Identity of MALDEF lawsuit plaintiffs leads to discussion

The revelation that two of the five plaintiffs in the suit alleging that the Fallbrook Public Utility District violates the California Voting Rights Act have names matching those of Rainbow Municipal Water District employees has led to the discovery that neither FPUD nor Rainbow prohibit employees from engaging in appropriate off-hours political activities.

It has also been established that both districts provide training to comply with state law only to the extent of the functions of employees' jobs.

On June 24, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) filed a suit again...