Measure L: Require City Council Members Be Residents of and Elected By Districts

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League of Women Voters of California Education Fund

Orange County, CA

November 4, 2014 Election

Measure L
Require City Council Members Be Residents of and Elected By Districts
City of Anaheim
Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required

Pass: 30,873 / 68.8% Yes votes ...... 13,981 / 31.2% No votes

See Also: Index of all Measures

Results as of Dec 28 11:40am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (147/147)
17.7% Voter Turnout (640,358/1,424,216)

Information shown below: Official Information |

Shall the proposed Charter Amendment be adopted to change the method of electing City Council members (except the Mayor) by amending the City Charter to require: (i) City Council member election from residency districts by voters of that district; (ii) the City Council to establish and periodically adjust district boundaries, and (iii) amendments to the Charter for City Council eligibility and filling vacancies? This Charter amendment measure does not give the Council the power to raise its compensation or that of city officials without voter approval.

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News and Analysis

89.3 KPCC coverage

Latino activists push Anaheim council toward district elections - Activists say at-large voting dilutes the voice of Latinos, Anaheim's largest ethnic group but a minority of voters. Voters have a chance to change that this fall.

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