http://www.newamerica.net/issues/keywords/proportional_representation The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.newamerica.net/publications/policy/proportional_voting <div class="teaser-content"> <p>Overview. California’s representative government is plagued by an unprecedented number of noncompetitive elections. The Legislature is highly partisan because over 90 percent of legislative districts strongly favor one political party over the other. Incumbents are not accountable to voters and act without fear of losing re-election. </p> <p>In the past, states like Arizona, Iowa and elsewhere have attempted to increase competition with independent redistricting commissions. But in recent years these commissions have proven to be less effective, as Democratic and Republican voters have become increasingly segregated into regional partisan strongholds (known as “red and blue&hellip; <a href="/publications/policy/proportional_voting">more</a></div><!-- /.teaser-content --> New America Foundation Political Reform Program Proportional Representation Political Reform Proportional Representation Sun, 30 Jul 2006 00:09:00 -0400 Political Reform 4428 at http://www.newamerica.net