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		logicchains on Dec 27, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: California Public Utilities Commission fired direc... Funnily enough, California's system did used to be slightly less one-sided, but an amendment introduced that was claimed would make it less one-sided actually ended up making it more.

mikelward on Dec 27, 2020 | [–]

The CVRA (and subsequent rulings) has also forced adoption of single-member districts. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Voting_Rights_Act

Sunnyvale just switched to single-member districts because of this.

dgoldstein0 on Dec 27, 2020 | [–]

care to share details?

logicchains on Dec 27, 2020 | [–]

In 2010 California adopted https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonpartisan_blanket_primary.

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