Voting in California

[judith_s]

I finally got my General Election Voter Information Guide today for the elections next month. I've been looking through the propositions, and although some are no-brainers, I'm having a hard time deciding which way to go on some of these. So I thought I'd turn to you all and see if you had any strong feelings about any of these

NO * 1A - Protection of Transportation Funding
* 1B - Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security
* 1C - Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006
* 1D - Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006
* 1E - Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Act of 2006
NO * 83 - Comprehensive Registered Sex Offender Laws (popularly known as "Jessica's Law")
* 84 - Bonds for clean water, flood control, state and local park improvements, etc.
NO * 85 - Parental Notification before Termination of Teen's Pregnancy
* 87 - Funding for alternative forms of energy
* 88 - Property Parcel Tax to fund for Education
* 89 - Campaign Finance Restrictions, including a corporate tax increase
* 90 - Eminent Domain Restrictions

As you can see, I have quite a bit of reading left. Any of you have some strong views or reasoned arguments about any of these?

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[sierra-nevada.livejournal.com]

NV hasn't published its "ballot questions" yet (soon), though the campaign has already begun for some of them; there are two anti-smoking provisions (one sponsored by the anti-smoking activist community, the other by the gaming/tourist industry that is, of course, less restrictive), and a marijuana decriminalization question which I've already contributed to (I don't think it will win, but their debating points this time are to end NV's spending on the prohibition, and tax marijuana grown. The question, alas, doesn't quite address the question of where the marijuana comes from ...).

Should be a fun election. The Governor's job is up for grabs, and the candidates are already bashing on each other.