There's a new report out from the Public Policy Institute of California, looking at three commonly discussed areas for potential legislative reform in Sacramento: redistricting, term limits and the supermajority vote necessary to pass the budget.
Eric McGhee, a research fellow at the PPIC, authored the report, which outlines the arguments surrounding each of the three "reform" concepts, though he offers no official policy prescription.
The toughest words in the report come in the introduction. It begins: "Most observers believe that the model legislature should be competent, bipartisan, and efficient, but many feel that the California legislature falls short on all three dimensions."
California voters could face at least two of the would-be reforms on the ballot in 2008. In February, voters will decide the fate of Proposition 93, which would change term limits in the state.
And a coalition of good-government groups, now with the backing of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, are aiming a redistricting measure for the November 2008 ballot.
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