California Elections Code CHAPTER 1.5 - Rights of Voters

• Section 14025.
  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...
• Section 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 subdivision:(1) One...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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 elections, that...
• Section 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...
• Section 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.(Added...
• Section 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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018