City Council members appear likely to place the question on the ballot during their Tuesday night meeting.
Tag: district elections
Posted inAnaheim, Politics & Elections
Anaheim Considers Change to Filling Council Vacancies
The proposal would call for a special election to fill council vacancies, rather than allowing council members to appoint someone to an empty seat.
Posted inCountywide, Mission Viejo, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Mission Viejo City Council Rejects District Elections; Seeks Alternatives
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.
Posted inIrvine, Laguna Niguel, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo
2017 South County Wrap Up: Laguna Niguel Leadership, Wireless Control and District Elections
South Orange County had its share of challenges in 2017: a Laguna Niguel Mayor stepping down and eventually resigning from the council after being accused of bullying while he found contract cost overruns, two cities switching to district elections and a wireless firm contracting with various cities while making unclear promises of legal protections and taking a large percentage of revenue.
Posted inCountywide, Mission Viejo, Top Stories
Mission Viejo to Consider District Elections
Mission Viejo could move from at-large elections to district elections after a voting rights attorney sent a demand letter warning the city it is violating state law because the current voting system disenfranchises minorities from getting elected.
Posted inLake Forest
Lake Forest Turns to District Elections
The Lake Forest City Council narrowed its potential district maps down to five Tuesday night, as a part of the city’s transition from an at-large voting system to district-based elections in 2018.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Anaheim to Overhaul All City Boards and Commissions
The Anaheim City Council this week narrowly approved a plan to dismiss all appointees to city boards and commissions so as to create more equal representation under the city’s new district-based electoral system.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Council Rejects District Elections Proposal
Hopes that Santa Ana would give voters a chance to transform the city’s electoral systems were dealt a blow this week when the City Council voted down a proposal. But activists signaled that they would take up the cause.
Posted inAnaheim
The Next Anaheim City Council Meeting Will Be a Doozy
The new council majority, led by Mayor Tom Tait, is planning on rolling back a number of measures pushed through in recent years by the previous majority.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Luck of the Draw Gives Moreno Short Term on Anaheim Council
Newly elected Anaheim City Councilman Jose F. Moreno, the first Latino on council in many years, brought the crowd to its feet during his swearing-in speech. Then he found out he’s serving a shortened term.
