Subject: message from Bob Bernstein Re: Lawsuit challenges new Anchorage runoff election law
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 4/15/2003, 11:11 AM
To: "election-law@majordomo.lls.edu" <election-law@majordomo.lls.edu>
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Lawsuit challenges new Anchorage runoff election law
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 13:03:03 -0500
From: Robert Bernstein <bernsra@groupwise1.duc.auburn.edu>
To: rick.hasen@lls.edu, election-law@majordomo.lls.edu 


In fact, most political science research suggests that runoffs diminish
the prospects of both women and minority candidates.  It would not make
much sense to invalidate under the VRA a change that, at least
long-term, presumably helps to increase minority representation.
Bob Bernstein (bernsra@auburn.edu)