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December 18, 2003

CA Initiatives -- the People's Sausage Factory

Ever want to see what initiatives people are trying to get on the ballot? Or just how looney they can get? The CA Secretary of State lists all the initiatives submitted, along with their current status here.

Here's my current favorite:

[Proposed ballot summary] Amends California Constitution to provide the King James Bible as a textbook to grades one through twelve, to each of those pupils whose parents do not opt-out by specific objection, for voluntary reading and study.
There are 3 intitiatives in circulation relating to the treatment of veal calves and pregnant farm pigs. Another eliminates traffic and parking fines, substituting community service. Yet another seeks to establish a "Car Buyers Bill of Rights."

There are also any number of reapportionment, budget-balancing, tax-raising, and recall-fixing ideas in the mill. The full text of the initiatives can be found here. Rules and procedures for qualifying initiatives can be found here.

UPDATE: How did I miss THIS?

Posted by Kevin Murphy at December 18, 2003 03:59 PM | TrackBack