Legicrawler News : : Fall 2010 In this edition: Issues Concierge tm No more cookie-cutter keywords and issues categories Redistricting -- One more reason to follow state legislative races. |
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As if you were crossing an open field in a downpour, you are being drenched with political advertising. If you live near several political districts, you may see similar ads with just a change of names to distinguish them. They're called cookie-cutter ads. "An ad in Milwaukee sounds virtually identical to an ad in Austin or Portland. They're cookie cutters," PolitiFact Editor Bill Adair 1/ said recently on NPR. 2/ Legislative tracking can be just as un-subtle. Just as mind-numbingly cookie-cutter. For example, other providers will squeeze you into several pre-determined tracking categories. But your issues are more nuanced and fine-tuned than that. We recognize your need for special attention in following legislation, so that's why we've introduced Legicrawler's Issues Concierge TM. With Issues Concierge TM your account will be managed by a J.D., and you will not be directed to a cookie-cutter solution more convenient to the provider than to you. Give us your keywords and tell us in general terms about your issues. That's just the beginning. We'll be you with you from then on, suggesting bills you would have missed with other providers. Equally important, you won't be flooded with unwanted bills. We watch your lists, and delete those bills that computer programs identify but our hands-on account managers know you do not want. Issues Concierge TM: Top-flight technology, highly-trained account managers. Just for you. Not you and thousands of other consumers of a cookie-cutter product. ------------------------------------- 1/ Adair is the Editor of PolitiFact and the Washington Bureau Chief for the St. Petersburg Times, http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/staff/ Retrieved 2010-10-23 2/ Memmott, Mark, 'Cookie-Cutter' Ads Dominate, Coast-To-Coast" NPR October 20, 2010 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130674155 Retrieved 2010-10-23 STATE LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS WILL IMPACT ALL-IMPORTANT REDISTRICTING Since 2010 is a census year, a major consequence of the upcoming election will be redistricting in many legislative and congressional districts. State legislatures play a huge role in the once-a-decade look at district boundaries. The stakes are the biggest in Texas, where the Republicans control the state House of Representatives by a 77-73 margin. The Lone Star State will gain four congressional seats as a result of the census, according to Kimball W. Brace, president of Election Data Services, a consulting firm specializing in redistricting, elections and census data. "That's what's it's looking like," says Brace, who adds that the most unexpected change is likely to be two more seats for Florida and two less for New York. There had been an expected shift of one seat in each state. In addition, he says, Missouri is now expected to lose a seat (going from nine to eight), while Minnesota is likely to hold its eight seats. Minnesota had been anticipating a loss. Other states which will gain single seats are Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah and Arizona. Ohio will lose two seats, as expected, while Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania will each lose one. "In all but six states that use some form of commission, the initial authority for redrawing House districts belongs to the state legislature," writes Tim Storey at Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball (July 22, 2010, www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/). He identifies 27 state legislative chambers in 22 states where a shift in just a handful of seats would result in a switch of party control. Democrats currently control 27 state legislatures and Republicans control 14. Eight are split and one (Nebraska) is unicameral and non-partisan. Democrats also hold the governor's office in 17 states where they control the legislature, and Republicans hold the governor's office in eight states where they also control the legislature. Legislative control can have an impact in both legislative and congressional districts, although seven states have just one member in the U.S. House of Representatives. Washington is one of the states where all or part of the redistricting responsibility is given to an independent commission. In Washington each major party in each chamber of the legislature appoints one member to the commission, which then redraws the districts. A non-voting chair is selected by the commission members.
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