Proposition 77

Proposition 77 would change the way that California redraws its Assembly, State Senate, Congressional, and Board of Equalization districts; and, if passed, it begins the redrawing process immediately. A number of questions have arisen regarding redistricting in general, Proposition 77 in particular, and related issues. This site provides answers drawn from the Rose Institute's thirty years of research on this issue.

The Institute has requested comments from Common Cause and the Yes and No campaigns. When we receive their answers we will add them in the appropriate places. Until that time, the site provides links to the organizations' websites.


The Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College provides research and management experiences for Claremont McKenna College students while conducting and publishing research on California government and politics.

Using computer technology, students and faculty at the Rose Institute advance knowledge about politics and provide services that assist in understanding the political process. Through the development of large computerized databases and advanced geographic retrieval systems, students become involved in projects focusing on topics such as redistricting, fiscal analysis, California demographics, survey research, and legal and regulatory analysis. The Rose Institute also works in collaboration with the Kosmont Companies to publish the annual Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey®.

The Rose Institute is a non-profit educational entity that does not take positions for or against ballot questions, and none of these materials should be taken as advocacy for or against Proposition 77 by the Rose Institute or Claremont McKenna College.