Santa Monica elections

It’s been six years since a judge ruled that Santa Monica’s election system discriminates against Latino voters. In that time, there have been at least three more elections — but the city hasn’t had to change the way it runs them.

That’s because the coastal Los Angeles County city appealed, and under current law, it’s not required to change the process until after all appeals are heard.

Assemblymember Anamarie Avila Farias thinks that needs to change.

“Even after the court determined an at-large election system is unlawful and radically discriminatory, the local body can hold even more elections utilizing their unlawful system by filing an appeal and paying attorneys to delay this process, during which time justice for communities of color is delayed and voters are disenfranchised,” the Democrat from Concord said at an Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing last week.



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