The new group, pushing for more local control, would eye many of the same legal fights Huntington Beach has waged against the state over the past couple years.
Tag: Huntington Beach City Charter
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Huntington Beach Sues California Over Sanctuary Laws
The lawsuit is the latest chapter in a series of legal battles between Surf City and state leaders, testing the city’s powers under its charter.
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CA Attorney General Pushes for Surf City Voter ID Case to Move to State Appeals Court
After an Orange County Superior Court judge ruled the state brought its lawsuit against Huntington Beach’s new voter ID rules too early, state prosecutors want to have an appeals court weigh in.
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Orange County Hits The Polls, Here’s Where Voters Stand So Far
Residents across Orange County cast their ballots this week in the March 2024 Primary election. Here’s what it looked like on election day and here’s the latest results as of March 7.
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Is Huntington Beach About to Introduce Voter ID?
The move is likely to spark another lawsuit with state officials after the California Attorney General repeatedly warned the council majority that voter ID requirements violate state laws.
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Primary Election Night Results: Huntington Beach Decides on Voter ID Law
Voters in Huntington Beach decided on three different measures on the primary ballot, including adding voter ID laws for elections, changing rules about which flags can be flown on city flag poles and a host of changes to city operations.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Federal Judge Tosses Surf City Lawsuit Against CA Housing Mandate
A U.S. District judge dismissed the case before it ever made it to a full trial, saying the city would have to fight the state in a different courtroom.
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Voter IDs, Noncitizen Voting: Two Orange County Cities Fuel Opposing Debates on Voting
Santa Ana considers asking its voters if non-citizens should be allowed to cast ballots. Meanwhile, Huntington Beach debates asking voters if they want to adopt voter ID laws.
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Huntington Beach Considers Potential Ballot Measures On Voter ID and Library Control
City council members debated a host of charter amendments as a majority of residents demanded the politicians leave the charter alone at last week’s meeting.
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Huntington Beach City Council Refuses to Discuss Charter Amendments In Special Meeting
After calling a series of special meetings to discuss a slate of proposed charter amendments, Mayor Tony Strickland refused to let council members discuss the amendments at a Thursday night meeting.
