8.11.2005
Schwarzenegger Loses Redistricting Fight (CNN.com)
Wednesday, August 10, 2005; Posted: 12:44 p.m. EDT (16:44 GMT)
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) -- A state appeals court on Tuesday refused to put Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's attempt to change the redistricting process back on November's special election ballot.
The governor's ballot initiative seeks to take away state lawmakers' power to draw congressional and legislative boundaries in California and instead shift that responsibility to a panel of retired judges.
Supporters submitted enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, but they used two different versions of the wording during the certification process. That was a "clear violation of the constitutional and statutory procedures for the circulation of an initiative petition," the 3rd District Court of Appeal wrote in its 2-1 decision.
"The proponents caused the problem in this case by their own negligence in circulating a different version of the initiative measure than that submitted to the attorney general," the majority ruling said.
(More ... CNN.com - Schwarzenegger loses redistricting fight - Aug 10, 2005) ¶ 15:03
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) -- A state appeals court on Tuesday refused to put Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's attempt to change the redistricting process back on November's special election ballot.
The governor's ballot initiative seeks to take away state lawmakers' power to draw congressional and legislative boundaries in California and instead shift that responsibility to a panel of retired judges.
Supporters submitted enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, but they used two different versions of the wording during the certification process. That was a "clear violation of the constitutional and statutory procedures for the circulation of an initiative petition," the 3rd District Court of Appeal wrote in its 2-1 decision.
"The proponents caused the problem in this case by their own negligence in circulating a different version of the initiative measure than that submitted to the attorney general," the majority ruling said.
(More ... CNN.com - Schwarzenegger loses redistricting fight - Aug 10, 2005) ¶ 15:03
