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PROP
20

REDISTRICTING OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

SUMMARY

Put on the Ballot by Petition Signatures

Removes elected representatives from process of establishing congressional districts and transfers that authority to recently-authorized 14-member redistricting commission comprised of Democrats, Republicans, and respresentatives of neither party. Fiscal Impact: No significant net change in state redistricting costs.

WHAT YOUR VOTE MEANS

YES A YES vote on this measure means: The responsibility to determine the boundaries of California's districts in the U.S. House of Representatives would be moved to the Citizens Redistricting Commission, a commission established by Proposition 11 in 2008. (Proposition 27 on this ballot also concerns redistricting issues. If both Proposition 20 and Proposition 27 are approved by voters, the proposition receiving the greater number of "yes" votes would be the only one to go into effect.)
NO A NO vote on this measure means: The responsibility to determine the boundaries of California's districts in the U.S. House of Representatives would remain with the Legislature.

ARGUMENTS

PROTAXPAYER, GOOD GOVERNMENT GROUPS SUPPORT 20 so the voter-approved Citizens Redistricting Commission will draw fair districts for the Legislature AND Congress. POLITICIANS oppose 20 so they can keep power to draw "safe" Congressional districts. YES on 20 helps us vote politicians out of office for not doing their jobs.
CONVote No on 20. Accountability to the people is the fundamental principle of our form of government. But 20 gives a non-accountable fourteen-person bureaucracy even more power. And this bureaucracy will cost you money! Our state is in crisis! Unemployment, crime, massive debt. Stop the nonsense. No on 20.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FOR

Yes on 20, No on 27—Hold Politicians
   Accountable, a coalition of taxpayers, seniors,
  good government groups, small business
  and community organizations.
925 University Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95825
(866) 395-6121
email@yes20no27.org
www.yesprop20.org

AGAINST

No on 20
6380 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1612
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 655-4065
www.noprop20.org