Subject: news of the day 6/11/05
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 6/11/2005, 1:53 PM
To: election-law

"Governor ready for election gamble: Call for ambitious, risky vote expected Monday"

The San Diego Union Tribune offers this report.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 01:42 PM

"Council Moves Toward Easing Term Limits"

The New York Times offers this report.


The FEC Blogging Issue is Getting Nasty

See here and here.


Redistricting Measure Qualifies for the California Ballot

Dan Weintraub reports here. We should know soon for sure whether Gov. Schwarzenegger will be calling a special election for the fall to consider this and the other measures that have qualified.


"In the South, Partisan Voting Gets Stronger"

Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required). A snippet: "Surveys from 2004 show that voters have become less and less likely to cross party lines when voting for president or Members of Congress. Not only that — these voters were also paying attention, and quite possibly making up their minds, early in the election cycle." 
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