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- some interesting thoughts on election reform

State politics shutting out many millions

SF Chronicle
Steven Hill
Sunday, January 28, 2007

Californians and their state government are drifting further apart.

A recent poll by the Public Policy Institute of California found only 20 percent of November voters believe our state will be a better place to live in 2025; 51 percent say it will be worse. Another poll by the New America Foundation found widespread dissatisfaction with the two major political parties, even Democratic and Republican voters indicating their weariness of voting for the "lesser of two evils."

For the first time in modern California history, a majority of adults are not registered with either of the two major parties and say that California needs another major political party.

Why have Californians lost so much faith in their political leadership?

snip just outlining the points he makes

1. Automatic voter registration:

2. Independent redistricting commission:

3. Proportional voting:

4. Instant runoff voting:

5. Campaign finance reform:

just throwing it out there..:)

oops forgot link:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2007/01/28/INGGPNPCMI1.DTL