As an attorney was bringing forth claims that several south OC cities were breaking voting rights laws and disenfranchising minority voters, city officials moved to delay paying a lawyer their fees.
Tag: California Voting Rights Act
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Two South OC Cities Allegedly Refused to Pay Up Over Voting Rights Lawsuit
Roughly a year after an attorney brought forth claims of cities breaking voting rights laws that led to a transition to district elections, she says the cities are refusing to pay her fees.
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Cypress To Pay $835k In Voting Rights Lawsuit Settlement
The settlement comes after city officials spent over a year fighting a lawsuit pushing them to transition into a district voting system. The city ultimately decided to settle the lawsuit and make the switch.
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Cypress Voters to See Big Changes Ahead of November 2024 Election
Cypress is switching to district voting after settling a California Voting Rights Act lawsuit with the Mayor publicly blaming two council members for the city getting sued.
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Rancho Santa Margarita Moves Forward With District Election Map
The new four-district election system will allow voters to elect one council member in their district and at-large mayor starting in 2024.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Schiff: Facts Irvine Voters Should Consider (But Weren’t Provided by the City Council) Before Voting to Adopt By-District Elections
Creation of voting districts poses risks of harm because (a) there is no definitive evidence that moving to by-district voting will result in greater minority representation; (b) other remedial alternatives to by-district elections can be applied; and (c) adoption of by-district elections opens the door to unintended consequences, including self-segregation.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
More Orange County Cities Resist Calls to Switch to District Elections
As officials in Brea, Cypress and Irvine refuse to switch to district elections despite a legal threat, La Palma – one of OC’s smallest cities – looks to change their election system.
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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.
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Cypress City Council Censures Councilwoman Frances Marquez
Frances Marquez was formally reprimanded by her colleagues for various alleged infractions, including violating the state’s public records laws despite resident pushback.
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Cypress Officials Face Lawsuit For Allegedly Violating State’s Open Meeting Law
After secretly rejecting letters threatening to sue Cypress, city officials face a lawsuit from Californians Aware alleging they broke California’s law on open government meetings.
