CA: San Clemente Finalizes Switch to District Elections
Voting in San Clemente will soon look very different after city officials switched from at-large elections to district elections after facing the threat of a voting rights lawsuit.
San Clemente officials grappled with issues faced by city officials throughout Orange County during the switch to district elections: How to draw voting districts without splitting up communities.
After holding several public hearings regarding the issue throughout the year, a final voting district map was approved on April 16 by City Council addressing concerns over a community being split in two.
“This task has not been easy. People have had some disagreements along the way but I appreciate the unity the council has shown in leading the city to its first ever district map,” said Sarah Schneider, a founder of the Southwest San Clemente Alliance at the April 16 city council meeting. Sheneider is also a city council candidate in the upcoming election.
https://voiceofoc.org/2024/05/san-clemente-finalizes-switch-to-district-elections/
