Redondo Beach, one of the South Bay’s oldest and most politically impassioned cities, is grappling with how to comply with a new state law requiring cities and school districts throughout the state to change election dates to boost voter turnout.
Although virtually every other city and school district in the South Bay has tackled the issue in the past two years, it’s a trickier matter for Redondo Beach because it’s a charter city with its own set of distinctive election rules. And any changes to the charter must be approved by voters.