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Referendum to overturn redistricting makes ballot
Californians will vote on a referendum in the November election that would overturn the state Senate district boundaries drawn by the voter-approved Citizens Redistricting Commission, Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced Friday...That effort was paid for largely by the California Republican Party.
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Republicans are in danger of losing two or more seats in the Senate this election, which would give Democrats the two-thirds majority needed to raise taxes and take some other actions.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/24/BA1V1NCC1Q.DTL