FRHD chooses an election map

FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Regional Health District has announced approval of their zone-based election map. The California Voting Rights Act passed in 2001 had been suspended and was reinstated in 2012. The goal of this act is to provide protected class groups with equal opportunity for representation in the election process.

Latinos are the most common protected class group in our area. In 2016, cities and special districts began to be challenged to make the transition from at-large to zone-based elections. FRHD made the decision to be proactive and save money by moving forward with this prior to...