November 2, 2010

- Election -

November 2, 2010

Regional Impact:

Statewide General Election

Information on Propositions 19 -27 is provided below. Proposition 18, the Water Bond Measure, was removed from the ballot by the Legislature.

Candidate information is posted on www.smartvoter.org and www.easyvoter.org.

 

Election Results

Election results will be posted on www.smartvoter.org

and on the California Secretary of State's election results Web page.

Measures on the Ballot

Proposition 19
Should California legalize the possession and cultivation of marijuana for personal use of adults 21 years and older, and allow state and local governments to regulate and tax related commercial activities?
Proposition 20
Should the state Constitution be amended to have the Citizens Redistricting Commission redistrict for the U.S. House of Representatives, to change existing redistricting criteria, and to reduce the redistricting timeline?
Proposition 21
Should the state levy an additional annual $18 vehicle license surcharge to provide funds to operate and maintain California’s state parks and wildlife protection programs?
Proposition 22
Should the California Constitution be amended to prohibit the state, even during a severe fiscal hardship, from redirecting certain tax revenues dedicated to transportation or local governments?
Proposition 23
Should the AB 32 air pollution control law be suspended until unemployment drops to 5.5 percent or less for a full year?
Proposition 24
Should recent tax law changes that allow some businesses to pay lower state income tax be repealed?
Proposition 26
Should the California Constitution be amended to require two-thirds vote approval for the imposition of certain state and local fees that now require majority vote approval?
Proposition 27
Should the state Constitution and state laws be amended to eliminate the Citizens Redistricting Commission established by the voters in 2008, return all redistricting to the state Legislature, and change the redistricting criteria?

All Seats up for Contest

For information on the candidates running for office, please visit SmartVoter.org.

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Updated on Feb 11 2011 - 4:29pm

For an interesting analysis of the November 2, 2010 Statewide Election results, read the Public Policy Institute of California's "Post Election Survey: Marijuana, Climate Change, Budget Reform Captured Voters...