A referendum has qualified for the ballot that, if passed, would re-open the maps of California State Senate districts to examination and revision. If approved by voters, it is most likely that districts will be left as they are or that there might be slight boundary adjustments to a handful of districts.
At least 504,160 verified signatures were required to qualify for the ballot.
At least 504,160 verified signatures were required to qualify for the ballot.
The random sample projected 513,024 valid signatures.
511,457 signatures were verified by the deadline on February 24, 2012.
The referendum will appear on the November 2012 general election ballot.
It one of eleven now qualified for that ballot.
It will appear on the ballot as Proposition 40.
Full verification count by county (PDF)
From the California Secretary of State web site:
Redistricting. State Senate Districts. Referendum.
Summary Date: 08/26/11 | Qualified: 02/24/12 | Signatures Required: 504,760
Proponent: Julie Vandermost c/o Charles H. Bell, Jr. (916) 442-7757
State Senate districts are revised every ten years following the federal census. This year, the voter-approved California Citizens Redistricting Commission revised the boundaries of the 40 Senate districts. This referendum petition, if signed by the required number of registered voters and filed with the Secretary of State, will: (1) Place the revised State Senate boundaries on the ballot and prevent them from taking effect unless approved by the voters at the next statewide election; and (2) Require court-appointed officials to set interim boundaries for use in the next statewide election. (11-0028)
511,457 signatures were verified by the deadline on February 24, 2012.
The referendum will appear on the November 2012 general election ballot.
It one of eleven now qualified for that ballot.
It will appear on the ballot as Proposition 40.
Full verification count by county (PDF)
From the California Secretary of State web site:
Redistricting. State Senate Districts. Referendum.
Summary Date: 08/26/11 | Qualified: 02/24/12 | Signatures Required: 504,760
Proponent: Julie Vandermost c/o Charles H. Bell, Jr. (916) 442-7757
State Senate districts are revised every ten years following the federal census. This year, the voter-approved California Citizens Redistricting Commission revised the boundaries of the 40 Senate districts. This referendum petition, if signed by the required number of registered voters and filed with the Secretary of State, will: (1) Place the revised State Senate boundaries on the ballot and prevent them from taking effect unless approved by the voters at the next statewide election; and (2) Require court-appointed officials to set interim boundaries for use in the next statewide election. (11-0028)
