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2008
Why Schwarzenegger's Redistricting Plan
Won't Work
California Majority Report.com
May 13, 2008
Tony Quinn: Redistricting Reform OK, But
It's Only A Start
Sacramento Bee
May 11, 2008
Governor May Face Donor Fatigue
Contra Costa Times
May 11, 2008
Dan Walters: Competing Proposals For Remap
Sacramento Bee
May 7, 2008
Initiative On Redistricting Closer To
Ballot
San Francisco Chronicle
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Nunez Pushes Ethics Plan As Rival Petitions
Are Filed
Sacramento Bee
May 7, 2008
To Get Leadership Reform, We First Need
Redistricting
Los Angeles Daily News
May 1, 2008
Good Intentions Could Harm Redistricting
Ballot Measure
Los Angeles Times
April 28, 2008
Redistricting On Track To Qualify,
Consultant Says
New America Foundation.com
April 23, 2008
Why Are GOP Contributors Putting Big Money
Into Redistricting Reform?
California Progress Report.com
April 19, 2008
Gov's
Giving To Remap Measure Tops $1 million
Sacramento Bee Capital Alert
April 21, 2008
‘Due
Process’ Democrats Have Their Heads Buried in the California Sand
California Progress Report.com
April 20, 2008
Opinion: Seeing The Light
Los Angeles Daily News
April 19, 2008
California
Voters FIRST Presents A Balanced And Bipartisan Effort For Redistricting
Reform
California Progress Report.com
April 17, 2008
Schwarzenegger's
Redistricting Plan Comes Under Fire
Contra Costa Times
April 17, 2008
Group Says Plan Will Put A Stop To
Gerrymandering
The Simi Valley Acron
April 4, 2008
The Need For Redistricting Reform From
This California Democrat’s Perspective
California Progress Report.com
April 4, 2008
Labor Says No To
Schwarzenegger/Republican/Common Cause Redistricting Measure
The California Majority Report.com
April 02, 2008
Revenge In Attack On Legislative
Redistricting?
California Progress Report.com
March 31, 2008
Weintraub: Governor Gets Another Shot At
Redistricting Reform
Sacramento Bee
March 30, 2008
Editorial: Can't Legislature Do Better Than
Bills On Dogs, Donkeys?
The Fresno Bee
March 30, 2008
Walters: Voters Irate At Budget Posturing
Sacramento Bee
March 28, 2008
New Foundation To Campaign For More Efficient
California Government
Sacramento Bee
March 27, 2008
Editorial: California Voters Should Support
Redistricting Ballot Measure
Fresno Bee
March 24, 2008
Editorial: Redraw the Map
Los Angeles Daily News
March 22, 2008
Walters: Court Ruling Offers Hope to
Dysfunctional California Politics
Sacramento Bee
March 19, 2008
Supreme Court to Hear Major Redistricting
Case
The Thicket at State Legislatures (ncsl.com)
March 18, 2008
Editorial: Let Citizens Redraw the Map
The Torrance Daily Breeze
March 17, 2008
Walters: Redistrict Reformers Miss Mark
Sacramento Bee
March 10, 2008
Let Citizens
Redraw Map
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
March 9, 2008
Governor Proposes Redistricting Ballot
Measure
North County Times
March 8, 2008
Redistricting Initiative Has Strong
Republican Backing
San Jose Mercury News
March 6, 2008
Governor Gathers Signatures to Qualify
Redistricting Measure
San Jose Mercury News
March 4, 2008
Manipulative Lawmakers Playing To The Crowd
Fresno Bee
February 14, 2008
State Voters Need To Do What Lawmakers
Won't
Los Angeles Daily News
February 14, 2008
Editorial: What We Need In Sacramento,
Redistricting, Not Retaliation
San Jose Mercury News
February 14, 2008
Redistricting Reform, Not Longer Terms, Is
The Answer
California Republic.org
February 12, 2008
The Buzz: A Hardball Tactic Could Ricochet
Sacramento Bee
February 11, 2008
Wake Up, Sacramento Media! Wake Up! Wake
Up! Wake Up!
