California Online Voter Guide

November 2010 Statewide General Election

20th edition

Proposition 20 - Redistricting of Congressional Districts. Passed

Initiative Constitutional Amendment

• Official Summary

• What a Yes or No Vote Means

• Official Voter Guide page
• Campaign Web Sites and Contact Information
• Who Signed the Ballot Arguments
• News Stories

• Follow the Money/Top 5 Donors

 

Official Summary:

• 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.

What a Yes or No Vote Means

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.)

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.

Official Voter Guide page

This page features the Legislative Analyst's analysis, pro-con arguments, legislative votes and the full proposition text.

Campaign Web Sites and Contact Information

• Yes on Proposition 20

  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
  Phone: (866) 395-6121
  Email: email@yes20no27.org
  Web site: www.yesprop20.org

   

• No on Proposition 20

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

Who Signed the Ballot Arguments

• Yes on Proposition 20

  David Pacheco, California President, AARP
  Kathay Feng, Executive Director, California Common Cause
  John Kabateck, Executive Director, National Federation of Independent Business/California

• No on Proposition 20

  Daniel H. Lowenstein, Founding Chairman, California Fair Political Practices Commission
  Aubry L. Stone, President, California Black Chamber of Commerce
  Carl Pope, Chairman, Sierra Club

News Stories

This page provides excerpts from and links to news coverage of the propositions on the ballot.

Follow the Money

Proposition 20 - Top Five Donors (as of 10/17/10)
Position	S U P P O R T **			O P P O S E
Total Raised * (as of 10/17)	$12,578,200			$212,966
Top Donors (as of 10/17)	Donor information	Amount		Donor Information	Amount
	Charles T. Munger, Physicist, Self-Employed, Palo Alto, CA	$11,202,603		Fred Eychaner, Investor, Fred Eychaner, Chicago, IL	$100,000
	Charlotte A. Lowell, Attorney, Self-Employed, Palo Alto, CA	$956,001		Haim Saban, Chairman/CEO, Saban Capital Group, Los Angeles, CA	$32,151
	Diane B. Wilsey, President, A. Wilsey Properties Company, San Francisco, CA	$100,000		Wayne D. Jordan, Real Estate Investor, Jordan Real Estate Investments LLC, Oakland, CA	$20,000
	California Business PAC, sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce (aka CALBUSPAC), Sacramento, CA	$85,000		Sidney W. Swartz, Delray Beach, FL (occupation and employer data not disclosed)	$20,000
	Rebecca Q. Morgan, Retired, Los Altos Hills, CA Susan L. Groff, Contractor, Northwest Excavating, Los Angeles, CA	$50,000		Mike Feuer For Assembly 2010, Los Angeles, CA	$10,000

 

• Total amount raised includes all contributions received in 2009 and through September 30, 2010, plus contributions of $5,000 or more received between October 1-17, 2010.

Detailed information about all contributors for and against Proposition 20 is available from campaign finance reports at Cal-Access, the Secretary of State's campaign disclosure web site.

To view the most recent contributions, select a committee and click "Late and $5000+ Contributions Received".

** The committee supporting Prop. 20 is also opposing Prop. 27.

 

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This page was first published on September 6, 2010 | Last updated on January 27, 2011
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