California Ballot Propositions - Results

2.8% ( 499 of 17657 ) precincts reporting as of Nov 8, 2005 at 8:05 pm



Propositions Yes Votes Pct. No Votes Pct.
73 Y Minor's Pregnancy 253,101 52.8 226,530 47.2
74 Y Teacher Tenure 259,966 53.8 223,709 46.2
75 Y Public Union Dues 282,726 58.5 200,745 41.5
76 N Spending/Funding 223,422 46.3 258,258 53.7
77 N Redistricting 231,739 48.7 244,048 51.3
78 N Rx Drug Discounts 206,108 43.5 267,543 56.5
79 N Rx Drug Rebates 183,739 38.9 288,096 61.1
80 N Electric Regulation 169,175 36.5 294,304 63.5

Y - Proposition is passing
N - Proposition is not passing

http://vote2005.ss.ca.gov/Returns/prop/00.htm

Msongs
www.msongs.com/chinamart.htm

Hey, my job depends on it. I work in education. I'm a masochist.

"My vote counted."

:P

Fuckin' Diebold. Assholes.

2% of the votes?

it's the socal influence, or at least that has a lot to do with it. damn shame.

The polls have been in favor of Democrats. The only chance Republicans have to win is on voter turnout. If Democratic voters won't come out and vote, then they probably deserve to lose.

As long as turnout is strong in Los Angeles and Northern California, we should be able win.

that that's why the parental notification prop was on there... getting the fundies out.

If the churches can bring out more voters than the unions, we may be in trouble.

you and I both know that the republicans don't care about abortion, and this proposition is unlikely to stop most abortions either,

Republicans would never try to exploit religious voters, would they?

The Republican party wouldn't try to get churches to tell their members to vote for initiatives supported by a pro-choice, pot smoking, gay friendly Hollywood actor? :)

showed Gov. Groper losing resoundingly with the possible exceptioni of the parental notification business. I'm taking the rest with a big grain of salt. I would be shocked if the union propositioin passes.

The big population centers haven't reported in yet, don't worry.

:hi:

73 Y Minor's Pregnancy 772,399 52.9 689,258 47.1 Map


74 Y Teacher Tenure 767,175 52.1 707,852 47.9 Map


75 Y Public Union Dues 827,430 56.3 642,835 43.7 Map


76 N Spending/Funding 655,264 44.5 815,910 55.5 Map


77 N Redistricting 692,805 47.5 763,447 52.5 Map


78 N Rx Drug Discounts 630,746 43.4 819,507 56.6 Map


79 N Rx Drug Rebates 538,140 37.2 905,941 62.8 Map


80 N Electric Regulation 490,748 34.5 928,589 65.5

There's no reason to panic now. This is all very early and very red areas. And really, 77 is going down and that has been the only one polling close to 50-50.

I know that most people think it would be bad for the Democratic Party, but I think it's the right thing to do. Legislatures should not be able to draw their own boundaries; its an inherent conflict of interest.

is a better option?

Look what happened in Texas.

Peace.

Unless I'm forgetting something (which I could very well be) the TX re-redistricting was due to a Repug activist state legislature led by a Repug activist U.S. Congressman. I sense that the courts (dominated by Repugs as they are) would have actually produced a less ridiculously gerrymandered map than the state leg. did.

As I state in my post below, I do support judicial bodies formulating district maps over legislatures, but I would have opposed 77 for political reasons.

77 calls for panel of "non-partisan" judges to draw the lines. Show me a judge who is non-partisan

...who by definition are partisan.

You want a Republican in a Democratic state to appoint three judges to gerrymander the state?

At least the legislature is elected by the people.

...or are the people chosen by the Legislature?

so they're trying this back-door manuever. Stinks to high heaven.

It's bad for Democrats so it must be a bad idea?

Tell me why its a bad idea without referring to any political party.

I'm not in favor of jerry-rigging redistricting to benefit one party which cannot legitimately win control of the Legislature at the ballot box. Why are you in favor of tipping the scales to benefit one particular party?

Why is letting legislators draw their own districts a good idea?

We've had Republicans AND Democrats in office. Clearly the system works. If Arnold and his buddies are pushing this through, clearly it is for a nefarious purpose.

