Doug Johnson was recently quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle article that focuses on Proposition 11 and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Doug gives his opinion on how he thinks Proposition 11’s passage might change California politics. A few more competitive seats could change the state’s political picture, said Doug Johnson, a consultant to the Rose… Continue Reading
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Massachusetts Newspaper Calls for Redistricting Reform in the State
The Enterprise newspaper of Brockton, Massachusetts recently released an editorial calling for redistricting reform in the Bay state. The paper looks towards the success of Proposition 11 in California, suggesting that the importance of its victory was lost in the controversy over Proposition 8. The article analyzes California’s redistricting methods over the years, until providing… Continue Reading
Proposition 11 and Santa Cruz County
The Santa Cruz Sentinel recently had an interesting article looking at the results of the California propositions, and in particular Proposition 11. The article looks at how the vote turned out in the county and compares it with the perceived prevailing political sentiments in the area. While many would expect Santa Cruz County to support… Continue Reading
Doug Johnson on Top-Two Primaries
Doug Johnson was recently quoted in an article appearing on PolitickerCA.com. The article mentions that former state Sen. Steve Peace (D-San Diego), is pushing a ballot initiative that would change California’s primary election process from partisan to a top two advanced system. Johnson weighs in on the legality of the proposal: “The top-two was held… Continue Reading
Prop 11 margin continues to grow
The Secretary of State’s update from late Monday morning shows Prop 11’s margin contiues to grow. With another 165,000 ballots counted since Friday evening, the Yes on 11 margin grew by another 4,274. Yes on 11 now leads by 186,167 votes — nearly double its margin on election day — and the Yes percentage is solid… Continue Reading
St. Sen. 19: Strickland leads by 2,141
California’s State Senate district 19 is another example of County elections officials posting more up to date results than are available from the Secretary of State. The district is comprised of territory in Los Angeles County, Santa Barbara County, and Ventura County. Democratic candidate Hannah Beth Jackson led Tony Strickland in the early counts, but… Continue Reading
Prop 11 margin grows; ballots left to count shrinks
As noted before, this election is over and the Yes side has won. But the formality of counting goes on. Friday was a scheduled reporting day for many counties. Between votes newly reported to the Secretary of State, and votes posted on county websites but not yet reported to the state, we counted 219,248 more… Continue Reading
Blank Ballots analysis
A number of our earlier posts have noted the high number of ballots cast that are blank on the question of Proposition 11. Here are comparison numbers of blank ballots by contest, based on the Secretary of State’s vote report for 10:22am on November 14th: Blank Presidential ballots: 1.4% Proposition 8 (gay marriage): 2.1% Proposition… Continue Reading
Thursday results: Prop 11 Holds Lead
On Thursday a number of counties updated their counts, and many more are expected today. Most of Thursday’s votes were counted in counties where Prop 11 is trailing: Alameda, Kern, and San Francisco, though some came from the Pro-11 counties Amador, El Dorado, Nevada and Sacramento. Counties that earlier were pro-11 remained that way, and counties that earlier… Continue Reading
Wed 7pm Prop 11 Update
While we have called the results for the Yes on 11 side, the official vote counts continue to roll in. We will probably cut back to a daily update, and even then only when there are significant numbers of ballots to report. In that spirit, here is the combined results of the 4pm and 7pm… Continue Reading