Category: district voting

Cypress Doubles Down Amid Voting Controversy

May 13, 2022
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CYPRESS, Calif.—Cypress now faces two potential lawsuits after privately voting to reject new citywide election methods, and for refusing to release information from these private sessions on May 9. Despite hundreds of cities in California agreeing to switch their city election methods to districts—voters choosing only one member who lives within their area—Cyress voted March…

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Mission Viejo Resident Files Lawsuit Against City for Extending Councilors’ Terms

April 19, 2022
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MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—A Mission Viejo resident filed a lawsuit on April 7 against the city arguing that all five of its city council seats should be up for a vote in November. At issue is a complicated failed attempt by the city to comply with a 2018 lawsuit settlement to make its elections decided by…

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Mission Viejo to Utilize District-Based Election System

July 15, 2021
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City council in Mission Viejo, Calif. decided in a closed session July 13 to move toward a district-based voting system for elections beginning November 2022. It publicly shared its decision after voting in favor of the new system. The move came after council analyzed the city’s demographics and determined its at-large voting system produced results that violated the state of California’s Voting Rights Act. The act…

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