Subject: [EL] At-large districts op-ed
From: Justin Levitt
Date: 3/5/2011, 10:35 AM
To: "election-law@mailman.lls.edu" <election-law@mailman.lls.edu>

If at-large elections are unlawfully denying minorities the opportunity to elect candidates of choice, moving to districts is certainly one common option.  But at a conference of municipal attorneys just over one year ago, I mentioned some other potential options -- different voting systems -- for jurisdictions seeking to keep at-large elections while still ensuring a fair and lawful opportunity for minorities to elect candidates of choice.   For local jurisdictions looking to adjust to new census numbers, it's good to keep in mind that there may be more than one answer on the menu.
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Justin Levitt
Associate Professor of Law
Loyola Law School | Los Angeles
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On 3/5/2011 8:44 AM, Rick Hasen wrote:

"Eliminate at-large districts -- or lose costly lawsuits"

Rod Pacheco has written this oped in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 10:47 AM