Shortly after the referendum tomorrow, two senior California assemblymen are expected to announce their intention to introduce legislation in January to create a citizens assembly to address electoral reform.  As you know, California is widely considered to have a pathologically uncompetitive electoral system.  As an ...

Two California legislators interested in citizens’ assemblies are: Joe Canciamilla (http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a11/) and Keith Richman (http://republican.assembly.ca.gov/members/index.asp?Dist=38&Lang=1) For more information on citizens’ assemblies, you can check out www.snider.blogs.com/citizensassemblies  

From Jim Snider New America Foundation Citizens’ Assemblies to propose democratic reforms appear to be on a roll.  Last year British Columbia held the first Citizens’ Assembly, with its recommendation voted on by a provincial referendum this past May.  Inspired by that precedent, Ontario, Canada appears ...