Proposition 11 (2008)
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Proposition 11 (2008) was a California ballot measure that transferred the power to draw state legislative district boundaries from the legislature to an independent citizens’ redistricting commission.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California ballot proposition
ⓘ
redistricting reform measure ⓘ |
| affectedBody |
California State Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California State Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim |
increase independence of redistricting process
ⓘ
reduce partisan gerrymandering ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballotDate | 2008-11-04 ⓘ |
| ballotNumber | 11 ⓘ |
| changedProcess | method of drawing state legislative district boundaries ⓘ |
| commissionComposition | 5 Democrats, 5 Republicans, 4 not affiliated with either major party ⓘ |
| commissionSize | 14 commissioners ⓘ |
| constitutionalSectionAffected | California Constitution, Article XXI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBody | California Citizens Redistricting Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| didNotInitiallyAffectBody | U.S. House of Representatives districts in California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| election | 2008 California general election ⓘ |
| geographicScope | California state legislative districts only (initially) ⓘ |
| governingDocument | California Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | California state legislative redistricting criteria ⓘ |
| implementedForRedistrictingCycle | 2011 California redistricting ⓘ |
| introducedCriteria |
prohibition on favoring or discriminating against incumbents or candidates
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requirements for public hearings and transparency in redistricting ⓘ rules on respecting communities of interest ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLevel | state ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | initiative constitutional amendment and statute ⓘ |
| newProcessControlledBy | independent citizens’ redistricting commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Voters FIRST Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
election law
ⓘ
state governance ⓘ |
| previousProcessControlledBy | California State Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Proposition 20 (2010) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredVoteRule | maps require approval from multiple partisan groups on commission ⓘ |
| result | approved by voters ⓘ |
| sponsor | California Common Cause NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subject |
redistricting
ⓘ
state legislative districts ⓘ |
| supporter | Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
electoral reform
ⓘ
political representation ⓘ |
| transferredPowerFrom | California State Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferredPowerTo | California Citizens Redistricting Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | constitutional amendment ⓘ |
| voteOutcome | passed ⓘ |
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