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BallotWire is Ballot Brief's blog that tracks the latest developments in voting, elections, policy, and more. Have a question? Ask us on Facebook here, Twitter at @KCETnews or by e-mail at elections@kcet.org.
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The L.A. City Council delayed action on a controversial plan to strip the City Attorney's Office of its job writing laws and assign the task to lawyers hired by the council's legislative analyst.
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The L.A. City Council today signaled its strong support for a half-cent sales tax increase to fund city services, but also moved forward with three additional proposals that could go before voters in March.
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The City Clerk today gave a group of medical marijuana proponents a green light to gather signatures for a ballot measure intended to allow about 100 pot dispensaries to remain open in the city.
Voting:
Tick tock. If you haven't already registered to vote, today is your last chance if you want to take part in the November 6 election.
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"With the ever-increasing popularity of voting by mail, Election Day has really become election month," says Secretary of State Debra Bowen.
Prop 34:
There were two major developments relating to Prop 34, and both were taken as a good sign by the proponents.
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It was a big week for ballot measures, with major new contributions flowing into the campaigns for or against several of the more popular (or hated) props.
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To help you prepare for the 11 (yes, 11!) propositions on the November ballot, we've compiled a list of summaries and other useful information.
Prop 40:
A state supreme court ruling last week has rendered Prop 40 dead, but it will remain on the ballot, possibly confusing voters.
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Only 31.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, which amounts to little more than half the population of Los Angeles County.
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With 11 ballot propositions on the ballot, there's a lot to study up on for the November 2012 election.
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Gov. Jerry Brown's tax initiative and Molly Munger's competing plan both qualified. The third would change how multistate businesses calculate their tax liability in California.
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Will voters sign a petition that's been passed around twice already? Even the initiative's sponsor knows the answer to that: No way! That's why he's taking legal action against California.
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As of Tuesday, Trutanich was 10,764 votes behind second-place contender Alan Jackson. That's a slip from the 8,200-vote gap reported Friday.
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One newly qualified measure would reduce the penalty for a third felony in less serious crimes. The other would require labels on genetically engineered foods.
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The most closely watched race in L.A. County could still be up for grabs, but semi-official results do tend to hold.
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Measure G found considerable support with close to 69 percent of votes. It means marijuana dispensaries will be heavily limited.
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Today's story by KCET commentator Chris Clarke does a great job rounding up what happened, electorally speaking, in the desert.
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With L.A. City Attorney Carmen Trutanich's loss, according to semi-final results, in the race to be District Attorney, he's going to run for his city post again.
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San Diego voters have approved a closely watched measure to cut public retirement funds. A similar measure passed in San Jose.
Follow the money behind the candidates in the March 5, 2013 and May 21, 2013 Los Angeles and LAUSD elections.
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