Third Redistricting Plan Calls for 9 Supervisors
Civil rights attorneys said Wednesday that they will submit to a federal judge their third--and preferred--redistricting plan, which would expand the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from five to nine members to provide a seat for a Latino.
Richard Fajardo, an attorney for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said the group’s redistricting experts were still drawing the new map. He said he hopes to submit the plan to U.S. District Judge David V. Kenyon before a hearing set for Tuesday.
In papers filed in court, the plaintiffs urged Kenyon to reject the new district boundaries drawn up by the supervisors, saying the lines continue intentional discrimination against Latinos while creating new voting rights violations against blacks.
On Monday, the ACLU and MALDEF submitted two alternatives to the county plan that would both carve out a predominantly Latino district, but with different impacts for incumbent supervisors.
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