VOTING DISTRICT AMENDMENT vs

GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER HAS PROPOSED A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY VOTING DISTRICTS ARE DIVIDED. ASSEMBLY REPUBLICAN LEADER KEVIN MCCARTHY SAYS THE NEW AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE JUDGES TO DRAW DISTRICT LINES THAT KEEP DISTRICTS SAYS THE NEW AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE JUDGES TO DRAW DISTRICT LINES THAT KEEP DISTRICTS COMPACT, WHILE PRESERVING CITY AND COUNTY BOUNDARIES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. MCCARTHY SAYS THE BILL WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATURE, BUT IF POLITICAL LEADERS DON'T DO WHAT IS RIGHT, THEY WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE. HE BELIEVES THE VOTERS WANT A RETURN TO COMPETITIVE ELECTIONS.