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Laguna Hills begins public process to move to by‑district elections; council advances next hearings
Summary
City demographer Justin Levitt outlined the districting criteria and schedule under the California Voting Rights Act; council received the presentation and voted 3–1 to continue the public hearing process, with one member recused on conflict grounds.
The Laguna Hills City Council advanced the city’s transition to by‑district elections after a public presentation by Dr. Justin Levitt of National Demographics Corporation (NDC).
Levitt told the council the California Voting Rights Act has driven many California cities to adopt district elections by lowering the legal threshold for a plaintiff to challenge at‑large elections. He summarized the criteria the city must consider—equal population, contiguity, communities of interest, easily identifiable boundaries and…
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