Civil Rights
Apr. 14, 2016
Santa Monica sued under state Voting Rights Act
Residents claim minority votes have been illegally diluted since 1946 and demand a district-based system.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The city of Santa Monica was sued on Tuesday by residents who claim its voting system has diluted and suppressed minority votes since 1946, when the municipality stopped apportioning city council seats by district.
It joins more than 25 cities, counties and school districts in California that have been accused of violating the state's Voting Rights Act since the law'...
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