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District Elections Transition To Be Discussed By Santa Clarita City Council

Santa Clarita City Hall

A resolution to transition from the current at-large election system to districts is expected to be discussed by the Santa Clarita City Council during a special meeting on Thursday, officials said. The City of Santa Clarita first and foremost desires to preserve the health and welfare of its residents. In this time of the coronavirus pandemic, and the almost daily ...

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California Voting Rights Act Letter To Be Discussed By Santa Clarita City Council 

Santa Clarita City Hall

The Santa Clarita City Council is expected to discuss a California Voting Rights Act letter during a special meeting Tuesday, officials said.  On Feb. 4, the Santa Clarita City Clerk’s Office received a letter from Attorney Scott Rafferty on behalf of Neighborhood Elections Now, “a group including Santa Clarita voters of a variety of races and ethnicities,” to abolish the ...

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Saugus Union Approves Timeline For Election Changes

Saugus Union School District officials approved a timeline for moving to district-based elections, officials said Wednesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Elementary school officials for the mostly Westside district OK’ed payment of $7,000 to Compass Demographics, which will draw up boundaries voters will be aligned within, in the next governing board election ...

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L.A. County Approves Map For High School District Elections

Los Angeles County officials approved the voter districts for the William S. Hart Union High School District, officials said Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The first elections under this new system will be held this November. Approval from the county comes as nearly every Santa Clarita Valley school board is working ...

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Palmdale To Pay Record $4.6M Settlement In CVRA Lawsuit

After more than two years of fighting a claim its at-large elections denied minority voters a chance to elect their candidate of choice, Palmdale officials agreed to pay millions and withdraw their appeal.

After more than two years of fighting a claim at-large elections denied minority voters a chance to elect their candidate of choice, Palmdale officials agreed to pay millions and withdraw their appeal. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The city said it was urging state lawmakers to change the California Voting ...

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Newhall School District Approves Districts For Elections

Here's the approved map for voter districts within the Newhall School District

Newhall School District officials approved the move to a district-based election Tuesday on a 4-1 vote, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The district also chose a new map of the district, which divides the district into five geographic areas, with voters now selecting their representative for their respective district. The ...

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Santa Clarita Keeping Eye On Bill For Voter Districts

Days after another Santa Clarita Valley school district was sued alleging a California Voting Rights Act violation, an Assembly bill requiring voter districts for cities with a population over 100,000 passed another committee. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Santa Clarita, which recently settled a lawsuit alleging a CVRA violation, is one of ...

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Newhall Schools Plan Move To District-Based Elections

Newhall School District officials are adopting voting districts for their November 2015 elections, officials said Thursday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The districts have yet to be drawn up, but school officials are headed in that direction after a 4-1 vote in Tuesday’s meeting. Brian Walters was the lone vote against. The ...

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L.A. County OKs Move Of Santa Clarita City Council Elections

County supervisors approved moving Santa Clarita City Council elections, days before one of the men who prompted the change is scheduled  to speak. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Los Angeles County officials signed off Tuesday on the first term of a lawsuit brought forth by Jim Soliz and Rosemarie Sanchez Fraser, who sued ...

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Hart District Approves District Map For November Elections

Hart district officials laid out plans for their electoral future Wednesday, approving a map that splits up the district into five voting areas for which each governing board member will be elected to represent, starting in November.

Hart district officials laid out plans for their electoral future Wednesday, approving a map that splits up the district into five voting areas for which each governing board member will be elected to represent, starting in November. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. District officials decided on their third choice, which puts each ...

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