City council members chose the map their demographer created, despite requests from a majority of residents at the meeting for a different map.
Tag: district elections
Posted inEquality & Equity
OC’s Second Largest School District Moves to Reshape Voter Representation
Santa Ana Unified School District officials are working out how to divide the area up into voting districts in an effort to increase community representation.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Mission Viejo’s Tentative Plan For Drawing New Voting Districts Starts in December
The current plan would see most of the city’s discussion take place over the holidays, drawing criticism from transparency watchdogs who say residents may not have time to weigh in.
Posted inGovernment
Irvine Activist Groups Come Together to Protest City Council Inaction, Secrecy
Protestors are at odds with the council over a series of key issues including the asphalt factory in the north of the city, taxes in the Great Park, and the long debated veterans cemetery.
Posted inGovernment
Irvine to Fight Lawsuit Compelling Voting Districts, Setting Up Years-Long Legal Battle
If the city wins, they would hang on to their current at large election system, but it remains unclear if residents actually want that.
Posted inNEWS
Judge Says Mike Alvarez Must Leave Orange City Council Amid Term Limits Lawsuit, But Alvarez Can Still Appeal
This ruling could also set a precedent for similar term limits challenges across the state, one attorney on the case points out.
Posted inNEWS
Termed Out Orange City Councilman Runs for Reelection, Appearing on the Ballot
Councilman Mike Alvarez’s reelection bid apparently has no objections from City Hall officials, who have been mum on looming legal questions.
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Council Again Delays Vote on District Elections
The Santa Ana City Council again delayed deciding if city voters in November will get to vote on whether they want to switch from at-large city council elections to district-based elections.
Posted inInvestigative, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Halts City Council Redistricting, Points to New Lawsuit
The suit seeks to ban the city from holding any more at-large elections for City Council members, and require the city to adopt “fairly constituted districts” that don’t dilute Asian American voting power.
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Council Now Wants District Elections on the November Ballot
The council also may ask voters to change the city charter to add punishments for a mayor if he or she doesn’t sign ordinances and resolutions approved by a majority of the seven-member council.