Give me a break. By that logic women shouldn't be voting and African Americans should still be slaves.

I was just wondering if you realized that the "cherry picked bench" approach was adapted to a specific purpose. It was cooked up by two conservative political bodies. It has a very tainted past.

Everything aside, this is bad law.

And I mean pushing for it HARD. They pulled in John McCain to do a commercial.

I'm very glad to see 77 go down to defeat. I just hope the other ones headed yes turn around and go in that direction, too.

...like I said in my post.

We're fighting monsters here. They use our fairness to hang us. Lots of rich people vote their own interests. The middle class has to start doing the same. Time to get rough.

Whether legislatures should or shouldn't draw their own boundaries, to give the power to randomly selected judges where THE JUDGES ARE STATISTICALLY MUCH MORE REPUBLICAN THAN THE STATE is out-and-out thievery.

Right or wrong, the party controlling the state in an "0" year has the power to shape the future. We all live and die by that sword, except for asshole conservatives who ONLY care about winning. Altruism in a bar fight is stupidity, and it's a crime against ethics.

This is about the Republicans seizing control. They had no qualms about fairness in Colorado's redistricting, and certainly not in Texas'; in Mississippi's, they even used the Civil Rights Act to justify giving whites a more reasonable share than they should have had.

It's not the right thing to do if you're fighting against thugs who never blanch at whatever greasy tactic they can use to WIN.

This is crazy. It's an imperfect world. As they run roughshod over you with total disregard for decency or fairness, will you feel any better that you stood for a misguided false principle? Explain it to the poor and weak how your unwillingness to deal with the realities of politics cost them their lives.

The sheer folly of such arguments is madness. Do you consider it lying to not tell the truth when a guy pulls a gun on you and asks how much money you have on you? Is it "wrong" to give him the almost-empty wallet and not mention the cash in your sock?

Until the system can be uniformly adjusted, allowing one's enemies to have unfair advantages while holding oneself to some bizarre narcissistic self-glorification is not only idiotic, it's a betrayal of one's larger moral principles.

Kevin Shelley was ruined because he fought Diebold. Arnold wants to steal House seats and the state itself for the Republicans. Doe-eyed innocents are some of the most dangerous people in times like these.

I believe that, in general, judges are more likely than legislatures to create more fairly constructed Congressional districts, and in principle this is something I support. Even if the USSC says gerrymandering for partisan purposes is acceptable, I don't think it's a positive thing.

At the same time, I believe I would likely have opposed 77 for political reasons. CA is a Dem stronghold and it would suck to see it move towards more fairly determined districts while large states with Repug-dominated legislatures like FL, PA, and TX did nothing to stop the ridiculous gerrymandering in their states. I know that reform has to start somewhere, and it generally does tend to start in liberal-leaning states. But after the re-redistricting that the Bugman did here in TX, I wouldn't want to risk falling even further behind in the Democrats' potential to retake the House. (I'm assuming that the Dems would likely lose Congressional seats if the Dem legislature weren't formulating the districts in the state; correct me if I'm wrong.) I would like to see a shift towards less partisan redistricting in the future, but I would oppose the CA measure at this point in time, for political reasons.

13.0% ( 2296 of 17657 ) precincts reporting as of Nov 8, 2005 at 9:01 pm

Statewide Returns County Returns | County Status

Propositions Yes Votes Pct. No Votes Pct.
73 Y Minor's Pregnancy 995,123 52.0 920,170 48.0
74 Y Teacher Tenure 986,806 51.1 946,433 48.9
75 Y Public Union Dues 1,059,725 55.0 870,156 45.0
76 N Spending/Funding 839,840 43.5 1,087,893 56.5
77 N Redistricting 888,567 46.5 1,020,478 53.5
78 N Rx Drug Discounts 822,139 43.2 1,079,113 56.8
79 N Rx Drug Rebates 718,620 37.9 1,172,937 62.1
80 N Electric Regulation 649,893 35.0 1,206,735 65.0

State Ballot Measures
15.9% ( 2802 of 17657 ) precincts reporting as of Nov 8, 2005 at 9:06 pm

Propositions Yes Votes Pct. No Votes Pct.

