California Courts of Appeal
May 30, 2014
Appeals court says Palmdale not exempt from Voting Rights Act
A second appeal is still pending over a lower court ruling that Palmdale switch to a district-based election system.
By Kylie Reynolds
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The 2nd District Court of Appeal has affirmed a lower court's injunction barring the certification of the city of Palmdale's November election results.
In a published opinion Wednesday, the appeals court also found that charter cities are not exempt from the California Voting Rights Act. Appellate decisions in the Palmdale voting case are expected to affect a similar showdown in Whittier.
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