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What is it? Prop 11 seeks to redraw the states' political boundaries that some have complained are too ridiculously drawn to all but ensure an incumbent will retain his seat. If it passes, Prop 11 would establish a 14 member commission to redraw the 120 districts in the state Assembly and Senate that would result in more competitive elections every two years, or so the hope goes.

Gov. Schwarzenegger is skipping the press conference thing and replacing it with a big whoop-de-doo on the east steps of the Capitol when he finally signs the state's budget plan, a whole 85 days late, later this morning (this means the state can finally pay its bills that have been piling up). But the shindig isn't just about the budget, he will be rounding up support for Proposition 11, a redistricting plan that will be on November's ballot. In an e-mail blast, The Sacramento Bee notes that this will otherwise be a quiet week for the Governor as he eight days to act on 875 bills. Now, that's a lot of signing.

Daily Kos writer, tenayaca, dug deep into the contributions and expenditures of Prop 11, a November proposition that will allow the redrawing of state district boundaries overseen by an independent commission after the 2010 census. Simply put, if passed, it will turn the state into a very Republican place, according to her.

Prop 11 on November's ballot will allow the redrawing of state district boundaries overseen by an independent commission after the 2010 census. Currently, state politicians create their own boundaries, something proponents of the prop say guarantees their reelection.

Among the gay marriage, transportation and abortions wars that we're all going to become subject to this election season, there's another heated prop that's a little more dry due to its political nature. If passed, Prop 11 will allow the redrawing of state district boundaries overseen by an independent commission after the 2010 census. Currently, state politicians create their own boundaries, something many are comfortable with.