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Nunez to Unveil Sweeping Redistricting/Term Limits/Fundraising Ban Proposal Today
Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez will outline a compromise package today that includes redistricting reform, a budget-time fundraising ban, and a revised attempt at tweaking term limits. The redistricting component features an independent 17-member "hybrid" commission. No legislators will serve on the panel, with the majority picked randomly from a screened pool with no legislative influence and eight others picked by legislative leaders. Unlike the Voters First initiative that may appear on the November ballot, this proposal requires diversity in every step of the process and puts the Voting Rights Act first and foremost among the criteria in selecting districts. There's also a host of transparency and public input provisions. The term limits provision is similar to Prop 93, but excludes the provisions that protected many incumbents that drew criticism. It reduces the maximum amount of time a person can serve in the Legislature from 14 years to 12 years, allowing a legislator to serve all their time in one house. There's also a fundraising blackout period prohibiting campaign contributions to legislators and the Governor from May 15th until the budget is enacted. The proposal will be included in two pieces of legislation: ACA 1, which includes the bulk of the proposal, and AB 3069, which contains a statutory provision relating to the new redistricting commission. Assembly GOP Leader Mike Villines is expected to be supportive of the plan, with Assembly action slated for sometime in the next few weeks. Print this report | Send to a friend About Steven Maviglio | All Reports by Steven Maviglio State Assembly + Redistricting + Term Limits
Note: Comments are owned by the poster. We are not responsible for their content. You must be logged in to comment. You may log in or create an account. Good luck to the gentleman in attaining a consensus position on these until-now-intractible issues. I would also recommend a state constitutional amendment be placed before the voters adopting a two-year budgeting cycle. Stop pretending like your caucus has any relevancy outside of passing budgets by posting on this site (unless the article is about the budget and how many more teachers' jobs you want to cut to save your yatch tax loopholes). Ratings |
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**Clarification
Posted by: Morgan Crinklaw, Communications Director, Assembly Republican Caucus on May 06, 2008Assembly Republican Leader Villines has always been a strong supporter of reforming redistricting. It should be noted, however, that this bill does not include his input, nor is it the product of negotiation or compromise. I hope this is a first step toward meaningful negotiations so we can reform redistricting once and for all.
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