On Anaheim District Elections... so...the Anaheim City Council Murray Majority voted tonite to create a "Residency-based At-large Election System" in Anaheim where City Council members must be from "residency districts and elected at-large"...what folks call "Santa Ana-style system"...Below is what the California Voting Rights Acts states about this type of system and the actual language of the resolution passed by the Murray-Majority of the Anaheim City Council.... CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT, 2001 14026. As used in this chapter: (a) "At-large method of election" means any of the following methods of electing members to the governing body of a political subdivision: (1) One in which the voters of the entire jurisdiction elect the members to the governing body. (2) One in which the candidates are required to reside within given areas of the jurisdiction and the voters of the entire jurisdiction elect the members to the governing body. (3) One which combines at-large elections with district-based elections. (b) "District-based elections" means a method of electing members to the governing body of a political subdivision in which the candidate must reside within an election district that is a divisible part of the political subdivision and is elected only by voters residing within that election district. (c) "Political subdivision" means a geographic area of representation created for the provision of government services, including, but not limited to, a city, a school district, a community college district, or other district organized pursuant to state law. (d) "Protected class" means a class of voters who are members of a race, color or language minority group, as this class is referenced and defined in the federal Voting Rights Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1973 et seq.). 14027. An at-large method of election may not be imposed or applied in a manner that impairs the ability of a protected class to elect candidates of its choice or its ability to influence the outcome of an election, as a result of the dilution or the abridgment of the rights of voters who are members of a protected class, as defined pursuant to Section 14026. CITY OF ANAHEIM APPROVED VOTING SYSTEM, 7/2/2013 ORDINANCE NO. (INTRODUCTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM amending Title 1 of the Anaheim Municipal Code to add Chapter 1.25 (Residency Districts for City Council Members), Sections 1.25.010 through 1.25.050 inclusive, to establish residency districts and require City Council Members be from residency districts and elected at large. AND/OR RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, calling and giving notice of the holding of a Special Municipal Election on Tuesday June 3, 2014 (or such later date as provided herein) and ordering the submission of proposed amendments to the City Charter to the electors of said City at said election (Measure No. ___ - Require City Council Members be from residency districts and elected at-large).
Posted on: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 05:36:20 +0000
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