March 29, 2012, 12:05 AM
Dozens of school boards in the Central Valley are changing their election systems in response to a state law aimed at increasing minority representation, but much of the rest of the state hasn't budged. Some county boards of education have aggressively pushed for change, spurred on by...
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March 9, 2012, 9:05 AM
A burgeoning onslaught of legal threats under the California Voting Rights Act could upend the racial makeup of elected bodies throughout the state.
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June 30, 2011, 12:05 AM
Civil rights attorneys are using a California election law to force school districts to make their boards more diverse. The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, a San Francisco-based advocacy group, has been aggressively seeking city and district compliance with the California Voting...
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