CHAPTER 1.5. Rights of Voters
Chapter 1.5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 129, Sec. 1.
§§ 14025–14032 · 8 sections
- § 14025 This act shall be known and may be cited as the California Voting Rights Act of 2001.
- § 14026 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…
- § 14027 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…
- § 14028 (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…
- § 14029 Upon a finding of a violation of Section 14027 and Section 14028, the court shall implement appropriate remedies, including the imposition of district-based…
- § 14030 In any action to enforce Section 14027 and Section 14028, the court shall allow the prevailing plaintiff party, other than the state or political subdivision…
- § 14031 This chapter is enacted to implement the guarantees of Section 7 of Article I and of Section 2 of Article II of the California Constitution.
- § 14032 Any voter who is a member of a protected class and who resides in a political subdivision where a violation of Sections 14027 and 14028 is alleged may file an…