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: Election LawWant to Learn More about the Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1, and Why The District Wants to Overturn the Crown Jewel of the Voting Rights Act?
By Rick Hasen
Full post as published by Election Law on March 28, 2009 (boomark / email).
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