Dorothy L. Goosby, 83, senior councilwoman on the Hempstead Town Board, explains how she became the lead plaintiff in Goosby v. Town of Hempstead, which changed how residents voted for town board members.  Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr./J. Conrad Williams Jr.

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