For those who haven’t heard the news, look who has endorsed Prop. 11…
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association today announced the endorsement of Proposition 11 to stop the conflict of interest of lawmakers drawing their own districts and choosing the voters they want to help ensure their reelection.
“The current system fixes elections so that fewer than five percent of state representatives face a challenge to their reelection,” said HJTA president Jon Coupal. “This has resulted in a climate where lawmakers do not have to be accountable to voters for effectively addressing problems like on-going budget deficits and out-of-control spending.”
Proposition 11 will take the power to draw districts out of the hands of the politicians and put it into the hands of a citizens commission. “Prop. 11 creates firm guidelines and a transparent system for drawing fair districts,” commented Coupal. “We need to change districts so that candidates have to compete for our votes. This is the only way to make our votes meaningful.”