20130509_Public Comment (3)CarofineM: e
From Lylyara BogdanoVch
Seat Thursday, May 09, 2013 11:15 AM
To: Amanda Edinger; Anthony Armas; Bill Dalati; Gloria Ma'ae, Keith Olesen; Larry Larsen, Martin
Lopez; Sandy Day; Vic Real; Vivian Pham
Cc Gregory Garcia; Caroline Morey; Robert J. Tyson; John Woodhead
Subject: CAC Emaifs
Attachments: Feedback from a West Anaheim Citizen 5.8.13 Showalter.pdf, Comments for the May 9th
meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Elections and Community Involvement 5.8.13
Chessin.pdf; Keep Anaheim City Council elections AT -LARGE 5.8.13 Chuchua.pdf
Dear Committee Members,
Attached please find copies of three emails that were received via the cacelectionsPanaheim, net inbox. A hard copy of
each email will be included in your packet this evening.
Thank you,
Lylyana
Lylyana Bogdanovich
Senior Administrative Analyst
City Manager's Office
City of Anaheim
(714) 765 -4925
Ibogdan avich_a naheim.net
www.anaheim.
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Feedback from a West Anaheim Citizen
Feedba r om a W est Anaheim Citizen
Julie Showalter Duliegrahamshowalter @gmail.com
Sent.Thursday, May 09, 2013 7:10 AM
To. CAC Elections
)= pre -c -r_ to ele<:t t _ e Ai ci?� , ± -:y Coun.;a ] a - !,, -- as opposed to
'_ng :e- member_ d!.stri.c_s. I: «c r,)t- want to see r_he council increase in
size. I bei'_ eve this best represent all. of Anaheim citizens.
Reg d r,�S ,
Jul -e ShowaLte
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Comments en for the Ma 9th meeting of the Citizens Advisory Com mittee on
Elections and Community Involvement
Steve Chessin [steve.chessin @gmail.com] on behalf of Steve Chessin [steve.chessin@cfer.org]
5ent;Thursday, May 09, 2013 4:06 AM
To. CAC Elections; Gregory Garcia
Crreg. I wou bc= g =;at f..i you cou'.d make su.:e that these comments are
for,aarded he ~1 r.br -rs o1 :> Ci_t___zo:ns Advisory Comr.i.:tee in time for
t.onigtrt' s meei-. i ncl.
To the CI'?a.ir, Vier. Chair, and ri.ernbers or the Anaheim Citizens Advisory
C,ommitte(, o% I -'',7 ect'I ons, and C oromilni_ :v Involvement:
S].x ct V_ oil kTiow rr.e. "nc OtY1e ] oiir o,t you were appointed after I gave illy
January 31st tal_]c or.. voting and propor.t:i.onal. j."epresentation; I hope
you. watched the Tj.:.deo of my p:ccser;ta i.or.
`:'o_ar r;revious reet1ng sh "'h'ed t iz:: ycu :re divided. Iial` of you want to keep
Anahe ,rn' . Clz.Y.': '1t::. Sy.aCeI. o:f 7 t: d `'C' d_::..P. C:1 to }CC d.l.. e LeCti ons, and half of you
e ections so that undo represented groups can elect
carsd_.dar_es o.I- t:nei.r_ ch�.cA_c.c. ve:i_ther sale is ial.i ling to compromise, so you are
recommend.�.,ng put:t7.r q l_t. i_o a vote a f Lhe peop.l.e. Presumably each haI_r assumes
that tne. peopl - e vii . U side w.t:l'1 L}- c'rTL. Gf cou. - se, only one side can win, an.d the
ct_her side w 1_I_ lose.
� "Ja'n.t: Y(2 t ;!r:dersi <.rld h.e :_cmp'�orr.' ac:: you are reject Lng. As you know, in a
COMOD-)Mi..se, s:.d.e oet..s some of what it wants, buC: not. everything. With
c:1i Lhc side e that �s;anL s at - lara, rri . n.ner- take all elections gives
iip " winner - 'a __1 cc2lccp Du g c L. s to prevenL the '�alkanization Of
Ana "Heirr: .r;tc cz.'..s` r.i.c'.s. "_e i..de 1 waxrts d _s -rice elections g ves up, the
conco_ot of districts, but. gei.s an electoral system that enab.':es
underrepresented groups to e I e, c cand:i.dates of their choa_ce. It would be
wil'i I..n steaCd `✓OU a'`e (I a" 1 9aInh I;ng o''1 a zero garde .
z, proposal of cumula!-. _ve Vo% _nq Uaou I _d have also stopped the lawsuit, which I:
know is Of cor c c.r— t-o marry o f you.. Th t _s s ' U at would Nave worked:
- =c City cl.:..s _r'c: ;. 1_E_i_r}.._ " rs , :'n gl_'rowi_ng:
" 1ca are w ill -rig to settle ' 're awsu.i t ;oy s tchi..ng to cumulative V ' ir�g. You
can accept. our o.:FeY', )r you t -a.n contlnu iitigatlon.. 1.t yOU Corltln e
litlCEatl.Ori, On(,, O.r l :}�JCi t;' :'._IlgS 6J :';_.1. -- alpen: e— we we , LVail, U3" you TJreV311_.
rr; we p.r..'eva :l.%., yol., . ge €: noi:hin7; 4e {(.`r't) brie cl rrfent_ at -large wanner- -tame -all
system
"If you prevail, you get:: cum.'ala i�i�ye voting anyway, because that will be the
remedy we suggest . As you well ]crow, the courts give great deference to the
defendant uri.sd :rct -or when_ task'' -oning a voting rights lawsuit remc -dy, and we
w7 -I.i, i__nsl_st o, curnu at.l.'le 'voting. We w i 1. 1 explain 't= .i
hat curau_atve voting has a
long tract record of being used as a remedy for voting rights lawsuits. We will
pe.nt to it:s success fuji. .ase .'...n l ocations as ;varied as Amarillo, 'Texas; Port
Chester, New York; Poo -r_ia, and over 60 other ;urisdIctions. We will
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"Yoe; may argrde tYa;. d.istricL elect. -ors are a better remedy than cumulative
voting. VIhile we wi]_l d..sague:e wi_ttt than assertion, even -f it were true we
law does rot require the best remedy, only an adequate
one. And Gurr;zlai -ve vot nq is more that. adequate 'co give the plaintiffs the
ability t0 21_eCt C ;a]"d:I.Q`atc,5 Oi t_r'i(?1r C}'C].Ce.
"l•�1e bail- aJ_so argue that nce y0ir are, get °Ling the same Cumulative voting
sol�2tion ha olieved in sett lo ent :, You have was'l_eci t_he court's Lime in
prolonging the 1�,'_t _cxa on and -Mould nol_ be entiLled to a penny more than we
+could Y1ave rlegol:iat:ed duri-ng seti_3.emen talks.
"So " - ,here you k vo`.ing now, or cumulative vct =v_nq (Or perhaps
nothing) later. '"'a re your choice. We hope you will be r_easonabl.e. "
You could do i_ha.s . "ou. do have #- J men. to rhangc; your report. You even have time
-°or an.other naeel_:r,g, os your report is not due until V.ay 31st. I:. hope you will
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Reply R .epi y AiI -vi r
Keep Anaheim City Council elections AT -LARGE
Brian Chuchua [mrjeep@pacbell.net]
I believe the best interest for the residence of Anaheim is to have B council
members, plus a mayor. Let the people vote on this,
Not the Council! Our Mayor is correct.
Brian Chuchua
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