Monday, October 18, 2010

Your Friendly, Neighborhood CA Voter Guide




STATE-WIDE RACES

Senate
BARBARA BOXER

Governor
JERRY BROWN

Lt. Governor
GAVIN NEWSOM

Attorney General
KAMALA D. HARRIS

Secretary of State
DEBRA BOWEN

Controller
JOHN CHIANG

Treasurer
BILL LOCKYER

Insurance Commissioner
DAVE JONES

Superintendent of Public Instruction
TOM TORLAKSON

State Supreme Court
TANI CANTIL-SAKAUYE - no recommendation
MING CHO NO
(he voted to uphold the state's ban on marriage equality)
CARLOS MERENO - YES
( only justice to vote to overturn Prop 8 at the State Supreme Court)


LOCAL RACES
Congress - CD36
JANE HARMAN
Congress - CD33
KAREN BASS
Congress - CD30
HENRY WAXMAN

State Assembly - 53d AD
BETSY BUTLER
State Assembly - 47d AD
HOLLY J. MITCHELL


State Senator - 28th SD
JENNY OROPEZA
State Senator - 26th SD
CURREN PRICE

State Board of Equalization (4th district)
Jerome E. Horton

Superior Court No. 117
ALAN SCHNEIDER

LA County Assessor
JOHN R. NOGUEZ


PROPOSITIONS
Our good friends at the Courage Campaign have created a progressive voter guide help you sort through the confusing Proposition ballot maze. You can download and share that guide by going to this link.

PROP 19 - TAX AND REGULATE CANNABIS - YES
PROP 20 - CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING - NO
PROP 21 - SAVE STATE PARKS - YES
PROP 22 - SCHOOLS VS. LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING - NO
PROP 23 - DIRTY ENERGY - NO
PROP 24 - CLOSE CORPORATE TAX LOOPHOLES - YES
PROP 25 - MAJORITY VOTE BUDGET - YES
PROP 26 - POLLUTER PROTECTION - NO
PROP 27 - REDISTRICTING COMMISSION- NO*


Don't know where you're polling place is? Go to THIS LINK to find out!

To request an absentee ballot, go to this link to download and print a request form. Fill the form out, then mail it to your county election office.The ballot request form must arrive at the county election office by October 26th. If you don't think it will arrive in the mail in time, you can deliver it in person.

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