The Governor is among the first to declare Prop 11 as a win: “This is really the first time that an initiative like this has won in America — this is why this is historic — the first time where really citizens independently of the Legislature “… will draw the district lines in the future”… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Rose Report
LA Times Breaks Down County by County Results
While you’re waiting for those uncounted ballots to get counted, check out the LA Times election results map of the propositions. It allows you to see results, county by county. The Secretary of State’s election page originally tried to do this, but were forced to replace their page with a simple text version, when their… Continue Reading
Proposition 11 Closer to Passing
The Rose Institute’s Doug Johnson urges caution in the comments: With 100% of precincts reporting, Prop 11 is up by the narrowest of margins: Note that in recent CA statewide elections, about 10% of the votes remained to be counted after the “100% of precincts reporting†point was announced. So this one remains a toss-up.… Continue Reading
Prop. 11 Leading, But Too Close to Call
With less than 5% of precincts still unreported, Proposition 11 has a 1% lead, less than 100,000 votes. The Central Valley Business Times noted just how narrow that lead is in some places: Indicative of the tight race, Prop 11 was approved in San Joaquin County by a mere 20 votes out of more than… Continue Reading
Latest Results for CA Propositions
For the latest results on Prop. 11 (and all the propositions), keep an eye on the Secretary of State’s election page. Currently, with less than 9% of results in, Proposition 11 has a significant lead. Early results, however, tend to be absentee ballots, so we’ll have to wait to get a better sense of election… Continue Reading
Ralph Rossum Discusses Negative Campaign Ads
In local political races, like that of Rialto mayor, negative campaign ads are becoming commonplace. Ralph Rossum, director of the Rose Institute, discusses the problematic impact of extreme advertisements in an article in the Press-Enterprise: “Ralph Rossum, of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College, said the type of negative… Continue Reading
New Voter Registration Numbers: "Obama Surge" Continues
The final voter registration report before tomorrow’s election shows the surge in California Democratic voter registrations is continuing. After signing up over 465,000 new registrants between January first and September 5th, the Democratic Party then signed up another 582,000 between September 5th and the October 20th registration deadline. The Republican Party showed some signs of… Continue Reading
LA Weekly Takes a Look at Proposition 11
A recent article appearing in LA Weekly takes an in-depth look at Proposition 11. The article attempts to explain what Proposition 11 hopes to accomplish to novices of the redistricting process, entitling the article “Proposition 11: The Most Misunderstood.” The article also highlights some particularly notable cases of gerrymandering and the details of how the… Continue Reading
Democratic California State Treasurer Endorses Proposition 11
According to the Sacramento Bee CapitalAlert, California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, a Democrat, has decided to endorse Proposition 11. His endorsement provides a potential counter to the argument made by foes of Proposition 11 that it is a Republican power grab. State Treasurer Bill Lockyer became the first statewide elected Democrat to endorse Proposition 11… Continue Reading
Wall Street Journal Has Article On Proposition 11
Acknowledging the importance of political activities in California to the United States as a whole, the Wall Street Journal recently took a look at Proposition 11. The article mainly describes the arguments for and against for their national readers who may have been previously unfamiliar with the initiative and its implications. However the article does… Continue Reading