[EL] Scarberry's comment re:districting commissions and consultants

[Douglas Johnson]

This is a common misconception. The partisan consultants lose direct power, but get even more work. Just because legislators don't control the process does not mean they do not draw plans and work with others to promote plans to the commission. (ProPublica <http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CFMQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.propublica.org%2Farticle%2Fhow-democrats-fooled-californias-redistricting-commission&ei=wVLbT-ecM-S62wXzlYGNBg&usg=AFQjCNGUH9eie689sJpFHIcS9z0JkyasmA>  only scratched the surface of what goes on.)

 

In addition, an open process makes it worthwhile for cities, counties, community groups and even individual legislators to draw and submit their own plans, which require peoples able to draw plans, explain the rules, and put together a good case for (or against) a given plan.

 

- Doug

 

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From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu [mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Rush
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 12:47 AM
To: Scarberry, Mark
Cc: law-election at UCI.edu
Subject: Re: [EL] Proposed Constitutional Amendments -- Larry Tribe and Rick Hasen

 

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We should have nonpartisan districting commissions too.   Of course, moving in this direction might put a lot of consultants out of work…

 

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