Results tagged “proposition11”

With so many uncounted ballots statewide, three candidate races and one proposition are still too close to call. Prop 8 is unlikely to be reversed, but Prop 11, the redistricting measure, is only winning by 127,156 votes. Also, one local state Senate District, the 19th, has Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson leading Republican Tony Strickland 50.2% to 49.8% as of yesterday.

Whether you're sitting in front of your absentee ballot or you're readying yourself for voting in person on November, you're looking at national and local elections as well as a slew of California ballot propositions -- 12 to be exact. Well, over the course of this election cycle, LAist writers have posted about 10 of the 12 propositions. We present to you our posts on each proposition, for a more empowered decision on your part. In addition, we provide links to several voter guides put together by California organizations, for your perusal.

What is it? Prop 11 seeks to redraw the states' political boundaries that some have complained are too ridiculously drawn to all but ensure an incumbent will retain his seat. If it passes, Prop 11 would establish a 14 member commission to redraw the 120 districts in the state Assembly and Senate that would result in more competitive elections every two years, or so the hope goes.

Gov. Schwarzenegger is skipping the press conference thing and replacing it with a big whoop-de-doo on the east steps of the Capitol when he finally signs the state's budget plan, a whole 85 days late, later this morning (this means the state can finally pay its bills that have been piling up). But the shindig isn't just about the budget, he will be rounding up support for Proposition 11, a redistricting plan that will be on November's ballot. In an e-mail blast, The Sacramento Bee notes that this will otherwise be a quiet week for the Governor as he eight days to act on 875 bills. Now, that's a lot of signing.

Noting that it is not perfect, but would take some of the politics out of drawing legislative districts, the LA Times today endorsed Proposition 11, the November ballot initiative that would allow the redrawing of state district boundaries overseen by an independent commission after the 2010 census. As the Times put it, "Voters are supposed to choose their representatives, but in California, political parties select their voters. That kind of power is destructive and inherently anti-democratic. It must end, and Proposition 11 will help end it." This prop has likely friends as foes on this and anything with Karl Rove involved makes us squeamish just a bit. The San Francisco Chronicle also endorsed the proposition today.

A new poll conducted by the Public Policy Insititute of California has come out showing three state proposition on the November ballot as losing or nearly even in outcome. Prop 8, which seeks to eliminate gay marriage in California, is losing, according to the poll. However, when it comes to favoring gay couples marrying, people are still evenly split. From the document's findings:

Daily Kos writer, tenayaca, dug deep into the contributions and expenditures of Prop 11, a November proposition that will allow the redrawing of state district boundaries overseen by an independent commission after the 2010 census. Simply put, if passed, it will turn the state into a very Republican place, according to her.

Prop 11 on November's ballot will allow the redrawing of state district boundaries overseen by an independent commission after the 2010 census. Currently, state politicians create their own boundaries, something proponents of the prop say guarantees their reelection.

Among the gay marriage, transportation and abortions wars that we're all going to become subject to this election season, there's another heated prop that's a little more dry due to its political nature. If passed, Prop 11 will allow the redrawing of state district boundaries overseen by an independent commission after the 2010 census. Currently, state politicians create their own boundaries, something many are comfortable with.