I urge Palm Desert City Council to approve five voting districts
I urge the Palm Desert City Council to approve five voting districts in time for the 2024 election when they meet today, May 25 at 4 p.m. The staff...
I urge the Palm Desert City Council to approve five voting districts in time for the 2024 election when they meet today, May 25 at 4 p.m. The staff report recently presented to council explains there is only one hindrance to doing so. A California city is allowed to redraw district lines once between census years and we used our "once" in 2022 because our two districts were realigned. Fortunately, the staff report informs city council that an exception to this rule is a court order, which has promise because the report suggests the original settlement that created our two districts could function as the court order.