Georgia Allen on why Virginia Beach voters should back the 10-1
One of the plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit that led to the 10-district local election system discusses the reasons referendum voters should save it.
VIRGINIA BEACH — Georgia Allen, the former head of the NAACP branch in our city, was one of the plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit that said Virginia Beach’s former voting system discriminated against minority voters.
It led to a 10-1 local voting system used in the past two City Council …
