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Elec. Code § 14025 Section 14025
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This act shall be known and may be cited as the California Voting Rights Act of 2001. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 129, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
Elec. Code § 14026 Section 14026
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As used in this chapter: (a) “At-large method of election” means any of the following methods of electing members to the governing body of a political subdivision: (1) One in which the voters of the entire jurisdiction elect the members to the governing body. (2) One in which the…
Elec. Code § 14027 Section 14027
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An at-large method of election may not be imposed or applied in a manner that impairs the ability of a protected class to elect candidates of its choice or its ability to influence the outcome of an election, as a result of the dilution or the abridgment of the rights of voters w…
Elec. Code § 14028 Section 14028
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(a) A violation of Section 14027 is established if it is shown that racially polarized voting occurs in elections for members of the governing body of the political subdivision or in elections incorporating other electoral choices by the voters of the political subdivision. Elect…