CVUSD releases Map blueprints
The Conejo Valley Unified School District is transitioning to a to a By-Trustee area election system which will take affect in the 2020 general election. The transition is because of CVUSD receiving a demand letter on June 8, 2018 claiming that the District’s current method of electing the Board of Education members through at-large elections violates the California Voting Rights Act (“CVRA”). The intent of this new proposed system is to offer greater opportunities for people who are underrepresented to vote.
There are three scenarios/drafts created by the District’s demographer and legal counsel that separate the trustees into five areas. Under the By-Trustee system, candidates for the Board of Education can reside anywhere in CVUSD’s area of service and are elected by the registered voters that reside within the CVUSD area of service.
The maps also include a data table showing the total population, voters over the age of 18 and voters who are registered. The numbers all come from a census done in 2010.
Many public hearings and meetings will take place in the near future for community members to voice their opinions and concerns. The Board of Trustees will vote on February 19th, and will choose the final map that will be put into effect in 2020.