73 Y Minor's Pregnancy 1,064,737 51.5 1,005,222 48.5
74 Y Teacher Tenure 1,059,833 50.8 1,028,819 49.2
75 Y Public Union Dues 1,137,693 54.6 946,769 45.4
76 N Spending/Funding 899,866 43.2 1,183,015 56.8
77 N Redistricting 953,728 46.2 1,109,472 53.8
78 N Rx Drug Discounts 885,197 43.0 1,169,465 57.0
79 N Rx Drug Rebates 777,623 38.0 1,264,769 62.0
80 N Electric Regulation 699,519 34.8 1,305,201 65.2

http://vote2005.ss.ca.gov/Returns/prop/00.htm

75 is a bullshit proposition, but if that's the only victory Governor Clodhopper gets, it's a rout all around.

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California had touch screen switching and other problems in 2004 election; likely even more in this one

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22.7% ( 4011 of 17657 ) precincts reporting as of Nov 8, 2005 at 9:31 pm

Propositions Yes Votes Pct. No Votes Pct.

73 Y Minor's Pregnancy 1,250,983 51.2 1,195,697 48.8 Map
74 N Teacher Tenure 1,230,442 49.8 1,237,532 50.2 Map
75 Y Public Union Dues 1,316,797 53.5 1,146,910 46.5 Map
76 N Spending/Funding 1,042,694 42.3 1,418,421 57.7 Map
77 N Redistricting 1,109,169 45.4 1,329,829 54.6 Map
78 N Rx Drug Discounts 1,038,512 42.7 1,389,131 57.3 Map
79 N Rx Drug Rebates 919,717 38.1 1,491,857 61.9 Map
80 N Electric Regulation 824,390 34.8 1,542,965 65.2 Map

Why is Donna Frye having trouble?

Frye has been painted as being part of the problem because she has been a member of the city council for so long. Never mind that she voted against most of the things that have screwed up the city.

Only winning with 50.2%; hopefully this narrowing trend will continue and it will move into the "No" column.

This is a push trend that isn't going away. Early returns are conservative.

That's a big margin to make up, but possible I think.

Even if 75 passes, the unions will manage it. They will come up with a form and get it passed around and still spend their money. I don't want it to pass, but it ain't gonna stop us.

Goooo California!

I think when those come in every proposition will lose.

Remember, in California, the early returns are mostly absentee and traditionally quite Republican. This means an early lead by a Republican still turns into a Democratic win later on.

Republican early leads need to be big to actually win for them. Tonight, they weren't.

n/t

Did they "get it"? Was the campaign to educate them strong enough?

Isn't it extremely deceptive?

Working class pitch - anyone who didn't read the material about it or didn't pay attention to crosstalk, wouldn't have known what it was. If it wins, that is why, but I'm still hopeful this will go the way of the others.

that was the counter to prop 75, doing to corporations what 75 does to unions. It was a pre-emptive ballot initiative proposal in the event 75 passed... (at least that's how I understood it in the 3 minute interchange...)

33.8% ( 5965 of 17657 ) precincts reporting as of Nov 8, 2005 at 10:02 pm


73 N Minor's Pregnancy 1,403,359 49.3 1,440,925 50.7
74 N Teacher Tenure 1,378,335 48.0 1,488,880 52.0
75 Y Public Union Dues 1,467,613 51.3 1,394,207 48.7
76 N Spending/Funding 1,159,616 40.5 1,699,343 59.5
77 N Redistricting 1,238,863 43.7 1,595,093 56.3
78 N Rx Drug Discounts 1,179,503 41.8 1,639,012 58.2
79 N Rx Drug Rebates 1,100,820 39.3 1,696,734 60.7
80 N Electric Regulation 970,889 35.3 1,775,798 64.7

How astupid are we in California to vote yes on 75??

We deserve whatever happens to us now :(

I still think we've got a good shot at it losing.

and this is a very big state.

some of these yes's have turned to No's (albeit narrow margin)

so... it's way too early - in fact most of the time the results aren't finished being tallied until the next day.

However, what seems to be very clear by a wide margin at this juncture is that Ahnuld LOST big time.

