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Mission Viejo likely will be the first California city to use “cumulative voting” to elect its City Council starting in 2020 after Orange County Superior Court Judge Walter Schwarm Thursday signed a proposed judgement.
Mission Viejo has been sued for its admitted violation of state voting law after failing to switch its city council to district elections.
Mayor declares city safe from a law suit over electing city council members by district. But there is confusion over what actually happened.
Mission Viejo is looking for an alternative to solve its racially polarized voting problem after the City Council decided unanimously district elections won’t work for the city in an unprecedented move for an Orange County city struggling with racially separated voting attitudes.