The prize for the hottest [alright, so I exaggerate a little] policy report in California in the last few weeks likely goes to Sasha Horwitz of the Center for Governmental Studies (CGS) and Termed Out: Reforming California’s Legislative Term Limits (pdf). See our earlier post for more info. His bio from the CGS website: Sasha… Continue Reading
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Redistricting Roundup: Voters FIRST Initiative
Dan Carino, Capitol Weekly Capitol Weekly is also running an article by state senator Alan Lowenthal: We don’t really need a multimillion-dollar signature-gathering drive to put redistricting reform on the November ballot, as the governor and advocates have promised to do. All we need to do is pass a bill out of the Assembly that… Continue Reading
Some Recent Comments
Be sure to read Douglas Johnson’s interchange in the comments with Eric McGhee of PPIC about Mcghee’s recent report. Also, Johnson responded to Steve Maviglio of team Nunez beneath this post, in part because Steve made some puzzling comments here. Continue Reading
CA Dems to Gain How Many Congressional Seats in ’12?
Chris Reed of the San Diego U-T disputes Dan Walters recent claim that without congressional redistricting reform we could see a “Democratic Legislature and a Democratic governor swiping five or six seats in California for the 2012 elections to solidify their party’s hold on Congress.” Dan Walters responded, as did our consulting fellow Douglas Johnson:… Continue Reading
PPIC Legislative Reform Conference Coverage UPDATED
UPDATE: PPIC has posted video of the event. See also George Skelton’s Los Angeles Times column: It was refreshing to re-inhale whiffs of odorous politics — to hear old lawmakers wax nostalgic about boozing, carousing and secretly cutting deals in smoke-filled rooms. Refreshing, because much of today’s poll-driven, spin-dependent, politically opportunistic legislating is offensive to… Continue Reading
Voter’s FIRST Doomed Without Democratic Support?
Tim Herdt of the Ventura County Star says: The most recent statewide survey on the question, done in September by the Public Policy Institute of California, found 66 percent support for the notion of creating an independent commission to draw political district maps. But don’t let that number fool you. The fact is, this new… Continue Reading
OSU Symposium: Election Law and the Roberts Court
Rick Hasen’s Election Law blog points out an Ohio State University symposium (webcast here) on election law and the Roberts court. I’ve pasted links to some of the interesting redistricting articles from the Ohio State Law Journal below: Continue Reading
Fleischman on the Governor’s Support of Voters FIRST
I failed to link to Jon Fleischman’s FlashReport post yesterday on Governor Schwarzenegger’s support of the Voters FIRST redistricting reform initiative: Continue Reading
Real Facts About Redistricting Reform
There are a number of difficult decisions that face every redistricting reform author, and the current effort by the Governor, Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and AARP is no exception. Clearly, decisions such as excluding Congress are controversial, as are questions about the application and screening process, and such questions should be raised… Continue Reading
Governor Schwarzenegger Supports Redistricting Reform: What Will the Parties Say?
The governor’s announcement clearly is a major coup for the Common Cause / AARP effort, especially coming with the announcement of the League of Women Voters endorsement. This is significant progress, especially since one assumes the Governor’s role as campaign chairman also brings plenty of campaign funds. The next question is what position the parties… Continue Reading