I think that's a safe thing to celebrate at this juncture. But I think the Union thing will end up having been defeated in the end and certainly NO REDISTRICTING by APPOINTED PARTISAN JUDGES.

Californians will know what I mean. :o)

At that point, Wapner had only done a print ad. That is what got him to do the TV thing. :)

The People's Court thing was after he retired if memory serves.

What a jerk-inator.

Also, since 76 got toasted tonight, when does Arnold raise taxes, as we agree that he needs to do.

Shows 1% reporting, unless it's an error, perhaps Arnold got shut out.

Margin for 75 is down to 73,000 votes. Steep hill though.

LA is substantially more liberal than OC, of course. Then again, 1940s Berlin was substantially more liberal than OC (just joking DU oc'ers, I went to school in Orangia).

World's fakest laugh

He was a body builder and a bad actor who married a Kennedy.

What's he got to gloat about so much?

Walking into a diner in Chico where everyone was having breakfast and announcing "it's on me" like some kind of feudal lord...

Yuck.

Big margins for Democrats in all three with a total population of 13 million.

Margin for prop 75 down to 55k votes at 40% reporting, it was 75k at 30% reporting.

with 45% reporting.

Guess what, No is coming up on the inside!

:o)

With 45.2% reporting.. it's closing fast..

Oh man. Long night. Here's hoping our Bay Area turnout beats theirs!

Not as bad as Orange County, but still quite a few votes in the "yes" column.

http://vote2005.ss.ca.gov/Returns/prop/mapR075.htm

(Aside from the inland empire and some of the valley, but you can't have everything)

So the question is can the LA/Alameda counts keep the trend going;
there's something seriously wrong the "2.7%" reporting number given for LA; that would indicate something like 120 million votes in LA, given almost 4 million counted. And I know it's crowded here, but...

Was looking at *statewide* numbers, not county numbers. "D'ohhh!"

San Francisco County Returns County Returns | Statewide | County

Propositions Yes Votes Pct. No Votes Pct

73 N Minor's Pregnancy 20.5 / 79.5
74 N Teacher Tenure 22.7 / 77.3
75 N Public Union Dues 22.9 / 77.1
76 N Spending/Funding 15.3 / 84.7
77 N Redistricting 20.4 / 79.6

(Big Pharma measure)
78 N Rx Drug Discounts 25.0 / 75.0
(State negotiated discounts)

79 Y Rx Drug Rebates 64.2 / 35.8
80 Y Electric Regulation 52.2 / 47.8

My brother lives there and he's pretty pissed

They split the voting by party in my precinct. There would be a huge line of Dems and one or two measly Repukes getting glared at.

As long as Orange County isn't the last district to be counted, I think we will be fine.

It just went from 1% behind with a 30,000 vote delta to 1.2% behind, with 38,000 delta. Let's hope that was an OC bubble.

And I'm going to calm down and shut up for a while.

Those liberal votes are coming through.

Still lots of votes out there from Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, Yolo and of course, LA, the big one. Probably outweighs what Riverside and San Bernardino will muster.

liberal counties with large uncounts:
Alameda, Contra Costa, Yolo, LA

conservative with large uncounts:
San Diego, Orange, San Bernardino

KICK

Fingers crossed for you all...

What is going on? Thanks.

requiring them to get written permission from each member to spend on politics.

I think that's affecting this swing, but there are still a lot more votes from those counties to report.

That's what he gets for blaming the state's problems on our teachers, firefighters, police, nurses and other civil servants.

LA votes still flowing in now. Only 15% precincts counted.

The closest, Prop 75 is now behind by 25,000 votes, the gap increasing.

LA county, Democratic, has many uncounted votes, only 14% of precincts reporting.

State Ballot Measures
57.0% ( 10066 of 17657 ) precincts reporting as of Nov 8, 2005 at 11:13 pm

Statewide Returns County Returns | County Status

Propositions Yes Votes Pct. No Votes Pct.

