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The City of Encinitas received a certified letter from the law firm of Shenkman & Hughes on July 20, 2017 claiming the city is violating the California Voting Rights Act (Elec. Code §§ 14025-14032) because Council members are elected at-large rather than by districts. Dozens of local government agencies in California have faced similar challenges in recent years, including our neighboring cities of Carlsbad, Oceanside, Vista and San Marcos.
The Encinitas City Council adopted Resolution 2017-82 on August 30, 2017 to evaluate moving to district elections, taking advantage of a legal protection that enables cities to have a say in district boundaries and avoid costly litigation.
This protection applies only to cities that pass a resolution within 45 days of receiving a demand letter alleging a violation of the California Voting Rights Act. The resolution must indicate the city’s intent to move to district elections. Read the staff report for the meeting where the City Council voted to move to district elections.
At its meeting of November 15, 2017, the Encinitas City Council approved Ordinance 2017-15 titled, “An Ordinance of the City of Encinitas, California, Establishing a By-District Election Process in Four Council Districts Pursuant to California Elections Code § 10010 and California Government Code §§ 3487 (c) and 34886.
This ordinance changes how members of the City Council are elected. Up to this point, members of the City Council have been elected by the voters of the City as a whole. In the future, Council members will be required to live in the district they represent and will be elected only by the voters of that district. In 2012, the voters of Encinitas approved the direct election of the Mayor by the citizens of the entire City. This direct election of the Mayor by the entire City will remain and does not change as a result of Council district elections prescribed by this ordinance.
The ordinance further adopts a districts boundary map and sequence of elections as prescribed by the California... |
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The City of Encinitas received a certified letter from the law firm of Shenkman & Hughes on July 20, 2017 claiming the city is violating the California Voting Rights Act (Elec. Code §§ 14025-14032) because Council members are elected at-large rather than by districts. Dozens of local government agencies in California have faced similar challenges in recent years, including our neighboring cities of Carlsbad, Oceanside, Vista and San Marcos.
The Encinitas City Council adopted Resolution 2017-82 on August 30, 2017 to evaluate moving to district elections, taking advantage of a legal protection that enables cities to have a say in district boundaries and avoid costly litigation.
This protection applies only to cities that pass a resolution within 45 days of receiving a demand letter alleging a violation of the California Voting Rights Act. The resolution must indicate the city’s intent to move to district elections. Read the staff report for the meeting where the City Council voted to move to district elections.
At its meeting of November 15, 2017, the Encinitas City Council approved Ordinance 2017-15 titled, “An Ordinance of the City of Encinitas, California, Establishing a By-District Election Process in Four Council Districts Pursuant to California Elections Code § 10010 and California Government Code §§ 3487 (c) and 34886.
This ordinance changes how members of the City Council are elected. Up to this point, members of the City Council have been elected by the voters of the City as a whole. In the future, Council members will be required to live in the district they represent and will be elected only by the voters of that district. In 2012, the voters of Encinitas approved the direct election of the Mayor by the citizens of the entire City. This direct election of the Mayor by the entire City will remain and does not change as a result of Council district elections prescribed by this ordinance.
The ordinance further adopts a districts boundary map and sequence of elections as prescribed by the California... |
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