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Southern Kern Unified trustees declare intent to switch to trustee-area elections to avoid CVRA litigation
Summary
The Southern Kern Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to declare its intent to move from at-large elections to single-member trustee-area elections after receiving a demand letter citing the California Voting Rights Act and threatening litigation.
The Southern Kern Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to declare its intent to adopt trustee-area (single-member) elections after receiving a demand letter alleging the district's at-large electoral system violates the California Voting Rights Act.
Board members said the decision was driven by the cost and uncertainty of defending litigation rather than by conclusive evidence in the demand letter. The board directed staff to implement trustee-area elections for the earliest election consistent with Education Code section 5020(a)(2); current trustees will serve out their existing terms.
Board members and staff described the sequence that led to the…
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