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NAACP's perspective on potential adverse impacts of open primaries on Black communities
0:58:20
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Commissioner Anita Laremont asks Candace Prince-Modeste of the NAACP for data supporting the assertion that open primaries would negatively impact Black communities.
Prince-Modeste responds that while she doesn't have specific data at hand, the concern about diluting the Black vote is significant and based on community distrust and misunderstanding of the proposal.
She emphasizes the importance of listening to these concerns and offers to partner in finding solutions that work for all communities.
Anita Laremont
0:58:20
I I had a question for the lady from the NAACP.
0:58:25
You know, we're very concerned about any impact that changing the nature of how elections are handled would be experienced by various populations here.
0:58:37
And so, you know, to hear you assert that this would, you know, adversely impact, you know, black communities, it's it's concerning.
0:58:47
And so I think it would be helpful to us if you had any data to support those claims because we would very much wanna see anything.
Candace Prince-Modeste
0:58:56
Absolutely.
0:58:56
And I appreciate, the request the question rather.
0:59:01
I think that anytime we are venturing into anything new, newish, right, for us, Looking at past experiences will always help to inform, but also listening to the people.
0:59:15
And, just in the short time that this has come up, anecdotally, the people don't understand it.
0:59:21
They don't trust it.
0:59:22
They don't like it.
0:59:23
Does that necessarily mean that automatically it's not good for us?
0:59:26
Not necessarily.
0:59:27
But I would simply ask of this body to, put in and certainly not just not on you all.
0:59:34
I'm here as a partner.
0:59:35
My colleagues around the city, around the state quite honestly are here as partners to help us find what works best for all of our communities, but also just keeping in mind that the concern is about the dilution of the black vote.
0:59:49
It has come up, and it's gonna continue to come up.