And the contestants are...The California Secretary of State's office has
released numbers for the initiatives that will appear on the fall 2005
ballot.
Now they have names. These are the measures that will appear on the
November ballot, numbered in the order of qualification. (I truncated the
summary paragraphs, written by the AG's office, that will accompany these on the
ballot. Full text is here.)
Proposition 73: Termination of minor's pregnancy, waiting period and parental notification. Initiative constitutional amendment amends California Constitution to bar abortion on unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor's parent/legal guardian, except in medical emergency or with parental waiver. ... Proposition 74: Public school teachers waiting period for permanent status. Increases length of time required before a teacher may become a permanent employee from two complete consecutive school years to five complete consecutive school years; ... Proposition 75: Public employee union dues, required employee consent for political contributions. Initiative statute prohibits public employee labor organizations from using dues or fees for political contributions unless the employee provides prior consent each year on a specified written form. ... Proposition 76: School funding state spending initiative constitutional amendment. Changes state minimum school funding requirements (Proposition 98), permitting suspension of minimum funding, but terminating repayment requirement, and eliminating authority to reduce funding when state revenues decrease. ... Proposition 77: Reapportionment initiative, constitutional amendment. Amends state Constitution's process for redistricting California's Senate, Assembly, Congressional and Board of Equalization districts. Requires three-member panel of retired judges, selected by legislative leaders, to adopt new redistricting plan if measure passes and again after each national census. ... Proposition 78: Prescription drugs, discounts initiative. Statute establishes discount prescription drug program, overseen by the Department of Health Services. Enables certain low- and moderate- income California residents to purchase prescription drugs at reduced prices. ... Proposition 79: Prescription drug discounts, state-negotiated rebates. Initiative statute provides for prescription drug discounts to Californians who qualify based on income-related standards, to be funded through rebates from participating drug manufacturers negotiated by California Department of Health Services. ... Proposition 80: Electric service providers regulation initiative. Statute subjects electric service providers, as defined, to control and regulation by California Public Utilities Commission. Imposes restrictions on electricity customers' ability to switch from private utilities to other electric providers. ... Driest...post...ever. UPDATE: Oh snap! This post was badly scooped by i'm just waiting for the robot invasion, who had this up last night. Posted: Fri - July 8, 2005 at 07:30 AM | Category: | | | |
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