On September 29th, 2011, former Republican Congressman George Radanovich, along with four others, filed a petition with the California Supreme Court arguing that the California Citizens Redistricting Commission racially gerrymandered the 37th, 43rd, and 44th congressional districts in order to favor three black incumbents in Los Angeles. Continue Reading
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“What’s Next California” Deliberative Poll
On June 24, 2011, 412 registered voters from across California participated in “What’s Next California?” – the state’s California’s first ever statewide deliberative poll on governance reform, led by Stanford University’s Lane Center for the Study of the American West.
Maine redistricting update
The heated partisan controversy regarding the redrawing of Maine’s two U.S. Congressional districts was brought to an end on September 27th when the Maine House of Representatives approved a compromise redistricting plan.
GOP aims to defeat Obama by changing Electoral College system
Republicans in various states are currently considering a plan that would change the distribution of their electoral college votes, improving the GOP’s chances of defeating President Obama in November 2012.
Rose Fellow Doug Johnson on Upland's election turnout
On September 11th, the Contra Costa Times ran an article titled “Upland’s election turnout disappoints” on the 28% turnout of Upland’s recent all-mail election, citing Rose Fellow Doug Johnson.
Federal court approves Florida’s redistricting amendment
On September 9th, following a short hearing in Miami Federal court, Federal Judge Ursula Ungaro suppressed a challenge to a Florida constitutional amendment regulating redistricting in the state. Minority House members Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Miami, and Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, successfully contended that Amendment 6, which forbids the state Legislature from gerrymandering, or drawing congressional boundaries… Continue Reading