Southern California Rapid Transit District v. Bolen

Opinion

ARABIAN, J.

The principal question before us is whether the equal protection guarantees of the state and federal Constitutions are violated by a statute conditioning the right to vote on the ownership of real property and alloting votes on the basis of its assessed value. We hold that, under the narrow circumstances presented, such a voting scheme is reasonably related to the objectives of the statute and thus survives constitutional scrutiny.

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The Southern California Rapid Transit District (hereafter SCRTD or transit district) is the lead agency for the construction, financing, and…