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September 09, 2010 Providing legal resources and election news to California election officials and the attorneys who represent them. |
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« June 2008 | Main | August 2008 » July 29, 2008 "Backers of same-sex marriage ban to challenge rewording of Proposition 8"From the Sacramento Bee: "Proponents of a ballot measure to ban same-sex marriages in California plan to appear in court today to challenge state Attorney General Jerry Brown's rewording of the measure's ballot summary. On the petitions circulated last year to qualify the measure for the Nov. 4 ballot, it was described as a "Limit on Marriage." But Brown's new title and summary of Proposition 8, posted on the Secretary of State's Web site on July 22, states the proposed constitutional amendment "Eliminates right of same-sex couples to marry." The summary still says Proposition 8 provides that "only marriage between a man a woman is valid or recognized in California." The titles and summaries of ballot measures are typically scrutinized by both sides in a campaign and often challenged in court if one side feels the wording could sway voters against them. Jennifer Kerns, a spokeswoman for the Yes on Proposition 8, confirmed that proponents "will file a ballot challenge (today in) Superior Court in Sacramento." Posted by Randy Riddle at 9:35 AM | Permalink. . . July 17, 2008 "Voters to decide: Bush memorial sewage plant?"From the San Francisco Chronicle: "San Francisco voters will be asked to decide whether to name a city sewage plant in honor of President Bush, after a satiric measure qualified for the November ballot today. Backers of the measure, who for several months circulated a petition to place the measure on the ballot, turned in more than 12,000 signatures on July 7, said organizer Brian McConnell. The Department of Elections today informed those supporters, the self-proclaimed Presidential Memorial Commission, that they had enough valid signatures -- a minimum of 7,168 registered San Francisco voters - to qualify for the November ballot, he said." Posted by Randy Riddle at 3:26 PM | Permalink. . . "Redone pot initiative headed to court""A ballot proposal aimed at reinstating Mendocino County's liberal pot-growing guidelines, repealed by voters last month, is headed to court. County officials have asked the Superior Court to uphold their refusal to process the petitions, an action that has blocked signature-gathering efforts. County Counsel Jeanine Nadel has declined to write the necessary ballot title and summary for the measure, asserting that the proposal would be unconstitutional. "If I were to do the ballot title and summary, I feel it would be misleading the voters," Nadel said. "I feel it's best to take this action now rather than later," Nadel said. A judge this week granted the county a temporary reprieve from writing a title and summary for the proposed initiative pending the outcome of a July 25 hearing on the issues of the case." The article is here. Posted by Randy Riddle at 3:21 PM | Permalink. . . |
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