How One Duo Uses California Voting Rights Act to Flip Red Cities—With Your Tax Dollars
A California Superior Court judge ordered Huntington Beach to adopt ranked-choice voting after a lawsuit alleging that its at-large system diluted Latino voting power. The case was brought by the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project and resident Victor Valladares, with attorney Kevin Shenkman leading the challenge under the California Voting Rights Act. Shenkman has used the same legal strategy to target other conservative‑leaning jurisdictions across the state.
- ▪The court ruling requires Huntington Beach to replace its traditional at-large election method with ranked-choice voting to address alleged minority vote dilution.
- ▪Attorney Kevin Shenkman, who runs Shenkman & Hughes PC, has become a prominent figure in filing CVRA lawsuits against at-large systems in numerous California cities.
- ▪The lawsuit was filed by the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project and local resident Victor Valladares, arguing that the current system disadvantages Latino voters.
- ▪Ranked-choice voting allows voters to rank candidates, potentially creating districts where minority and Democratic‑leaning voters can more easily elect preferred candidates.
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