Election Method Similar to Orange County Commissioners Ruled Unconstitutional by Federal Appeals Court

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal court with jurisdiction over Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington) on Tuesday by a 2-1 vote ruled that the City of Tucson's method of nominating city council members in districts and electing them citywide (similar to the Moses Carey hybrid system for Orange County commissioners) was unconstitutional. Don't know if this will be appealed by the city, and it isn't automatically applicable to North Carolina.

The opinion can be found at http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2015/11/10/15-16142.pdf.