Mission Viejo: Election Lawsuit Has ‘No Merit’

Mission Viejo: Election Lawsuit Has ‘No Merit’
Homes stand on a hillside in Mission Viejo, Calif., on Oct. 22, 2018. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Micaela Ricaforte
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The city of Mission Viejo said May 12 it is prepared to defend its recent move toward district-based elections in court, saying a lawsuit filed against the city regarding the change has “no merit.”

Last month, Mission Viejo resident Michael Schlesinger filed the suit alleging all five of its city council seats should be up for election in November due to a 2018 lawsuit settlement in which the city agreed to change its voting model to cumulative voting, where voters would cast up to five ballots for the city’s five council seats.

Micaela Ricaforte
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Micaela Ricaforte covers education in Southern California for The Epoch Times. In addition to writing, she is passionate about music, books, and coffee.
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