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Dates: during 2002-2002
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...court also ruled that the redistricting plan did not violate the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. That act forbids the creation of districts that spread minority voters among several districts so their voting power is diluted. The act also prohibits “packing?? minority voters into a single district so minorities cannot exercise electoral power in several districts...

Author: By Stephanie M. Skier, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cambridge Loses Redistricting Suit | 4/9/2002 | See Source »

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