one candidate.

It is to their great shame that the entire town of Port Chester didn't RIOT on that day, and a mob carry "Judge" Robinson out of his chambers to tar and feather him. Just disgusting beyond imagination.

[Eagles6]

"Although the village of about 30,000 residents is nearly half Hispanic, no Latino had ever been elected trustee. Most voters were white, and white candidates always won."

Most voters were White? Does that mean that a high percentage of latinos were not legally able to vote because they were not citizens? Were only latino voters given 6 votes?

[DB]

Well...

Nothing like a color blind society...

Some are more equal than others...

[presidio9]

I live five miles from Port Chester. The town is a low-income refuge for various service workers. It Is located between Greenwhich, Connecticut, and Rye, New York, both among the 10 wealthiest towns in the United States. Portchester’s residents work primarily in Rye and Greenwich, but also in nearby Scarsdale, Larchmont, and Bedford.

This type of voting is, of course idiotic. With an almost total majority, if Hispanic voters wanted to get their candidates elected, they should have no problem organizing voters around fewer candidates. But what people are missing here is that EVERYBODY got to vote six times, not just Hispanics. Therefore, it was not a civil rights issue, and therefore not suceptible to federal election laws. As long as nobody is discriminated against, municipalities are free to organize their elections however they choose.