Measure D, a bid to establish city council districts in the City of Irvine, won nearly 60% of voter support.
With the passage of Measure D, Irvine will disband its “at-large” method of electing city council members, and council members will be elected only by the voters in their own districts, instead of by all voters in Irvine.
How we got here
Previously, residents in all of Irvine could vote for as many candidates as there were open seats. For example, if there were four open council seats, residents could vote for four candidates, regardless of what neighborhood they or the council member lives in.
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The California Secretary of State's Office certified the final vote tallies on April 12, marking an official end to the March 5, 2024 Primary Election.
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With the passage of Measure D, Irvine voters will add two more members to the four-member city council (for a total of six members) and adopt a map that will divide the city into six corresponding city council districts.
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The new council will include the mayor and the six council members: The mayor will remain an at-large position chosen by all voters in Irvine and will still vote on issues that come before the city council.
The backstory
The conversion to “district elections” has been a trend underway in California for years. Voting rights groups have pressed cities to adopt district elections as a way to ensure more diversity on their city councils.
Prior to the passage of Measure D, Irvine, with a population of more than 309,000, was the largest California city without district elections.
