The proposed switch in Irvine’s election system heads to the March primary ballot as some cities in Orange County have recently been fighting back against legal threats over the issue.
Tag: district elections
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Irvine To Ask Voters If They Should Switch to District Elections
City council members are picking a new district map to put in front of voters, and if approved it would fundamentally change how one of the county’s largest cities handles elections.
Posted inAliso Viejo
Aliso Viejo Will Convert to District Elections Starting in 2024
The city becomes the latest in Orange County to begin the transition to by-district elections under the threat of a lawsuit claiming that the city’s current system is discriminatory against minority voters and candidates.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Should City Councils Draw Their Own Election Districts? Irvine Discusses Bucking The Trend
Most city councils in Orange County control their own district lines, but one Irvine city councilwoman is looking at changing that process.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Irvine Voters Might Get Choice To Expand City Council, Switch to District Elections
City council members will have a choice between sending the issue to the ballot or keeping it out of voters’ hands altogether.
Posted inCypress
Cypress Sued For Violating Voting Rights Act After Refusing District Elections
The small northwest city is the most recent OC municipality to undergo a legal challenge for hosting at-large elections, which some say promote racially-polarized voting.
Posted inCypress
Cypress Modifies Records Policy After Council Member Allegedly Fails to Follow Disclosure Law
Facing a lawsuit for allegedly violating state transparency law, city officials are looking to censure Councilwoman Frances Marquez for supposedly not turning over records related to a secret vote.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Could Two of OC’s Smaller Cities Buck California’s Trend Toward District Elections?
Brea and Cypress officials are publicly resisting legal threats to change their at-large election systems, one that critics argue inherently disenfranchises minority voters.
Posted inMission Viejo
Mission Viejo Implements New Election Map, Faces Criticism Over Extended Terms
The new map guarantees at least one new member will come to the dais, but residents complained over the council’s decision to ignore a map drawn by the community.
Posted inEducation
Judge Denies OC Board of Education’s Election Map, Setting New Districts For 2022
Two judges have now denied board members attempts to resist an election map drawn by the county commission who oversees them, instead of one they drew up themselves.
