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Lowell settlement scraps city’s current electoral system

Lowell settlement scraps city’s current electoral system

New approach expected to boost minority representation

By Bruce Mohl Elections 0 Comments May 29, 2019

THE CITY OF LOWELL settled a federal lawsuit filed by a group of Asian-American and Latino voters by agreeing to scrap the voting system the municipality has used for the last 62 years and to replace it with one of four options that will be studied, voted on by city residents, and put into operation(...)

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