Latino advocacy group calls on Pritzker to veto new legislative maps because they are ‘hindering’ Hispanic voting rights – Chicago Sun-Times*

The Latino Policy Forum argues that not only did Democratic mapmakers fail to increase the number of Latino-majority legislative districts in line with population growth, but they also diminished Hispanic voting power in some districts. In addition, the group argued, the General Assembly “did not provide advocates with a reasonable timeline that would enable community input.”

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