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Proposition - 1A Local Revenue Protection - California 23970 of 24039 Precincts Reporting Name Votes PctYes 7,553,353 83.47 No 1,495,631 16.53 Proposition - 59 Open Records - California 23995 of 24039 Precincts Reporting Name Votes PctYes 7,481,528 83.09 No 1,522,176 16.91 Proposition - 60 Party Primary - California 23986 of 24039 Precincts Reporting Name Votes PctYes 5,800,107 67.23 No 2,826,602 32.77 Proposition - 60A Surplus Property Sales - California 23995 of 24039 Precincts Reporting Name Votes PctYes 6,214,634 72.78 No 2,324,045 27.22 Proposition - 61 Bonds for Children's Hospital - California 23995 of 24039 Precincts Reporting Name Votes PctYes 5,312,691...

A so-called Republican mailer I received ("Continuing the Republican Revolution") recommends a "Yes" on Propsition 71, the embryonic stem cell research initiative, so I'm a bit dubious at what they recommend. Another mailer from McClintock has been misplaced. Please help.

LOS ANGELES – It's the stem cell embryonic three strikes open government closed primary DNA children's hospitals Indian gambling 911 shakedown lawsuits mental health election. Confused? So are a lot of voters. Choosing a president is easy this year - pick red or blue. But Californians are facing a catalog of ballot questions so challenging - 16 in all, more than any other state - that almost everyone at one early voting location was clutching a cheat sheet to keep the numbers and issues straight. "I find it incredibly confusing, and I'm resentful," said Los Angeles artist Shelley Adler, who...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Fresh off a high-profile campaign trip to Ohio for President Bush, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to California for a final weekend of campaigning before Tuesday's election. The governor began a two-day bus tour of the state Saturday by speaking out about several of the 16 initiatives on the California ballot. He drew some of the most emotional responses when criticizing Proposition 66, an initiative that seeks to amend the state's "three-strikes" sentencing law. Critics of the initiative said it would allow thousands of violent offenders to be freed from the state prison system. "Proposition 66 is...

I am preparing my absentee ballot and have no idea who to pick on the Superior Court vacancies, and a number of the propositions. Any Freepers out there have this stuff figured out? Please advise.

McClintock on the Propositions I've been getting a lot of calls about the various ballot propositions. Here's how I see them: 1A. Watered Down Protection for Local Governments. YES, I suppose. Extends limited protection to local governments against future raids by the state AFTER the state finishes ripping off another $2.6 billion over the next two years. I support it because the protections are a slight improvement over existing law, but if you really want to protect local governments, Prop. 65 is the ticket. 59. Public Records, Open Meetings. YES. Louis Brandeis said it best: "Sunlight is the best of...

With just a few weeks to go, does anyone have an idea of what is on the ballot in California this November and who is supporting what, etc? Here's a chance to help put the info out there in a centralized apporach. I am going to kick it this thread with a bunch of stuff from all over the place. No particular order in posting need be followed. The Bakersfield Californian is running a number of pieces this morning that I am posting to start the thread

<p>Occasionally - once every decade or two - powerful California political currents merge to create a whirlpool of intersecting conflicts that force voters to make some truly fundamental decisions about the society in which they live.</p> <p>This year may be one of those events. Having made the historic, even risky, choice to oust an incumbent governor and elect an untried novice - a famous actor to boot - as his successor, California voters may now face a stunning array of ballot measures.</p>

<p>The mall was packed and loud, but Pat Laski hardly noticed. Her governor was late, and she was not pleased. After all, he had called, in a recording, to tell her to turn up at noon at the Valley Plaza in Bakersfield for a rally.</p>

<p>SACRAMENTO – With less than two weeks until the election, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's "fiscal-recovery" bond is within striking distance of winning - or losing.</p> <p>The biggest wild card: whether enough voters know that the $15 billion bond-borrowing measure, Proposition 57, and its companion "Balanced Budget Act,'' Proposition 58, are part of Schwarzenegger's grand scheme return California to fiscal health.</p>

<p>Last in a series of stories on the March 2 ballot propositions.</p> <p>It's the other bond measure on the March 2 ballot: Proposition 55 would authorize $12.3 billion for construction of school buildings to relieve overcrowding and repair existing facilities.</p>

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday night promised 1,200 civic and business leaders to work "like a machine" until two propositions to close California's budget deficit were approved by voters. "You know I'm like a machine. I won't stop talking until we get this done," said Schwarzenegger, standing before a backdrop of images of palm trees at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Schwarzenegger likened Propositions 57 and 58 to treatment for spending addicts. The proposals call for $15 billion in bonds to help balance the state's budget and for a constitutional amendment prohibiting such borrowing in the...

<p>Schwarzenegger: "To resolve our fiscal crisis, the Legislature placed two measures on the ballot that comprise a bipartisan balanced budget plan." Westly: "Proposition 57 will refinance past deficit borrowing with lower annual interest payments."</p> <p>Schwarzenegger: "Prop. 58 requires a balanced budget every year without borrowing, so that we never get into this mess again."</p>