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Article: Department of Justice to Hold Ballot Access and Voting Integrity Symposium; Conference to Focus on Election Fraud, Voting Rights
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- U.S. Newswire
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- August 2, 2005
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department of Justice
announced today that the 4th annual Ballot Access and Voting
Integrity Symposium will be held in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 4 and 5,
2005 (Part 2 of 2).
-- Section 2. In July 2005, the Civil Rights Division filed a
case against Osceola, Florida under section 2 alleging that the at-
large method of election for the county commission dilutes Hispanic
voting strength. It also filed a case against Boston, Massachusetts
for discriminatory treatment of Chinese, Vietnamese and Hispanic
voters at the same time. In February 2005, the Division filed a case
in Noxubee County, Mississippi under section 2, alleging that local
officials ...