I wasn't looking forward to writing a post on all the California ballot initiatives, so I'm grateful to Kevin Drum for doing it for me. It will save wear and tear on your brain if you just vote as Kevin suggests. I wasn't fully persuaded to vote against the high-speed rail measure, just ...

Source: [b]Associated Press[/b] LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A proposed ban on same-sex marriage in California - widely seen as the most momentous of the 153 ballot measures at stake nationwide - remained undecided early Wednesday. The proposed constitutional amendment would limit marriage to ...

Wednesday, 11/5: It was a squeaker, but California has voted to make gay marriage unconstitutional. When the final tally shakes out the numbers will be something like 52% to 48%. Out here in California voting can sometimes seem more like a homework assignment than a civic duty. That's because ...

Where the 2010 California Governor candidates stand Capitol Alert set out to get all the potential candidates for governor of California in 2010 to declare their positions on the 2008 statewide ballot measures. +++++++ Tomorrow the race for 2010 starts. "Home Invasion": Vote NO ...

Prop 8 fundraising totals : Spending for and against a ballot initiative that would outlaw same-sex marriage in California has surpassed $73 million, almost twice the total that was spent in the 24 states where similar measures were put to voters since 2004, campaign finance records show.  ...

Out here in California voting can sometimes seem more like a homework assignment than a civic duty. That's because in addition to all the candidates to choose from, there is a host of state ballot measures the public has to mull over. This year there's a baker's dozen of propositions, dealing ...

Republican California State Senate candidate and former California Assemblyman Tony Strickland waving to early morning commuters in Camraillo, California, August 13, 2008 Voters in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties should cast their ballot tomorrow for former California ...

It should be a result of your homework. But if you're depending on one of those fake "Voters' Guides" or "Ballot Guides" that wafted into your mailbox, DON'T. Here's the link to the California Democratic Party's endorsements , and they're on target (except for Prop 5 which is also a coinflip to ...

The Field Poll's final numbers on Proposition 8 , the same-sex marriage ban on the ballot in California, are not out yet, but a statement put out by the No on 8 folks provides the following tease: "The Field Poll shows that Prop 8's deceptive campaign has failed to move their numbers much at ...