Ballot Blog - November 2nd 2010 Election

This is how I'm voting on the upcoming election, and how you should too!

The proposiitions:

• YES on 19: If you don't know whats wrong with prohibition, you must be high.
  Legalizes Marijuana Under California but Not Federal Law. Permits Local Governments to Regulate and Tax Commercial Production, Distribution, and Sale of Marijuana. Initiative Statute.
  
• YES on 20: Don't let legislators design their own voting districts.
  Redistricting of Congressional Districts. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
  
• NO on 21: State parks should be privatized or self-funded by higher fees, not socialized on car owners. Have you tried getting into Yosemite lately? Under priced!
  Establishes $18 Annual Vehicle License Surcharge to Help Fund State Parks and Wildlife Programs. Grants Surcharged Vehicles Free Admission to All State Parks. Initiative Statute.
  
• YES on 22: I think the state budget should be flexible, but taxes and control should stay local. I lean 'Yes', because it helps leash the monolithic state government.
  Prohibits the State from Borrowing or Taking Funds Used for Transportation, Redevelopment, or Local Government Projects and Services. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
  
• YES on 23: AB-32 will chase jobs out of CA with red tape and energy costs. "Green Jobs" are a buzzword and I challenge you to ask anyone what it actually means. You'll hear "green" and smell brown.
  Suspends Implementation of Air Pollution Control Law (AB 32) Requiring Major Sources of Emissions to Report and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions That Cause Global Warming, Until Unemployment Drops to 5.5 Percent or Less for Full Year. Initiative Statute.
  
• NO on 24:  Come on... it's just more tax-the-rich tactics. Next!
  Repeals Recent Legislation That Would Allow Businesses to Lower Their Tax Liability. Initiative Statute.
  
• NO on 25: Keep 2/3 majority! The harder it is to pass a budget and allow the State Left-islature to spend money... the better.
  Changes Legislative Vote Requirement to Pass Budget and Budget-Related Legislation from Two-Thirds to a Simple Majority. Retains Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
  
• YES on 26: Stop hidden taxes. Uphold the 2/3 majority requirement... period.
  Requires That Certain State and Local Fees Be Approved by Two-Thirds Vote. Fees Include Those That Address Adverse Impacts on Society or the Environment Caused by the Fee-Payer's Business. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
  
• NO on 27: Same reason as Prop 20... Don't let legislators design their own voting districts.
  Eliminates State Commission on Redistricting. Consolidates Authority for Redistricting with Elected Representatives. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.

 The major representatives -

(As usual, I apply Duverger's Law... that two parties are inevitable, so I vote for the lesser evil. On local candidates, I may rarely vote independent or third-party if I really can't stomach the other two.)

• CA Governor: Meg Whitman
• US Senate: Carly Fiorina
• US Congress 5: Paul Smith
• CA Senate 6: Steve Torno
• CA Assembly 9: Rick Redding