Bridges v. City of Wildomar

Opinion

MILLER, J.

In February 2008, when voters chose to incorporate the City of Wildomar (Wildomar), voters also chose to elect city council members via by-district elections. In November 2009, voters chose to replace the by-district voting system with an at-large voting system. Martha Bridges and John Burkett (Plaintiffs) sued Wildomar for modifying the by-district means of electing city council members. Plaintiffs asserted two causes of action; (1) the modification of the voting system violated Government Code 1 sections 57378, 34884, and 34871, and (2) the modification of the voting system…