Title

TRANSFERS AUTHORITY FOR DRAWING CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS FROM ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TO STATE COMMISSION ON REDISTRICTING. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

Attorney General No.

10-0007

Secretary of State No.

1463

Description

Removes elected representatives from the process of establishing congressional districts and transfers that authority to the recently authorized 14-member redistricting commission. Redistricting commission is comprised of five Democrats, five Republicans, and four voters registered with neither party. Requires that any newly-proposed district lines be approved by nine commissioners including three Democrats, three Republicans, and three from neither party. Provides that voters will have the authority to reject district boundary maps approved by the commission. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Probably no significant change in state redistricting costs.

Proponents

Clark Chu

Date

3-25-2010

Document Type

Initiative

Qualified

Failed to Qualify

Recommended Citation

TRANSFERS AUTHORITY FOR DRAWING CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS FROM ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TO STATE COMMISSION ON REDISTRICTING. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. California Initiative 1463 (2010).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/1663