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Gainesville, Latino group at odds over fall elections
At-large voting system may be headed for court
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Gainesville will hold elections in November for mayor and two City Council seats, but the city still is fighting off claims that its at-large voting system is discriminatory. The city and the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials each have retained national experts to study the Latino electorate in Gainesville. Attorneys on both sides said a judge may have to settle the dispute in court.