San Diego Union Tribune
February 8, 2008
Editorial: Passive Aggressive Lawmakers
Just Play to the Crowd
Fresno Bee
February 8, 2008
Nunez Takes Blame For Prop. 93 Loss
Los Angeles Daily News
February 7, 2008
Weingand: Voters Got A Whiff and Said 'No'
Sacramento Bee
February 7, 2008
Lawmakers Believe In Term Limits But
Oppose The Measure
North County Times
February 4, 2008
Good For Us
Los Angeles Times
February 4, 2008
Commentary: A Conversation with Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger
Sacramento Bee
January 20, 2008
Walters: Two Party Structure Under Fire
Sacramento Bee
January 18, 2008
Walters: Governor's Brownian Flip-Flops
Sacramento Bee
January 16, 2008
Editorial: Corruption of a Good Idea
San Francisco Chronicle
January 15, 2008
Governor Supports Term Limit Measure
Sacramento Bee
January 15, 2008
A Deceptive Prop. 93
San Francisco Chronicle
January 10, 2008
Use Prop. 93 To Say 'No"
dailybreeze.com
January 3, 2008
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Governor Proposes Redistricting Ballot Measure
Proposal to Create 14-Member Commission May Appear on November
Ballot
By: Edward Sifuentes - Staff Writer
North County Times
March 8, 2008
After failing to strike a deal on redrawing political districts last
year, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is now pushing a ballot measure to
take the matter to the voters.
Some North County lawmakers said this week they support
redistricting efforts but are still studying the governor's plan and
are not ready to commit to the proposal.
"I'm a big, big supporter of nonpartisan redistricting reform.
I think it will really increase democracy," said Sen. Mark
Wyland, R-Carlsbad. But he added: "I would like to examine it
more closely, and I would like to take a look at this one."
The governor touted his proposal Tuesday as "broad-based and
bipartisan." The plan would take the process of redrawing
political boundaries away from legislators and hand it to an
"independent citizens commission" in an effort to make
political races more competitive, he said.
"The Democratic districts always elect Democrats and the
Republican districts always elect Republicans," the governor
said at a news conference. "And just to prove the point that
I'm making, the last election cycle we had 496 seats up for grabs,
and out of that only four changed hands, really. And so that is not
a system that works."
Supporters will have turned in 694,354 valid signatures by May 19 in
order to get the measure on the November ballot.
The governor has the support of State Controller Steve Westly, a
Democrat, who stood by his side when the effort was announced.
Groups such as Common Cause, AARP and the League of Women Voters
also endorsed the plan.
Under the proposal called the California Voters First Act, a
14-member commission would draw new political districts for the
state Assembly, Senate and Board of Equalization. The commission
would include five Democrats, five Republicans and four people not
registered with either of the two major political parties.
The state auditor would create a process to identify 60 potential
members, some of whom could be disqualified by legislative leaders.
Eight commissioners would be chosen through a random drawing, and
those eight would choose the remaining six members of the panel.
Robert Stern, a political analyst with the Center for Governmental
Studies who helped write the proposal, said it would improve the
redistricting process.
Last year, Republicans tried, but failed, to tie redistricting
reform to term-limit reform, which Democrats wanted. Democratic
leaders, most of whom will be "termed out" this year,
supported Proposition 93, a failed ballot measure in the Feb. 5
election that would have allowed them to stay in office.
Wyland said if the issues had been paired, the effort would have
garnered more support from GOP lawmakers.
"Most Republicans said they would have supported the change in
term limits if it was accompanied by true redistricting
reform," Wyland said.
Assemblyman Martin Garrick, R-Carlsbad, said he too favors
redistricting on principle, but has not made up his mind on the
governor's proposal.
"It's a step in the right direction," he said. "I'm
still looking at the details."
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