The California Supreme Court reversed a 2021 Court of Appeal decision which upheld Santa Monica’s at-large voting system under the CVRA. On the one hand, the Supreme Court agreed with the Court of Appeal and Santa Monica that...more
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...more