Other Election News

Proposition 8 was not the only initiative that passed yesterday amending the California Constitution. Propositions 9 and 11 also passed. (The links are to the Attorney's General's title and summary, from which you can navigate to the analysis, the ballot arguments and the text of the two measures.) So now crime victims have more rights and reapportionment of the Legislature and State Board of Equalization (but not the House of Representatives) is in the hands of a citizens' commission.