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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Oct. 31, 2007

Reforming Redistricting

Forum Column - By Kathay Feng - Anecdotes of horse trading among state legislators looking to avoid tough elections or minority constituencies should galvanize Californians to support changes in the state's electoral map.

FORUM COLUMN

By Kathay Feng

      Last week, Common Cause filed the California Voters FIRST Act to reform the way redistricting is done in the Golden State. Since we filed our initiative, a lot of people have asked, "Why are you going to collect over a million signatures to put this on the November election ballot as an initiative? What's wrong with the way we draw political districts now?"
      Hav...

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