Rey

In August 2008, appellants, Maria Esther Rey, Jesse Lopez, and Carlos Uranga, filed a complaint for violation of the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA; Elec. Code, § 14025 et seq.) against respondents, Madera Unified School District, Madera Unified Governing Board of Trastees (collectively District), Madera County Board of Education in its capacity as the county committee on school district organization (County Committee), and Rebecca Martinez in her official capacity as the Madera County Clerk-Recorder (County Clerk). Appellants alleged that the *1228 District’s “at-large” method of electing members of the District’s governing board caused dilution of the Latino vote.

Appellants also applied for a preliminary injunction to enjoin the District’s November 4, 2008, election. Respondents did not oppose appellants’ preliminary injunction application. Moreover, the District immediately initiated the process for changing its method of election.

On October 14, 2008, the trial court issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the County Clerk from certifying the results of the November 4, 2008, election. The trial court found that appellants were the prevailing parties…