Slide 1
Elections 2002: New Faces Everywhere you Look! 

Jo Donlin
ILRU Audioconference
November 6, 2002

Slide 2
Big Election Year in the States

--6214 State Legislative Seats Up (85%)
     --Current Party Control:
          --17 Legislatures Controlled by Rs
          --18 Legislatures Controlled by Ds
          --14 Split Control, 1 Nonpartisan (NE)
--36 Governors Seats Up
     --Current Party Control:
          --27 R, 21 D, 2 I (ME, MN)

Slide 3
Governor's Races
     --36 Races
     --20 Open Seats
          --14 termed out (9-R, 4-D, 1-I)
          --6 not seeking reelection (3-R, 2-D, 1-I)
          --Republicans defend 23
          --Democrats defend 11
    

Slide 4
Term Limits and Redistricting Collide
     --Term Limits
          --17 States Have Term Limits
               --11 in effect for 2002
          --330 Legislators Termed Out in 2002
               --MI Senate: 27 of 38 termed out
               --MO House: 75 of 163 termed out
     --Most States Finished with Redistricting


Slide 5
WHAT HAPPENED??
http://www.ncsl.org/statevote2002/statevote2002.htm
 

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Budget Issues Will Dominate 2003
     --NCSL Survey: 
          --FY02 State Budget Gap: $27 Billion
          --FY03 State Budget Gap: $49 Billion
          --Medicaid will capture the largest amount of new
          spending.  Expected to grow around 7.4%.  At least twice
          the growth of K-12 education , higher education and
          corrections.
               --many states anticipate a FY2003 shortfall, despite
               efforts to balance their programs.


Slide 7
You Can Make a Difference!
     --Be Creative  
          --Reach Out to New Members
          --Don't Wait Until the End of Session
          --New leadership can mean new committee chairs.
          --Be accurate, reliable, honest, concise and vigilant
          --Offer to be a resource


Slide 8
NCSL Continues to Track Activity!
     --http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/disabil2.htm
          --Publications, Meetings, Technical Assistance
          --Keep In Touch

Jo Donlin
303-364-7700, x1381
jo.donlin@ncsl.org


Slide 12
Resources!
     NCSL Olmstead website
          --http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/disabil2.htm
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
          --http://cms.hhs.gov/
     National Technical Assistance Exchange
          --Susan Reinhard, Rutgers University, Center for State
          Health Policy, 732-932-3105, x230
          --Richard Petty, Independent Living Research Utilization,
          713-520-0232