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Don’t forget to vote on California Ballot Propositions when you cast your ballot for Presidential candidates—otherwise other voters will be deciding these important state issues for you.
Need more information? Here’s a listing of articles on the California Progress Report on each of the ballot propositions and a list of other references where you can find out what you need to know to cast an informed vote.
Proposition 91 is a Constitutional Amendment on transportation funding. All you need to do is to consult your voter guide from the Secretary of State’s Office and you’ll see right here that the proponents who have placed this on the ballot have the only argument—and they say to vote no because it is no longer needed. This one is easy--don't mess up the state constitution with this one.
For articles on Proposition 92, the community college funding and fees initiative, read our articles.
On Proposition 93, term limit reform, we have dozens of articles.
We’ve been following Propositions 94 through 97 on tribal casinos and slot machines even before they made it onto the ballot and have dozens of articles on them. Remember that since this is a referendum, you vote yes to confirm this expansion of slot machines as passed by the legislature or no to reject them overturn the legislature.
If you want to examine this issue in depth, you may be especially interested in a three part series of articles from a lengthy study by a college professor who is an expert on tribal casinos:
California Tribal Casino Compact Amendments: A bad deal for the state, local communities and most California tribes
California Tribal Casino Compact Amendments: High Stakes Bring Heavy Spending
California Tribal Casino Compact Amendments: Four Major Flaws
Other resources on all propositions:
Speak Out California has their fourth voter guide that has a hyperlinked list of the positions and reasons why a number of state organizations support or oppose them.
The California Online Voter Guide is a nonpartisan clearinghouse of election information and web site links. This edition, the 15th published by the California Voter Foundation covers the Presidential primary candidates and statewide ballot measures.
Also, if you are unsure of your voter registration status or are looking for your polling place, check it out.
If you need information on the ballot props, go to this section of the guide and you have at your fingertips a summary of each proposition, the official “yes” and “no” campaign sites so you can go to them directly, the ballot arguments, and a chart showing how much each side has raised and where the money comes from.
There’s also a handy list of additional sources of information on the web, including:
Secretary of State: Elections and Voter Information Page
Secretary of State: Official Voter Information Guide
Secretary of State: Official Voter Information Guide (Supplemental)
The League of Women Voter's Easy Voter Guide and SmartVoter web site.
The Institute of Governmental Studies Library at the University of California Berkeley has a resource guide on one page that covers all California statewide ballot propositions on the upcoming Feb. 5, 2008 primary election ballot. It is strictly neutral and has a ton of information, including the following on all seven ballot measures:
• Narrative overviews with historical background and legal aspects
• Arguments for and against
• Links to official voter information from the California Secretary of State
• Links to key websites, polls, editorials, and newspaper articles
• A table of endorsements by organizations and newspapers
It also has a very nifty chart or spreadsheet listing California parties, other organizations, and political advocacy groups and their support or opposition to all of the propositions.
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