Today's Fresh Meat

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

The SF Chron reports on the circulation of a new proposed ballot initiative to end the winner-take-all systemof assigning presidential electoral votes in California, a measurewhich is being backed by Republicans hoping to swing the next electionin favor of a Republican candidate. Democratic National Committee headHoward Dean has come out strongly against the measure, and in thespirit of nonpartisanship, the Governor has expressed his milddisapproval as well.

California Representative Susan Davis is attempting to do for thenation what California Secretary of State Debra Bowen did for the stateby introducing an amendment to an existing election reform bill thatwould ban all DRE (Direct Recording Electronic) voting machines,reports Calitics. Calitics also points out the favorable balance ofCalifornians on the Leadership and Rules Committee, which is overseeingthe bill, thus giving the amendment a leg up.