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Transition to new trustee elections system at South Bay school district challenged

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Fremont Union High School District is planning to transition from its at-large election process, in which voters can elect any five candidates, to a by-trustee-area system. The district is set to be split into five zones, each with 20% of the voting population. Voters in each zone would elect one candidate. The move comes as the district faces the potential threat of a lawsuit from community members for allegedly violating the California Voting Rights Act.

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Transition to new trustee elections system at South Bay school district challenged

The Fremont Union High School District — which includes parts of Cupertino, Los Altos, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga and Sunnyvale — is implementing a new system for electing trustees to avoid a potential voting rights lawsuit, a move that has some residents upset. The district is planning to transition from its at-large election process, in which voters can elect any five candidates, to a by-trustee-area election system. The district is set t…

2 months ago·San Jose, United States

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