Associated Press on Central Valley groups file challenge to Proposition 54:
Opponents of a proposition that would limit the state's ability to ask citizens their race have filed a lawsuit alleging voting rights violations in Kings and Merced counties in an effort to remove the issue from the recall ballot.
In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court here Monday, Merced County voter Lea Hernandez and Kings County voters Antonio E. Salazar and Dolores Gallegos allege that putting Proposition 54 on the ballot to recall Gov. Gray Davis violates the federal Voting Rights Act.
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