Chaldean Coalition alleges voting lines that divide the population in East County between supervisorial districts are illegal
A nonprofit advocacy group representing the Chaldean community in San Diego is suing the county alleging that athat split a part of East County area where many members of the community live into two supervisorial districts politically disenfranchises them.
An estimated 50,000 Chaldeans live in the San Diego region, many in the area of Rancho San Diego and El Cajon, according to the lawsuit. The community, which has historically voted for conservative candidates and causes, was in the conservative-learning 2nd Supervisorial District before redistricting and is represented by Republican Supervisor Joel Anderson.
Though the commission was legally required to consider such factors as population, contiguity, compactness, local jurisdictions and communities of interest, it was not allowed to consider the effects on political parties or politicians, officials have said.