The Latino plaintiffs in the voting rights lawsuit against Santa Monica asked the California Supreme Court on Tuesday to review an Appeals Court decision last month in favor of the City.

The request comes after the 2nd District Court of Appeal on July 9 overturned a trial court decision that found Santa Monica's at-large election system violates the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) by discriminating against Latino voters and ordered the City to hold district elections.

Read More: https://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2020/August-2020/08_19_2020_Plaintiffs_Voting_Rights_Suit_Request_Supreme_Court_Hearing.html

AND: https://www.smdp.com/cvra-plaintiffs-ask-for-california-supreme-court-review/195653