Minority Vote Dilution

A federal judge held that the Frisco, Texas, school district's at-large electoral system does not deny African American, Hispanic or Asian voters an equal opportunity to participate in the electoral process, because it has not been shown that a coalition of minority voters across these ethnic groups is politically cohesive.

SHERMAN, Texas — A federal judge held that the Frisco, Texas, school district's at-large electoral system does not deny African American, Hispanic or Asian voters an equal opportunity to participate in the electoral process, because it has not been shown that a coalition of minority voters across these ethnic groups is politically cohesive.

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