73 N Minor's Pregnancy 2,002,414 49.2 2,060,887 50.8 Map


74 N Teacher Tenure 1,927,964 47.0 2,166,589 53.0 Map


75 N Public Union Dues 2,031,465 49.6 2,056,602 50.4 Map


76 N Spending/Funding 1,628,257 39.8 2,455,350 60.2 Map


77 N Redistricting 1,731,957 42.7 2,319,524 57.3 Map


78 N Rx Drug Discounts 1,690,546 42.0 2,333,359 58.0 Map


79 N Rx Drug Rebates 1,556,400 38.9 2,435,482 61.1 Map


80 N Electric Regulation 1,363,257 34.7 2,560,385 65.3 Map




Y - Proposition is passing
N - Proposition is not passing

starting to pull away?

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=elections&id=3597339

Nervous, nervous.

http://vote2005.ss.ca.gov/Returns/prop/00.htm CA Sec of State returns

and the margin should extend as LA and Alameda come in..

:bounce:

% reporting:

LA 21
Alameda (oakland-berkeley) 30
Santa Clara (san jose) 24
San Bernardino (red state) 31
Contra Costa (inner bay area) 29
Solano (inner bay area) 39
Stanislaus (central valley-reddish) 38

If the last 80% of LA precincts track the same way as the first 20%, it will pick up 200,000 more "no" votes.. unless my math is horribly twisted, as it was in an earlier post.

Those tend to be more conservative.

Late counts don't tend to include absentees (only those dropped off on election night).

Margin is now 30k against prop 75. A slug of votes came in from Contra Costa, Ventura and the Central Valley and we're still ahead and increasing.

And *still* be ahead of them, even before LA and Alameda weigh in...

LA is going even heavily "no"... still 60% of precincts to count.. the "yes" folks are pretty much "spent"... IMHO, that is..

San Bernardino and Butte (Butte is small and not very red).

Blue counties south of 60% reporting are:

LA, Solano, Sonoma, Santa Clara, Contra Costa.

I think Arnold's night just got longer.

Governator is DOA - politically!


73 N Minor's Pregnancy Yes 2,404,362 49.2% No 2,475,349 50.8% Map


74 N Teacher Tenure Yes 2,323,056 47.2% No 2,592,892 52.8% Map


75 N Public Union Dues Yes 2,432,937 49.5% No 2,475,918 50.5% Map


76 N Spending/Funding Yes 1,968,087 40.1% No 2,934,901 59.9% Map


77 N Redistricting Yes 2,087,236 42.8% No 2,779,976 57.2% Map


78 N Rx Drug Discounts Yes 2,030,162 42.0% No 2,801,059 58.0% Map


79 N Rx Drug Rebates Yes 1,841,337 38.4% No 2,949,805 61.6% Map


80 N Electric Regulation Yes 1,605,987 34.0% No 3,104,787 66.0% Map

If turnout is 40% statewide, for 75 to win, the remaining votes need to break 54Y/46N. Unlikely, especially with so many votes from the Bay Area remaining. Bay Area's been voting 60+% against this proposition generally.

You're not supposed to say it's over until it is. But it's darn close.

The gap is growing!


73 N Minor's Pregnancy 2,451,775 49.1 2,533,041 50.9 Map


74 N Teacher Tenure 2,364,405 47.0 2,658,074 53.0 Map


75 N Public Union Dues 2,473,982 49.3 2,541,746 50.7 Map


76 N Spending/Funding 2,003,295 39.9 3,006,680 60.1 Map


77 N Redistricting 2,123,364 42.6 2,850,398 57.4 Map


78 N Rx Drug Discounts 2,075,825 42.0 2,860,973 58.0 Map


79 N Rx Drug Rebates 1,883,496 38.4 3,011,043 61.6 Map


80 N Electric Regulation 1,642,626 34.1 3,169,661 65.9 Map

based on ~40% turnout.

Margin is 82k against.

DOA before midnight on Election Day!



