August 28, 2018
California Voting Rights Act (CVRA)
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The Washington Unified School District (WUSD) is governed by a five member Board of Education. Currently, each of the five Board members is elected in “at-large” elections, where each member is elected by registered voters throughout the entire District. On March 5, 2018, the District received a letter alleging that the District’s continued use of “at-large” elections would violate the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) and stating that possible litigation would occur if the District did not transition to “by-trustee area” elections. By-trustee area elections are similar to elections for Congress or State Assembly. The District is divided into “trustee areas” – one for each seat on the Board – and the voters of each trustee area elect one member of the Board. 

At the April 12, 2018 Board Meeting, the Board approved  Resolution No. 1718-22indicating its intent to transition Board elections from at-large to by-trustee area elections by the November 2020 election. The transition will not affect the current November 2018 elections. The Board is now in the process of drafting the trustee area maps, with the goal of adopting maps in September 2018.

Please visit the WUSD  California Voting Rights Act web page for more information.
Community Forums
The WUSD Board of Trustees has been hosting a series of community forums to review and discuss the FIRST DRAFTS of the trustee area maps. All members of the public are welcome to attend either of the remaining community forum dates and provide input directly to the WUSD Trustees.
Community Forum #3
September 5, 2018
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Bryte Café
637 Todhunter Ave. 

Community Forum #4
September 19, 2018
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Southport Elementary Library
2747 Linden Rd.
916-375-7600