“We are extremely pleased with today's Court ruling, which affirms that Osceola County must abandon its illegal election system,” said Wan J. Kim, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. ”It is an important victory for all the residents of Osceola County, and particularly for its Hispanic citizens who have been denied their right to full and equal participation in the democratic process in county government. We look forward to working with the County to achieve an election plan that provides Hispanic voters the opportunity the Voting Rights Act guarantees.”
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