Comments on: New California Bill for Redistricting Reform Would Involve Independent, Minor Party Voters http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/06/04/new-california-bill-for-redistricting-reform-would-involve-independent-minor-party-voters/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:35:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: cross health blue tonik insurance http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/06/04/new-california-bill-for-redistricting-reform-would-involve-independent-minor-party-voters/comment-page-1/#comment-625954 cross health blue tonik insurance Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:03:15 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/06/04/new-california-bill-for-redistricting-reform-would-involve-independent-minor-party-voters/#comment-625954 health tonik cross insurance blue <a href="http://www.twine.com/user/waylon3102" rel="nofollow">health insurance cross blue tonik</a> health tonik cross insurance blue health insurance cross blue tonik

]]> By: Ahmed Hobaran http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/06/04/new-california-bill-for-redistricting-reform-would-involve-independent-minor-party-voters/comment-page-1/#comment-616591 Ahmed Hobaran Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:30:29 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/06/04/new-california-bill-for-redistricting-reform-would-involve-independent-minor-party-voters/#comment-616591 Can you provide some more details on this? Can you provide some more details on this?

]]> By: Andrew MacRae http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/06/04/new-california-bill-for-redistricting-reform-would-involve-independent-minor-party-voters/comment-page-1/#comment-65622 Andrew MacRae Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:52:17 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/06/04/new-california-bill-for-redistricting-reform-would-involve-independent-minor-party-voters/#comment-65622 Regardless of the details, it's a great start! Regardless of the details, it’s a great start!

]]> By: St Louis Oracle http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/06/04/new-california-bill-for-redistricting-reform-would-involve-independent-minor-party-voters/comment-page-1/#comment-65561 St Louis Oracle Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:25:57 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/06/04/new-california-bill-for-redistricting-reform-would-involve-independent-minor-party-voters/#comment-65561 It'll never work. No plan will get both a majority (really 3/4) of the Democrats AND a majority (really 3/4) of the Republicans. Since the plan is designed to produce a statemate, what's the backup (e.g., the courts?), and what is the political complexion of the backup. It’ll never work. No plan will get both a majority (really 3/4) of the Democrats AND a majority (really 3/4) of the Republicans.

Since the plan is designed to produce a statemate, what’s the backup (e.g., the courts?), and what is the political complexion of the backup.

]]> By: Bob Richard http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/06/04/new-california-bill-for-redistricting-reform-would-involve-independent-minor-party-voters/comment-page-1/#comment-65553 Bob Richard Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:59:21 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/06/04/new-california-bill-for-redistricting-reform-would-involve-independent-minor-party-voters/#comment-65553 This proposal contains an element of the very successful Citizens' Assemblies in British Columbia and Ontario. Both were created to consider <i>real</i> electoral reform and both decided on proportional alternatives to the winner-take-all rules that Canada shares with the U.S. This commission would only consider boundaries around single-member districts and therefore would not be asked to think about meaningful solutions to our real problems. But the bill does introduce part of the Citizens' Assembly concept: bring together ordinary citizens to consider questions of governance, one which politicians have inherent conflicts on interest. The devil is in the details -- specifically, who would select the support staff and technical experts? They would have enormous influence over the boundaries chosen. This proposal contains an element of the very successful Citizens’ Assemblies in British Columbia and Ontario. Both were created to consider real electoral reform and both decided on proportional alternatives to the winner-take-all rules that Canada shares with the U.S.

This commission would only consider boundaries around single-member districts and therefore would not be asked to think about meaningful solutions to our real problems. But the bill does introduce part of the Citizens’ Assembly concept: bring together ordinary citizens to consider questions of governance, one which politicians have inherent conflicts on interest.

The devil is in the details — specifically, who would select the support staff and technical experts? They would have enormous influence over the boundaries chosen.

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