California Voting Rights Act
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Oct 13, 2026
Dave CongaltonHOST
There are three candidates, two seats, but I only get one vote.
Emily FrancisGUEST
Yeah, I know you've talked about this a little bit with city staff, but this came out of a challenge under the California Voting Rights Act.
Emily FrancisGUEST
And the idea was that a small minority group of voters, particularly in this case, Latin A voters, would be left out of having representation on the council.
Emily FrancisGUEST
It was always going to be majority rules, right? So if you got a 60-40 split in the city...
Dave CongaltonHOST
There are three candidates, two seats, but I only get one vote.
Emily FrancisGUEST
Yeah, I know you've talked about this a little bit with city staff, but this came out of a challenge under the California Voting Rights Act.
Emily FrancisGUEST
And the idea was that a small minority group of voters, particularly in this case, Latin A voters, would be left out of having representation on the council.
Emily FrancisGUEST
It was always going to be majority rules, right? So if you got a 60-40 split in the city...