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Officials, Judges Settle Voting-Rights Challenge in Monterey County, Calif.
Byline: Herbert A. Sample
Sep. 6--SAN JOSE, Calif.--Another potential legal threat to the Oct. 7 recall election was swept away Friday after U.S. civil rights officials and a three-judge federal panel approved changes to Monterey County's election plans.
The U.S. Department of Justice, acting late Thursday, authorized the county's proposal to consolidate a handful of precincts in Latino neighborhoods in the county and hire fewer bilingual poll workers.
And the court panel on Friday endorsed a county proposal to quickly send absentee ballots, many of them via e-mail, to voters residing overseas.
The actions all but ended a lawsuit filed by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. They had asserted that the county's plans had not been "precleared" -- or approved -- by…
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- Officials, Judges Settle Voting-Rights Challenge in Monterey County, Calif.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News September 6, 2003 700+ words
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...Land use politics in Monterey County reached a new level...development interests, the Monterey County Farm Bureau and some...an unrelated Voting Rights Act case that recall and...DR, May 2006). Monterey County supervisors decided...
- The Monterey County Herald, Calif., The Law at Work Column.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News McManus, Jacqueline November 2, 1998 700+ words
...unenforceable under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the IWC required employers...queries to Workplace Law, c/o The Monterey County Herald, P.O. Box 271, Monterey 93942. Visit The Monterey County Herald at http://www.monterey...
- Monterey County Saves Money With Xenos infoWEB Report Distribution Solution;...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 22, 2005 700+ words
...Company(TM), today announced that Monterey County, California has installed the Xenos...government IT services to California's Monterey County, the Department of Information Technology...director of information technology at Monterey County. "Previously, the DSS relied on...
- Wages Higher -- Except Farming: Monterey County: Pay tops national average, if...
- Newspaper article from: Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA) January 3, 2006 700+ words
Byline: Joe Livernois, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Jan. 3--On paper, workers in Monterey County who don't work in agriculture have...wages earned by farm employees in Monterey County. When factoring in farm wages earned...
- Hispanics Make Huge Gains in Homeownership in Monterey County, Calif.
- News wire article from: Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA) August 8, 2001 700+ words
...out of every four homes in Monterey County, Hispanics have led all minority...a quest to settle down in Monterey County, according to Census 2000...own 63.8 percent of all Monterey County homes -- down from 73.1...
- Taste On Tour: Monterey County: Local wines get breathing room out of state.
- Newspaper article from: Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA) March 23, 2007 700+ words
...spend a Thursday afternoon than tasting Monterey County wines at the La Playa Hotel. While...time, it's serious business for Monterey County winemakers taking part in the Monterey County Vintners & Growers Association...
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