Several law firms and a Latino organization are part of a coalition challenging a key aspect of U.S. presidential elections: the winner-takes-all system states use to determine the number of delegates they send to the Electoral College. In the lawsuit against two Republican states, Texas and South Carolina, and two Democratic states, California and Massachusetts, the accusers argue that the winner-takes-all method denies the constitutional right to an equal vote in presidential elections. In addition, in at least two states, it violates the precept of the Voting Rights Act that protects voters of color from discrimination. Luis Vera Jr., a lead attorney in the lawsuit, spoke with Samuel Orozco on Radio Bilingüe’s program, Línea Abierta.
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