Court Provides Guidance in Applying “Racially Polarized Voting” Analysis to a California Voting Rights Act Challenge
By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/21
Court of Appeal Decision in Yumori-Kaku et al. v. City of Santa Clara - The City of Santa Clara’s method of electing city council members at-large — in which each council member is elected by all City voters — violated the California Voting Rights Act, a California appellate court held late last year. The Sixth District Court of Appeal held that the remedy requiring the City to transition to district-based city council elections did not violate the Equal Protection Clause. It determined that...
By: Best Best & Krieger LLP