David Pepper for Auditor of the State of Ohio
Today, I received an email from David Pepper's campaign staff that offers an opportunity to read his plan for improving things here in Ohio. They call this plan,
"The Pepper Plan" which is memorable. And just like the spice we use at the dinner table, this plan covers the target zones with very little spillover.

I was glad to see that point # 10 of his ten point plan offers something to correct our gerrymandering problem. If elected our state Auditor, Pepper will hold one of the 5 seats on the apportionment board. I thought his plan to correct some of the gerrymandering problems shows that he understands the problem and the consequences of doing nothing. Read entire 10 point plan here

Beneficiaries of Gerrymandering fight back


Beware FAIR's and Feuer's Foists by Paul Hatfield
While Berman is attempting to return redistricting to partisan politicians through Proposition 27, the other arm of the pincer is Proposition 25. ......
.......Our current districts are handcuffs .......

 Political Junkie - by Ken Rudin
With Redistricting Approaching, New Focus on Gubernatorial Races
"...... On Thursday's "Morning Edition" on NPR, Peter Overby and I  (Ken Rudin) will be there to walk you through what's at stake.  I (Rudin) will be on to talk about the individual gubernatorial races and discuss their importance, and Peter will follow with a piece on the roles played by the Democratic and Republican governors associations (the DGA and RGA) and how they are becoming major players in national politics.
The segment begins at 6:10 a.m. Eastern and will be repeated every two hours, until you get sick of listening to it. ...... Read More


Office of University Communications University of Nebraska-Lincoln 
Released 8/23/10 By Steve Smith
Protect 'communities of interest' when drawing new House districts

Florida Justices react skeptically to redistricting amendment
Florida's high court heard arguments on three separate constitutional amendments drafted by the Legislature and removed from the Nov. 2 ballot because judges found them misleading.....Leon County Circuit Judge James Shelfer concluded last month that Amendment 7 was misleading, noting it took him three days to figure out that the amendment would supersede every other standard for redistricting. Specifically, it would allow lawmakers to lump together in districts communities of racial and language-minorities, as well as "communities of common interest."

Orlando Sentinel by Aaron Deslatte August 18, 2010

Ohio Candidates talk redistricting | Columbus Dispatch Politics by Jim Siegel August 14, 2010

"Regardless of who wins, those who really want to change the way legislative districts are drawn face two major challenges: They must deflect pressure from party leaders who want districts drawn in their favor; and they must agree with one another on guidelines for drawing districts......"

Redistrict plan dies from lack of accord

Ohio State University professor said it would have been the best redistricting proposal in the United States.

If so, it's now the nation's best dead redistricting proposal - and there is plenty of blame to spread around the Ohio Statehouse.