The Census Bureau now provides a running total of the 2011 participation rates so far for states, counties, tribal reservations, and cities. The website also shows the participation rate* of each jurisdiction so far, with a comparison to its final 2000 Census participation rate. The data changes dramatically everyday as more census forms are returned. Continue Reading
Author Archives: Rose Institute
Rose Study Featured in Desert Sun
A March 21st Desert Sun article references the city of La Quinta and Bob Hope Classic Visitor Profile Survey conducted by the Rose Institute. The Sun highlights the Institutes’s finding that “during the 2009 Bob Hope Classic, visitors who attended the golf tournament spent an average of $368 a day on food, lodging, shopping and recreation.†Continue Reading
Rose's Doug Johnson and Jack Pitney on gerrymandering
An article featured in both Redlands Daily Facts and The San Bernardino County Sun on March 21 quoted Rose Institute Fellow Douglas Johnson extensively on gerrymandering in the 59th state assembly district. The article also quoted the Rose’s Professor Jack Pitney on the issue. Johnson is quoted as saying: “The district’s shape makes money the… Continue Reading
Misleading California’s Voters: The Financial Accountability In Redistricting Act
The California Democratic redistricting machine is worried. Led by Congressman Howard Berman and his consultant brother Michael, they controlled the state’s bipartisan incumbent-protection gerrymander in 2001. Now their control is threatened by an initiative that would place Congressional redistricting within the mandate of the Citizens Redistricting Commission. Congressman Berman and his allies are responding with… Continue Reading
UPDATED: NY Times responds to Rose note with correction
[Previous title: “Tom Friedman and NY Times get the facts wrong on Prop. 11”: see update at the bottom.] Unfortunately, op-ed writer Thomas Friedman and the New York Times are following in the footsteps of the Wall Street Journal by failing to fact-check what they write on redistricting. Mr. Friedman’s endorsement of independent redistricting commissions is a… Continue Reading
Rove Op-ed on Importance of Redistricting
Last week, Karl Rove wrote an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal on the importance of many 2010 state congressional races for redistricting and the resulting reapportionment of seats in the US House of Representatives. In many states, redistricting of congressional seats is done by the state legislatures. If Republicans are able to win… Continue Reading
Congressional Redistricting Reform Without Real Change
Representative John Tanner (D-TN) called for redistricting reform in each of the past three Congresses, but he is now scaling back his goal. Tanner’s previous bills would have created a bipartisan commission to control Congressional redistricting in each state. His new proposal merely requires state legislators to post their plans online for 10 days and… Continue Reading
Open Primaries in California: The Future of Proposition 14
In June 2010, California voters will have the chance to fundamentally alter the state’s primary election system. Currently, California operates under a modified closed primary system. Under this system, political parties nominate candidates for the November General Election through a June Primary Election. The primary is “closed†because voters may select only their own party’s candidates,… Continue Reading
Redistricting Reform in Virginia?
Former Virginia Democratic nominee for Governor, State Senator Creigh Deeds, has been very actively promoting a bill in the Virginia Senate that would reform the process for redistricting in Virginia. The official summary of his bill (SB 173) reads: Establishes a seven-member temporary commission to prepare redistricting plans in 2011 and each tenth year thereafter… Continue Reading
Rose Institute’s Florida Report Featured by DLCC, FLA Politics
The Rose Institute’s recent report on redistricting in Florida has been featured on two more major sites. First, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee highlighted the article, calling it “well worth a read” and quoting from the report’s discussion of the FairDistricts initiatives. Second, FLA Politics did a second piece on the report, calling it a… Continue Reading