Talk:Bullet voting
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A bunch of search results talk about bullet voting being used by racial minorities and then majorities trying to ban it to dilute their voting power, but I don't have time to write about it
'"anti-bullet-voting" devices prevent minority voters from having even a small voice in at-large elections. It is assumed that without such devices, candidates with concentrated minority support may be elected while white voters' support'
"instead adopting a ban on bullet voting that made it even more difficult for blacks..."
"so as to deny blacks the opportunity of maximizing their support for one minority candidate by “bullet voting,” and increasing the..." — Omegatron (talk) 00:45, 13 July 2017 (UTC)