California Supreme Court,
Civil Rights
Aug. 25, 2023
A revolution in local government in California - the legacy of Joaquin Avila
Since major amendments to the California election code in 2016, which standardized the procedures for switching from at-large systems, most of the changes have been undertaken voluntarily, before plaintiff lawyers became involved.
On Thurs., Aug. 24, the California Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision written by Justice Kelli M. Evans, clarified the legal standards of the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) and upheld the Act's constitutionality against a challenge by the City of Santa Monica. Minority plaintiffs need not show that they could by themselves constitute a majority of voters in an election district. All they must demonstrate is that "under some lawful alternative electoral system," such ...
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