HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - A judge has tentatively ordered Huntington Beach to overhaul how it elects its city council with ranked choice voting after finding that the city’s at-large system violates the California Voting Rights Act by diluting Latino voting power. The remedy is a complete shakeup in how elections function after the court determined that the city’s current system does not offer under-represented groups a seat at the table. Orange County Superior Court Judge Craig L.