Mission Viejo Resident Files Lawsuit Against City for Extending Councilors’ Terms

Mission Viejo Resident Files Lawsuit Against City for Extending Councilors’ Terms
Homes stand on a hillside in Mission Viejo, Calif., on Oct. 22, 2018. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—A Mission Viejo resident filed a lawsuit on April 7 against the city arguing that all five of its city council seats should be up for a vote in November.

At issue is a complicated failed attempt by the city to comply with a 2018 lawsuit settlement to make its elections decided by cumulative voting, meaning city voters would cast up to five ballots for the city’s five council seats.