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Northern Mariana Elections

The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a federal judge’s finding that a Northern Mariana Islands law restricting voting in certain elections to only those of Northern Mariana Islands descent is unconstitutionally race-based.

SAN FRANCISCO – The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a federal judge’s finding that a Northern Mariana Islands law restricting voting in certain elections to only those of Northern Mariana Islands descent is unconstitutionally race-based.

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