A map of ballot drop-off boxes proposed for the city triggered immediate concern by council members like Phil Bacerra.
Tag: voting rights
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Politics & Elections, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories
The Accidental Advocate
In 2011, Kevin Shenkman was a patent attorney with no background in election law when a Democratic Party official asked him to take on a voting rights case in the Los Angeles County city of Palmdale. Now he is a statewide force for district-based elections.
Posted inSan Clemente
San Clemente Council Blocks Push for Voting Districts on November Ballot
A group of residents did everything required to get a referendum on the November ballot to change the city’s electoral system from at-large to district-based voting. But the council pushed it off to the 2018 election.
Posted inOrange, Santa Ana
Potential College District Board Appointment Sparks Controversy
Trustees at the Rancho Santiago Community College District are considering filling a vacancy on the board less than three months before the November election – and thus giving their choice the advantage of incumbency.
