February 01, 2005

Senator McCarthy's Proposed Redistricting Measure

State Senator McCarthy has proposed a constitutional amendment to signficantly alter the redistricting process in California. Under the proposal, district lines would be set by a panel of three retired judges appointed by the Judicial Council. The proposal specifies a number of criteria that the panel would apply in determining district lines, including, to the extent possible, ensuring "a level of competitiveness that would result in a difference of no more than seven percentage points between the number of voters in each district who are registered with the two largest political parties in the State." The text of the proposed amendment, introduced on January 13, can be found here.

Posted by Randy Riddle at February 1, 2005 08:38 AM