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Monterey County, Calif., Challenges Recall Plan.
Byline: Katherine Corcoran
Sep. 4--Will the folks who normally vote at Hebbron Heights Service Center in Salinas travel six-tenths of a mile and cross heavy traffic on Oct. 7 to cast their ballots at Sherwood School?
As the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday continued to ponder this and other polling issues that could force the postponement of California's historic recall election, it's no surprise to many that the source of this voting rights riddle is Monterey County.
The largely rural county of vast farmland and foggy coast has been a hive for successful voting rights challenges, some of which have been argued all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. It's a crusade in the spirit of Cesar Chavez, whose farmworker movement took hold there, and is being shouldered by an Ivy League-educated voting rights attorney…
- Officials, Judges Settle Voting-Rights Challenge in Monterey County, Calif.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News September 6, 2003 700+ words
...ways that the Voting Rights Act envisioned...required by the Voting Rights Act to win federal...alterations sought by Monterey County, where officials...Instead, Monterey County opted to consolidate...asserted the Voting Rights Act required...
- Voting Rights Act halts initiatives: land use ballot measures blocked in...
- Newspaper article from: California Planning & Development Report Shigley, Paul May 1, 2006 700+ words
...referendum in Monterey County, and a general...violated the Voting Rights Act because...regarding the Monterey County general plan...violation of the Voting Rights Act. (The case is In re Monterey County Initiative Matter...
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- Newspaper article from: Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA) November 2, 2006 700+ words
...the voters of Monterey County from voting...the U.S. Voting Rights Act. The court...Woocher said Monterey County is the only...conflicts with the Voting Rights Act. Before...2006, The Monterey County Herald, Calif...
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- Newspaper article from: California Planning & Development Report Shigley, Paul July 1, 2007 700+ words
...Land use politics in Monterey County reached a new level...development interests, the Monterey County Farm Bureau and some...ruled in an unrelated Voting Rights Act case that recall...DR, May 2006). Monterey County supervisors decided...
- General Plan Decision On Wednesday: Monterey County: Will supervisors put...
- Newspaper article from: Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA) January 2, 2007 700+ words
...2--After more than six years, Monterey County supervisors are expected to adopt...executive director of Common Ground Monterey County, one of the groups pushing the supervisors...director of the slow-growth LandWatch Monterey County, also expressed uncertainty about...
- The Monterey County Herald, Calif., business briefs column.
- News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News February 7, 2005 700+ words
The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Knight...PRESIDENT TO SPEAK ON VOTING RIGHTS: Mel Mason will give...Impact of 2000 and 2004 Voting Rights Violations on Civil...To see more of the Monterey County Herald, or to subscribe...
- The Monterey County Herald, Calif., Financial Planning Column.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Petersen, Ken November 23, 1999 700+ words
...appreciated stocks. By not selling, you keep the dividends and voting rights, defer capital gains and continue to enjoy the benefits...mail him: ken@petersenfinancial.com. (c) 1999, Monterey County Herald, Calif. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune...
- The Monterey County Herald, Calif., Business Soapbox Column.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Domash, Harry August 19, 1999 700+ words
...and the newer Class B stock is around $2,000. Besides representing less ownership, the Class B shares have limited voting rights. Despite the fantastic track record, some investors don't see Berkshire shares as a good deal today. They worry that...
- Voting Rights Attorney Credits Locals.
- Newspaper article from: Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA) May 19, 2006 700+ words
...never lived in Monterey County, Joaquin Avila...The legendary voting rights attorney successfully...constant presence in Monterey County, which under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act needs to...much until the Voting Rights Act was enacted...Association ...
- Restraining Order in Place until Californians' Voting Rights in Recall Assured.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News August 16, 2003 700+ words
...preventing Monterey County from proceeding...counties where the voting rights of minorities...argued that Monterey County cannot make...of alleged Voting Rights Act violations...other things, Monterey County plans to cut...
Source: HighBeam Research, Monterey County, Calif., Challenges Recall Plan.
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