Santa Clara’s June 5 Special Election is asking that the Santa Clara electorate change its election method from one discriminatory, illegal election system, at-large elections, to another discriminatory, illegal election method, multimember district elections. Is this what Santa Clara desires? Santa Clara, for a long time, has been using the “oldest-trick-in-the-book,” at-large elections, for its … Read more
The City of Santa Clara’s lawsuit over election methods has moved into Santa Clara County Superior Court. At this early stage of this case, all attorneys for the case, representing both the plaintiffs and Defendant parties, must appear at a case management conference, which was held on July 28. The “First Joint Complex Case Management … Read more
On March 30, 2017, the City of Santa Clara was named in a California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit. In response, the City Council re-convened its Charter Review Committee to study and recommend an election method for replacing the City’s current at-large by-seat system with a system that satisfies the lawsuit, and provides protected class … Read more