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Tuesday, November 2, 2010, Official Voter Information Guide
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PROPOSITION
20
REDISTRICTING OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Official Title and Summary
Prepared by the Attorney General
REDISTRICTING OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
- 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.
Summary of Legislative Analyst's Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact:
- No significant net change in state redistricting costs.