2. Will minority voters lose influence if Proposition 77 is adopted?

Rose Institute:

The Federal Voting Rights Act applies whether or not Proposition 77 is passed. In the past, the retired judges put primary emphasis on compliance with the Voting Rights Act. If Proposition 77 is adopted, in the San Jose to Union City portion of the San Francisco Bay Area, Congressional District 13 (CD 13) is likely to increase from its current 30 percent Asian American 18-plus voting age population (VAP) to 35 percent. In Southern California, Proposition 77 is likely to create two new majority-Latino voting age population (VAP) districts. The first is in the San Fernando Valley, in current CD 28, which is likely to increase from 49 percent Latino VAP to 66 percent. The second is in San Diego, where the retired judges are likely to unite the heavily Latino "Barrio Logan" neighborhood of San Diego with currently neighboring CD 50, increasing its Latino VAP from 49 percent to 56 percent. At the Assembly and State Senate levels the number of districts controlled by Latino, African American and/or Asian American voters is unlikely to change under Proposition 77. The number of Congressional districts likely to elect African Americans is also unlikely to change.

Pro / Con:

[ Answers from the (Yes/No) on 77 campaign have been requested but not yet received. They will be posted as soon as they arrive. Until then, please refer to the campaign website at (www.YesOn77.com / www.noonproposition77.com/). ]