Monday, July 12, 2021
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed an amicus brief in
City of Santa Monica v. Pico Neighborhood Association urging the California Supreme Court to issue a ruling that retains and strengthens key protections afforded under the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). The case centers around what factors must be shown to establish that vote dilution has occurred, which unlawfully limits the ability of protected classes from meaningfully participating in the outcome of an election. In the friend-of-the-court brief, the Attorney General highlights the critical importance of the CVRA and lays out clear guardrails for a ruling that would protect Californians against unlawful vote dilution.