Section 53.7 - Political structure equal protection(a) A statute, ordinance, or other state or local rule, regulation, or enactment shall not deny a minority group political structure equal protection of the law by altering, restructuring, or reordering the policy decisionmaking process in a manner that burdens the ability of members of the minority group to effect the enactment of future legislation, solely with respect to a matter that inures primarily to the benefit of, or is primarily of interest to, one or more minority groups.(b)(1) A member of a minority group, as defined in paragraph (2), may bring a civil action challenging the validity of a statute, ordinance, or other state or local rule, regulation, or enactment, pursuant to subdivision (a).(2) For purposes of this section, "minority group" means a group of persons who share in common any race, ethnicity, nationality, or sexual orientation.(c) A statute, ordinance, or other state or local rule, regulation, or enactment shall be determined valid in an action brought pursuant to this section, only upon a showing by the government that the burden imposed by the statute, ordinance, or other state or local rule, regulation, or enactment satisfies both of the following criteria: (1) The burden is necessary to serve a compelling government interest.(2) The burden is no greater than necessary to serve the compelling government interest.Added by Stats 2014 ch 912 (AB 2646),s 2, eff. 1/1/2015.