Only New York could come up with this type of convoluted thinking: Give every voter 6 votes in the County Commissioner election (they call them Trustees) It was a FEDERAL judge who ruled that this “one person, 6 votes” method was not only valid but essential to FAIR elections!
“(Voters) cast multiple votes on the instructions of a federal judge and the U.S. Department of Justice as part of a new election system crafted to help boost Hispanic representation.”
Maybe Kootenai County was ahead of its time with the last election?
Here’s the link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100615/ap_on_el_st_lo/us_voting_rights_election