Month: October 2018

My sample ballot has been received, indicating that (a) it is indeed Fall; (b) my TV will soon be inundated with political advertising; and (c) it is time for the General Election Ballot analysis. This election, it is being divided into three parts and a summary:

1. Non-Judicial Offices: State, Federal, and Local
2. Judicial Offices
3. Propositions and Measures
4. Summary

This is the summary:

🗳️ Nov. 2018 California General Election Analysis (I): Introduction and Non-Judicial Offices

• State
  • Governor: Gavin Newsom (FB) [🗜️👃]
  • Lt. Governor: Eleni Kounalakis (FB)
  • Secretary of State: Alex Padilla (FB) [🗜️👃]
  • Controller: Betty T. Yee (FB)
  • Treasurer: Fiona Ma (FB)
  • Attorney General: Xavier Becerra (FB)
  • Insurance Commissioner: Steve Poizner (FB)
  • State Board of Equalization, 3rd District: Tony Vazquez (FB)
  • Assembly District 45: Jesse Gabriel (FB)
  • Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony K. Thurmond (FB)
• Federal:
  • U.S. Senate: Dianne Feinstein (FB)
  • U.S. Representative, 30th District: Brad Sherman (FB)
• County:
  • Assessor: Jeffrey Prang (FB)
  • Sheriff: Alex Villanueva (FB)

🗳️ Nov. 2018 California General Election Analysis (II): Here Come ‘De Judges

• California Supreme Court: Yes for all the judges.
• Court of Appeals: Yes for all the judges.
• Superior Court
  • Judge of the Superior Court – Office № 4: Alfred A. Coletta (FB)
  • Judge of the Superior Court – Office № 16: Sydne Jane Michel (FB).
  • Judge of the Superior Court – Office № 60: Tony J. Cho (FB)
  • Judge of the Superior Court – Office № 113: Javier Perez (FB)

🗳️ Nov. 2018 California General Election Analysis (III): Measure for Measure

• State Measures
  • [✗] Prop 1: No on Proposition 1.
  • [✓] Prop 2: Yes on Proposition 2.
  • [✗] Prop 3: No on Proposition 3.
  • [✓] Prop 4: Yes on Proposition 4.
  • [✗] Prop 5: No on Proposition 5.
  • [✗] Prop 6: Hell No on Proposition 6.
  • [✗] Prop 7: No on Proposition 7.
  • [✗] Prop 8: No on Proposition 8.
  • [✓] Prop 10: Yes on Proposition 10.
  • [✗] Prop 11: No on Proposition 11.
  • [✗] Prop 12: No on Proposition 12.
• LA County Flood Control District (LACFD) Measures:
  • [✓] Measure W: Yes on Measure W.
• Los Angeles Measures
  • [✗] Measure B: No on Measure B.
  • [✓] Measure E: Yes on Measure E.
• LAUSD Measures
  • [✓] Measure EE: Yes on Measure EE.

My sample ballot has been received, indicating that (a) it is indeed Fall; (b) my TV will soon be inundated with political advertising; and (c) it is time for the General Election Ballot analysis. This election, it is being divided into three parts and a summary:

1. Non-Judicial Offices: State, Federal, and Local
2. Judicial Offices
3. Propositions and Measures
4. Summary

This is Part III: the state and local measures. It covers the following measures:

• State Measures: Prop 1 ☙ Prop 2 ☙ Prop 3 ☙ Prop 4 ☙ Prop 5 ☙ Prop 6 ☙ Prop 7 ☙ Prop 8  ☙ Prop 10 ☙ Prop 11 ☙ Prop 12
• County Measures: Measure W
• City Measures:  Measure B ☙ Measure E
• School District Measures: Measure EE

The last part in this series will be the summary post.

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My sample ballot has been received, indicating that (a) it is indeed Fall; (b) my TV will soon be inundated with political advertising; and (c) it is time for the General Election Ballot analysis. This election, it is being divided into three parts and a summary:

1. Non-Judicial Offices: State, Federal, and Local
2. Judicial Offices
3. Propositions and Measures
4. Summary

This is Part II: the judicial choices. It covers the following races. Note that, for the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, you only either confirm or reject the person appointed to the position:

• State Supreme Court
• State Court of Appeal
• Superior Court:  № 4 ☙ № 16 ☙ № 60 ☙ № 113

For reference, here is the post that covered the Superior Court Justices in the Primary. The third post of the series, Measure for Measure, will explore the state and local measures on the ballot.

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My sample ballot has been received, indicating that (a) it is indeed Fall; (b) my TV will soon be inundated with political advertising; and (c) it is time for the General Election Ballot analysis. This election, it is being divided into three parts and a summary:

1. Non-Judicial Offices: State, Federal, and Local
2. Judicial Offices
3. Propositions and Measures
4. Summary

This is Part I: the analysis of all elected offices except the judges. It covers the following races:

• State: Governor ☙ Lt. Governor ☙ Secretary of State ☙ Controller ☙ Treasurer ☙ Atty. General ☙ Insurance Commissioner ☙  Board of Equalization (3^d Distr.) ☙ State Assembly (45^th Distr.) ☙ Supt. of Public Instruction
• Federal: US Senate ☙ US Representative (30^th Distr.)
• County: Assessor ☙ Sheriff

For reference, here are the posts that covered these offices in the primary: Governor ☙ Other State Offices ☙ District Based Offices ☙ US Senate and House ☙ County Offices. If much of this looks familiar, it was because this particular grouping allowed me to simply revisit my primary analysis, and update as appropriate.

In the next part, to quote an old TV show, “Here come ‘de Judge”.

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