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Redistricting reform aims at more effective representation.

Publication: San Diego Business Journal
Publication Date: 28-FEB-05
Format: Online - approximately 728 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Redistricting reform aims at more effective representation.(Opinion)

Article Excerpt
The once-a-decade redrawing of legislative districts has resurfaced now that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has set his sights on reforming the otherwise lackluster issue of redistricting.

I join the governor and many of my colleagues in support of removing this responsibility from the Legislature and assigning it to an independent body, and I have co-written an amendment to do so.

Woven through virtually every poll in recent years gauging Californians' view of their Legislature is a broad thread of mistrust. The public at large is cynical of the Legislature's ability to function effectively, pass a balanced budget and focus on necessary, sensible legislation.

Responsibly drawn legislative districts should help...

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