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
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Some Early CA Redistricting Map Sketches Raise Concerns Little Saigon Could Be Split Up
Redistricting officials say they’re only “visualizations” of what the maps could look like. Others say they send a signal that Little Saigon’s representation could undergo critical change.
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 City Council to Secretly Discuss Choosing a New Election System
While the city council has had three years to choose a new system, they’re running out of time to choose before the 2022 elections.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Irvine Council Discussed District Voting Behind Closed Doors, Could Lead To Lawsuit Or New Elections
While most of the council has remained mute on the final decision, they’re expected to make a public statement on the issue before April 25.
Posted inCountywide, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Voting Wars: Has the Time Finally Come for the ‘Sleeping Giant’ to Awaken?
After decades of low turnout, Latinos nationwide may be poised — thanks in large part to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s anti-immigration stance — to at last have an impact on Election Day that matches their population gains.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
How Politics Obscures the Truth About Voter Fraud
Whether someone thinks voter fraud is a widespread problem, often depends on their party registration. Meanwhile, voter suppression remains an issue in certain corners of the country, and Orange County has a checkered past.
Posted inCountywide, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Voting Wars: What Is Keeping Asian-Americans From the Polls?
They are the fastest-growing racial group in the U.S., have the highest income and are the best educated. But they have the lowest voter participation of any demographic group due largely to language, cultural barriers and discrimination.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Top Stories
Fullerton Council Sticks With Controversial Voting Districts Map
City Council members decided to stick with a voting district map backed by business leaders instead of one supported by a coalition of local residents.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, News Briefs, Top Stories
Fullerton Set to Hold Another Public Hearing on Voting District Maps
Tuesday’s hearing was ordered by a Superior Court judge who ruled that the council’s selection of a map in June violated the terms of a settlement agreement on Voting Rights Act lawsuits.
