City council members chose the map their demographer created, despite requests from a majority of residents at the meeting for a different map.
Tag: Voting Rights Act lawsuit
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Fullerton’s Voting Districts Map Being Challenged in Court
The map, which was approved by the Fullerton City Council last month, violates state and federal voting rights law, according to a motion filed in Superior Court.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Are Lawsuits Always the Answer to Equal Representation?
Garden Grove’s Vietnamese Americans have made significant inroads on the City Council, but the city hasn’t yet elected its first Latino despite Latinos making up 37 percent of the population. Is this something a Voting Rights Act lawsuit can fix, or does the issue run deeper?
