From: Gustavo Cubias [mailto:gcubias11@students.claremontmckenna.edu] Subject: ARP Interview Questions

Today the ARP agreed upon ( through motions and votes) asking the
following questions at the Applicant Interviews next month. The
questions were taken from the ARP Counsel memorandum listed below.

Memorandum:
http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/arp_public_meeting_20100719_memo.
pdf

Applicant Review Panel Interview Questions for CRC Applicants

2. What specific skills do you believe a good commissioner should
possess? Of those skills, which do you possess? Which do you not
possess and how will you compensate for it? Is there anything in your
life that would prohibit or impair your ability to perform all of the
duties of a Commissioner?

4. Describe a circumstance from your personal experience where you had
to work with others to resolve a conflict or difference of opinion.
Please describe the issue, and explain your role in addressing and
resolving the conflict. If you are selected to serve on the Citizens
Redistricting Commission, tell us how you would resolve conflicts that
may arise among the commissioners.

5. How will the commission's work impact the state? Which of these
impacts will improve the state the most? Is there any potential for the
commission's work to harm the state and, if so, in what ways?

9. Describe a situation where you have had to work as part of a group to
achieve a common goal. Tell us about the goal, describe your role within
the group, and tell us how the group worked or did not work
collaboratively to achieve this goal. If you are selected to serve on
the Citizens Redistricting Commission, tell us what you would do to
foster collaboration among the commissioners and ensure the Commission
meets its legal deadlines. 10. A considerable amount of the commission's work will involve meeting
with people from all over California who come from very different
backgrounds and very different perspectives. If you are selected to
serve on the commission, tell us about the specific skills you possess
that will make you effective at interacting with the public.

Kathay Feng

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SacBee reports the lineup of initiatives on the November ballot sets the stage for a big fight over redistricting. Kathay Feng

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10 measures on the 2010 Nov Ballot – including one to expand redistricting commission’s scope to Congress and one to eliminate citizen’s commission. The full link is at the Secretary of State’s website: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures.htm. No proposition numbers yet.

It’s gonna be a long hot summer!

Initiative Constitutional Amendment
1380. (09-0027) - Final Random Sample Update - 05/05/10

Redistricting of Congressional Districts.

Summary Date: 10/23/09 | Qualified: 05/05/10 | Signatures Required: 694,354

Proponent: Charles T. Munger, Jr. votersfirstactforcongress@gmail.com

Removes elected representatives from the process of establishing congressional districts and transfers that authority to the recently-authorized 14-member redistricting commission. Redistricting commission is comprised of five Democrats, five Republicans, and four voters registered with neither party. Requires that any newly-proposed district lines be approved by nine commissioners including three Democrats, three Republicans, and three from neither party. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Probably no significant change in state redistricting costs. (09-0027.) (Full Text)

Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
1451. (09-0107) - Final Random Sample Update - 06/24/10

Eliminates State Commission on Redistricting. Consolidates Authority for Redistricting with Elected Representatives.

Summary Date: 02/05/10 | Qualified: 06/24/10 | Signatures Required: 694,354

Proponent: Daniel Lowenstein c/o Fredric D. Woocher (310) 576-1233

Eliminates 14-member redistricting commission selected from applicant pool picked by government auditors. Consolidates authority for establishing state Assembly, Senate, and Board of Equalization district boundaries with elected state representatives responsible for drawing congressional districts. Reduces budget, and imposes limit on amount Legislature may spend, for redistricting. Provides that voters will have the authority to reject district boundary maps approved by the Legislature. Requires populations of all districts for the same office to be exactly the same. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Likely decrease in state redistricting costs totaling several million dollars every ten years. (09-0107.) (Full Text)

Kathay Feng

Executive Director

California Common Cause

(213) 252-4552

Save the date! September 25, Palo Alto

Ready for Summer!

Kathay Feng

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Important Dates to Remember

• Feb 17, 2010 - Supplemental Application is available
• Apr 19, 2010 - Deadline for supplemental application and letters of recommendation
• Late summer, 2010 - ARP interviews 120 of the most qualified applicants
• Oct 1, 2010 - List of 60 of the most qualified applicants to Legislative leaders
• Nov 15, 2010 - Legislative leaders return list
• Nov 20, 2010 - Random selection of first eight commissioners
• Dec 31, 2010 - Last day first eight commissioners have to select the remaining six
• Jan 1, 2011 - First Citizens Redistricting Commission must start work!

Kathay Feng

Executive Director

California Common Cause

(213) 252-4552

Save the date! September 25, Palo Alto

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