LAT: Schwarzenegger Considers Special Election (could redraw districts)

[DeepModem Mom]

Governor Considers a Special Election
Schwarzenegger and his team want to change the way California's political districts are drawn, put a limit on spending, and more.

By Peter Nicholas, Times Staff Writer


SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his top advisors, meeting privately to plan an agenda for his second year in office, may call a special election that could upend the state's political order, redrawing legislative and congressional district boundaries, curbing spending and revamping the bureaucracy.

Schwarzenegger would embrace various ballot measures that would be voted on in a special election and bill them as a "reform" package meant to make Sacramento more accountable....

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Democratic leaders are wary of Schwarzenegger's intentions. They contend that his aim to change how legislative district boundaries are set is a backhanded effort to stack the Legislature with more Republicans.

The minority party picked up no seats in Sacramento in the Nov. 2 election despite extensive campaigning by Schwarzenegger....


http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-arnold2dec02,0,3748213.story?coll=la-home-headlines