73 N Minor's Pregnancy 2,517,509 49.2 2,597,689 50.8 Map


74 N Teacher Tenure 2,420,126 46.9 2,733,358 53.1 Map


75 N Public Union Dues 2,530,856 49.1 2,615,823 50.9 Map


76 N Spending/Funding 2,050,840 39.8 3,089,884 60.2 Map


77 N Redistricting 2,173,842 42.5 2,929,739 57.5 Map


78 N Rx Drug Discounts 2,130,455 42.0 2,934,753 58.0 Map


79 N Rx Drug Rebates 1,930,340 38.4 3,091,818 61.6 Map


80 N Electric Regulation 1,681,661 34.0 3,256,964 66.0 Map

That was unmitigated happiness and my first Presidential :)

This isn't quite that good, but I'll take it as a good sign!

concentrate! lol

If nothing else, this is a healthy step in the right direction, especially coupled with Virinia and New Jersey... Man.. it would be great to have our country back!

tonight, it's unreal!! Even here at Washington, most people who were elected are dem's!

Okay, now it's over!

We shut Arnold out! Now who are the girly men? Republicans!

in the home stretch?? 100K is pretty tough to overcome ("he said, hopefully..")

Assuming 40% turnout, remaining votes need to break 65Y/35N for Prop 75 to win. Prop. 75's strongest counties gave it 64Y/36N.

Also, many of these remaining votes, in fact, the largest chunk, must come from LA County. I think you can go to sleep. :)

This is exciting!

Looks like one big fat "NO" to Ah-Nuld!

We done good. It was a long, hard road, but we whipped his ass and handed him his hat. I can go to sleep now with happy blue dreams.

Thanks to everyone who made this happen.

:-)

I dont know much about the propositions, but I take it No = Good in most of these?

votes against him.. so, yes... good...

That's why he conceded at 8:30pm. They knew what was happening.

:)

Two big liberal counties. These are the counties where most of the remaining votes are.

There you go.

:toast: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :party: :party: :party:

73 N Minor's Pregnancy 2,632,074 48.5 2,785,015 51.5 Map
74 N Teacher Tenure 2,530,419 46.3 2,927,366 53.7 Map
75 N Public Union Dues 2,641,042 48.4 2,809,872 51.6 Map
76 N Spending/Funding 2,139,899 39.3 3,304,821 60.7 Map
77 N Redistricting 2,272,831 42.0 3,133,631 58.0 Map
78 N Rx Drug Discounts 2,240,598 41.7 3,124,777 58.3 Map
79 N Rx Drug Rebates 2,052,110 38.5 3,267,023 61.5 Map
80 N Electric Regulation 1,782,839 34.0 3,449,095 66.0 Map

73 and 75 are the only ones still in contention, it seems.

(edit: 81.9, not 1.9)

That's why voters voted No on everything!

I don't think there are enough remaining votes to flip 73 or 75, although they are somewhat close. The margins to flip from the remaining votes just would be too large to be plausible without fraud.

About 74-77

We are alwmost there folks!!!

LA County: 42Y 51N (41%reporting)
Alameda County: 31Y 69N (56% reporting)

75 is looking worse and worse and Berkeley, Oakland and LA will not save it.

to be counted. Orange county 100% counted!

They've been following Arnold around the state for months now.

Now they voted, and they brought a lot of folks with them.

And Virginia and another Democratic governor. NJ too. As for NYC, he's not much of a Republican. Didn't he endorse Kerry?!

But now the Democrats have to start winning the big prizes, not just these off-year dealies.

tonight!!! Even at very red states! I believe, grassroots organizing by H. Dean... all 50 states from ground up is working!!!

73 N Minor's Pregnancy 2,779,963 48.2 2,984,224 51.8
74 N Teacher Tenure 2,670,239 45.9 3,138,234 54.1
75 N Public Union Dues 2,780,560 47.9 3,021,345 52.1
76 N Spending/Funding 2,257,680 38.9 3,538,060 61.1
77 N Redistricting 2,397,920 41.6 3,357,515 58.4
78 N Rx Drug Discounts 2,380,806 41.6 3,330,461 58.4
79 N Rx Drug Rebates 2,184,975 38.6 3,475,304 61.4
80 N Electric Regulation 1,897,523 34.0 3,671,040 66.0
http://vote2005.ss.ca.gov/Returns/prop/00.htm

Finally, a election result that will let me sleep well.

I hope this marks the death of "special elections".

What a waste of $.

He will be disappointed because Herr Gropenfuhrer crawled out, made a lame speech, and booked.

Later, KTVU-2 went back live to the reporter at the repuke's Beverly Hills party and everyone had absconded.