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Ballot Brief
L.A. Election: 3 Medical Marijuana Measures, a Long Way to a Solution
Post date:The May election will not be the end of the story.
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ballot
Ballot Brief
Measure A Losing in Early Returns
Post date:With early ballots tabulated, voters opposed Measure A -- which asked whether voters would support changing the state constitution to make the job of county assessor an appointed post -- by 77.4 percent to 22.5 percent.
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ballot
SoCal Focus
Californians, Go Vote!
Post date:All of the campaigning comes down to us. We are, the "deciders." Our representative form of government depends on the ability and willingness of its representatives to exercise their right to vote.
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laws that shaped l.a.
History & Society
Dr. Strangevote, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Ballot Initiatives
Post date:101 year-old Prop 7 was designed to give power to the people and the opportunity to practice direct democracy through initiatives and referendums.
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commentary
SoCal Focus
Will Two Competing Tax Initiatives Spell Loss at the Ballot Box for Both?
Post date:It seems to me that this was a missed opportunity for two individuals with comparable goals to use a terribly imperfect process to achieve a common aim.
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dupont
Food
Big Ag Drops Another $13 Million to Defeat Food Labeling Prop
Post date:Monsanto and other major contributors roughly doubled the coffers for the No on 37 campaign over the weekend, according to recent campaign finance filings.
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commentary
SoCal Focus
Ballot Initiative Season Has Begun, and it's Not Exactly a Good Thing
Post date:Our government is too big and too complex to make decisions on a piecemeal basis.
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GMOs
Food
Prop 37: The California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act
Post date:We'll keep you updated on any Prop 37 developments and news from now until November. In the meantime, tell us in the poll how you think you'll vote.
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commentary
SoCal Focus
This is a Terrible Way to Make Laws
Post date:A recent change in the law shuffles the order of propositions on the ballot. That means the Governor's tax proposal will be placed higher than a rival proposition.
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commentary
SoCal Focus
The Lessons of the June 5, 2012 Primary Election
Post date:Even with "good government" reforms, we don't vote. And negative advertising seems effective.
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ballot
SoCal Focus
What is in a Ballot Designation?
Post date:We now live in a state where winning an election and obtaining a position that allows an individual to represent their fellow citizens are things to hide (or at least not highlight) from the voters.
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Prop 29
SoCal Focus
Prop 29: Should I Vote for a Good Proposal or Against a Bad Process?
Post date:Here are two fairly uncontroversial things that I believe: First, fewer people should smoke since smoking can cause serious health risks; second, more money should go to cancer research. But here is a third, more controversial belief: The initiative pr...
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ballot
SoCal Focus
Gov. Brown Says We Will Only Vote on Initiatives & Referendum in November Elections
Post date:Labor unions and those sympathetic to their cause typically turn out in much larger numbers for November elections, as compared to June elections. A pending ballot measure, which likely would have appeared on the June 2012 ballot, restricts the ability...
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ballot
SoCal Focus
Should We Limit How Often We Can Vote on Ballot Initiatives?
Post date:If Governor Brown signs SB 202, California would join the great majority of other states that limit voting on such measures to November elections.
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elections
Commentary
Collective Wisdom
Post date:The ballots, soup and collective wisdom come together at Peleg and Rick's house in Silver Lake.