Josh Zaharoff of Common Cause, in a round-up of the organization’s actions for election reform throughout the states, sums up their recent actions for redistricting reform in California: Continue Reading
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Rick Hasen's Election Law blog
Thanks to Rick Hasen’s invaluable Election Law blog for the link. Continue Reading
Ohio: Census 2010 & Reapportionment
As Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire points out, a recent CQ Politics article says: The relatively anemic rate of population growth in Ohio promises to rob the state of at least one representative in the reapportionment of House seats after the 2010 census, further threatening the state’s clout in Congress. See also our previous post, Illegal… Continue Reading
Redistricting Controversy in Wisconsin
The Journal Times of Racine, Wisconsin, in an op-ed advocating for redistricting reform, says: In 2005 both California and Ohio voters faced ballot measures to replace legislative redistricting with less political panels. Both states defeated their respective measures. In California, Democratic districts were heavily against the idea as were public employee unions, yet supporters included… Continue Reading
Update from the Managers
The following article is from our Fall, 2007 newsletter: Student research assistants have returned to the Rose again this year after another exciting summer of internships and experiences. Six Rose students spent the summer in Washington, D.C. working at internships ranging from the Center for American Progress to the State Department. Continue Reading
OC Register Blog
Thanks to Steven Greenhut at the Orange Punch blog for the link. Continue Reading
Douglas M. Johnson in Victorville Daily Press
From an article by Ryan Orr in today’s Victorville Daily Press: “I bet a third of the people didn’t even know there was an election,†said Doug Johnson, a fellow at the Rose Institute of State and Local Government. *** Continue Reading
2008 Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey
The following article is from our Fall, 2007 newsletter: The 2007-2008 school year marks a pivotal moment for the Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey, as the management team continues to develop last year’s improvements. In fall 2006, student manager Emily Pears and Kosmont Manager Ritika Puri succeeded in cutting data collection time in… Continue Reading
Elections: Minority Mobilization
The California Progress Report points out an interesting new study sponsored by the James Irvine Foundation entitled New Experiments in Minority Mobilization. From the Executive Summary: Best Practices To date, the California Votes Initiative has uncovered or confirmed the following best practices for voter mobilization efforts in low-propensity voter communities. 1. Campaigns should ideally use… Continue Reading
Financial Compensation for Organ Donors?
The Sacramento Bee reports on California hospitals that have greatly increased organ donations from recently-deceased patients. The paper quotes a family care coordinator who links suitable donors in the Sacramento region with patients awaiting transplants. “The hospitals are absolutely instrumental in setting the circumstances so that the best possible outcomes for donation are there. The… Continue Reading