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The complaint alleges the board adopted the county's redistricting plan "in the face of overwhelming evidence of that it would have discriminatory effects on Latino voters."
The approved map could still face potential legal challenges, after the ACLU and others urged the county to adopt a proposal with two Latino-majority districts.
The map's approval came despite worries from advocacy groups and the Coachella Valley’s elected supervisor over its compliance with the Voting Rights Act.
County's planning commissioners advanced three proposals, but indicated less interest in the only map that would create two Latino-majority districts.