Government,
Civil Litigation
Dec. 23, 2020
Plaintiffs file state high court brief in Santa Monica voting case
In July, a 2nd District Court of Appeal panel said Santa Monica did not violate the California Voting Rights Act when it used an at-large voting system in city council elections, overturning a trial court’s ruling that at-large voting diluted Latino votes.
With a chance to overturn an appellate ruling at the California Supreme Court, a neighborhood association suing Santa Monica over its city-wide voting system has filed a brief answering the court's question: "What must a plaintiff prove in order to establish vote dilution under the California Voting Rights Act?"
The Pico Neighborhood Association and failed city council candidate Maria Loya, represented by Malibu attorney Kevin Shenk...
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