Culver City’s sizable progressive coalition, which celebrated a muscular victory in Tuesday’s School Board election, is about to absorb a setback.
Fittingly, City Atty. Carol Schwab today rendered her call on whether Culver City, as a charter city, is subject to the new state law that compels combining all elections in communities with low voter turnouts.
Choosing her words carefully, the city attorney indicated that while City Hall’s view may be influential, the final verdict will be handed down from Sacramento – if it disagrees.
Ms. Schwab’s succinct statement:
“As previously stated, the City’s elections consultant has opined that SB 415 does not apply to charter cities. At this time, I have not seen anything else that would lead me to believe otherwise.”
This news will be a huge disappointment for liberal Culver City Democrats credited with diagramming an impressive victory for Prof. Kelly Kent, a neuroscientist, in her first try for office.
Liberals long have campaigned for consolidated elections – in large and small communities.
Unanimously, they are convinced that when voter participation is expanded – whether by force or voluntarily – the majority unquestionably will vote Democrat.
