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Lawsuit Says Voting System in Long Island Town Shuts Out Latinos

Mara Magdalena Hernandez, who is among a group of Latino residents suing the Town of Islip over the way it elects leaders, in Brentwood, N.Y., her Long Island hometown, June 18, 2018. The suit argues that the town’s at-large system of voting undermines representation of residents who live in predominantly Latino parts of Islip, such as Brentwood. (Johnny Milano/The New York Times)