September 17, 2008 - 20:33

Prop. 11 backers tout endorsements from NAACP, Poizner

Backers of a ballot measure that would reform how political districts are drawn in California picked up two notable endorsements Wednesday, in the form of state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and the NAACP California State Conference.

Poizner, who earlier this week opened an exploratory committee to run for governor in 2010, said in a press release that changing how legislative districts are drawn under Proposition 11 would be better for voters and democracy.

"Elections are for voters to choose their elected officials," Poizner said in his release. "The current system eliminates fair and competitive elections by allowing elected officials to choose their voters. This must end."

Under the measure, districts for state Assembly, Senate, and Board of Equalization members would be redrawn after the 2010 U.S. Census by a 14-member commission of state residents uninvolved in party politics. Congressional districts will remain drawn by the legislature, but under the same criteria that the commission would use.

In February, Poizner's contributions and campaigning against Proposition 93, a term-limits reform measure, were seen as critical factors in that measure's defeat.

The endorsement from the NAACP state conference is significant because many ethnic groups have expressed concern that Proposition 11 could hurt their chances of representation in state political office.

The conference noted that newly drawn districts will have to comply with the federal Voting Rights Act, which is designed to protect minorities from disenfranchisement in elections.

"Prop. 11 will give voters in all communities a strong and united voice so our elected officials will have to listen to us and really work to effectively address the issues we all care about," said Alice Huffman, President of the California NAACP, in a press release about the endorsement.

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Ben van der Meer is a PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter and can be reached via email at noreply@politicker.com.

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