In the first full episode of the Politi-Cal Podcast, we talk about redistricting in California, how we draw the lines around legislative and congressional districts. We cover its history, its effects, and how recent attempts at reform have changed it for good (and, hopefully, for the better).
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California’s Political Reforms: A Brief History by Erin McGhee (Public Policy Institute of California), April 2015
Redistricting in California: Competitive Elections and the Effects of Proposition 11 by George Passantino (Reason Foundation), October 2008
Did the Voters FIRST Act/Prop 11 actually work?
Test-driving California's Election Reforms by Erin McGhee & Daniel Krimm (Public Policy Institute of California), September 2012
California's Redistricting Shake-Up Shakes Out Politicians by Michael B. Marois with Greg Giroux (Bloomberg News), March 21st 2013
New Report Examines Inaugural California Redistricting Commission by Maggie Bush (League of Women Voters), June 12th 2013
So where did the Voters FIRST Act fall short?
Did the California Citizens Redistricting Commission Really Create More Competitive Districts? by Devin McCarthy (FairVote), November 26th 2013
How Democrats Fooled California’s Redistricting Commission by Olga Pierce & Jeff Larson (ProPublica), December 21st 2011.
What was that Supreme Court case all about?
California’s redistricting success in jeopardy? by Todd S. Purdum (POLITICO), March 1st 2015
Who holds the redistricting power? Supreme Court will decide by Juliana Stiles (Constitution Daily), February 18th 2015
Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission by SCOTUSblog, updated July 31st 2015
California officials praise Supreme Court ruling on independent redistricting commissions by David G. Savage (Los Angeles Times), June 29th 2015
Other Sources:
Proposition 11: Redistricting. Constitutional Amendment and Statute (California Legislative Analyst’s Office), July 17th 2008
The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures by Boris Shor (University of Chicago) & Nolan McCarty (Princeton University) in the American Political Science Review, August 2011 (vol. 105, No. 3)
Redistricting Commissions: Legislative Plans by the National Conference of State Legislatures, June 27th 2015
California’s redistricting success in jeopardy? by Todd S. Purdum (POLITICO), March 1st 2015
Who holds the redistricting power? Supreme Court will decide by Juliana Stiles (Constitution Daily), February 18th 2015
Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission by SCOTUSblog, updated July 31st 2015
California officials praise Supreme Court ruling on independent redistricting commissions by David G. Savage (Los Angeles Times), June 29th 2015
Other Sources:
Proposition 11: Redistricting. Constitutional Amendment and Statute (California Legislative Analyst’s Office), July 17th 2008
The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures by Boris Shor (University of Chicago) & Nolan McCarty (Princeton University) in the American Political Science Review, August 2011 (vol. 105, No. 3)
Redistricting Commissions: Legislative Plans by the National Conference of State Legislatures, June 27th 2015
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