| Subject: news of the day 8/10/05 |
| From: Rick Hasen |
| Date: 8/10/2005, 7:20 AM |
| To: election-law |
Jamal Watson offers this
oped in the NY Sun. And my link to an oped in the Seattle
Post Intelligencer by Helen Thomas yesterday was incorrect. The
correct link is here.
The Los Angeles Daily Journal offers this
report (paid subscription required). It begins: "California's
initiative process conjures noble images of grassroots,
power-to-the-people direct democracy. In reality, a small number of
high-priced professionals, including members of four prominent legal
firms, determine what voters ultimately see on a ballot."
The LA Times offers Justices
Bar Redistricting Effort, with the subhead: "Appeals court blocks
initiative from the November ballot, saying discrepancies in versions
of the measure were a violation of election law." See also stories in the
San Diego Union-Tribune; the
Sacramento Bee; and the
San Francisco Chronicle. See also commentaries by Dan
Walters, Fred
Woocher, and Bob
Bauer.
The League of Women Voters has issued this
report. The related press release is here.
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