Elec. Code, § 14027 · Chapter 1.5. Rights of Voters
Elec. Code, § 14027
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
An at-large method of election may not be imposed or applied in a manner that impairs the ability of a protected class to elect candidates of its choice or its ability to influence the outcome of an election, as a result of the dilution or the abridgment of the rights of voters who are members of a protected class, as defined pursuant to Section 14026.
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History
Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 129, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.
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