Redistricting revelations spark furor (sacbee)

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http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/13242641p-14085197c.html

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Letters fly among political attorneys over differences in wording on Proposition 77.

By Jim Sanders -- Bee Capitol Bureau
Published 2:15 am PDT Saturday, July 16, 2005


'Disclosure that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration and proponents of a redistricting ballot initiative were aware of its legal problems more than a week before revealing them sparked a torrent of veiled accusations and legal wrangling Friday.

Though the legal tactics varied, the bottom line was much the same: a concern that Secretary of State Bruce McPherson might have been duped into certifying Proposition 77 for the ballot by untimely notification of its legal glitch...

...The dispute centers on a Schwarzenegger-supported measure that would take the drawing of legislative, congressional and Board of Equalization boundaries out of the Legislature's hands and give it to a panel of three retired state or federal judges.

Lockyer has sued in Sacramento Superior Court seeking to remove Proposition 77 from the ballot because the text of a document used to launch the initiative differed slightly from wording on the petition used to gather signatures....'

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1. there you have it

Gerrymandering instituted in law.