◼ A statewide referendum is currently circulating that would put recently re-drawn California congressional district lines up for approval before the state's voters. - Times-Standard
There's also a chance that the referendum could land North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson -- who was drawn out of the coastal district by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission -- back representing Humboldt County, at least for a little while longer.
...(T)he referendum put into circulation Friday by Julie Vandermost -- president of a southern California based environmental and regulatory consulting firm -- would put the new maps up to a vote of the people
Proponents of the initiative need to gather 504,760 signatures of registered voters by November in order to qualify for the next statewide ballot, according to the California Secretary of State's office. If the referendum qualifies and voters reject the new boundaries, court-appointed officials would set interim boundaries to be used in the next statewide election.
