Live Thread - California Primary Election - 6 June 2006

Live Election Returns (vote.ss.ca.gov/index.html) ^

[CounterCounterCulture]

Welcome to the live thread for the California Primary Election. Polls are open until 8pm tonight. If you are a registered voter, it is your duty to vote and defend your rights and civil liberties, protect your pocketbook, and vote the bums out where applicable.

Feel free to discuss issues key to your local area that others may be interested in. Post your polling place experiences if you like. And post numbers as they come in later tonight.

[Christian4Bush]

Holy regurgitated breakfast, Batman!

[WalterSkinner]

The 65th Assembly race is one of the dirtiest campaigns in my memory

Salas was nuked over the weekend with a newspaper article that she was living with her boyfriend--not well received by Religious Right folks...

[CounterCounterCulture]

You're lucky I didn't post this pic...

(oops... sorrrrry) ;-)

[CounterCounterCulture]

Governor: Chambers (although I will hold my nose and vote for Arnie in November)

Lt. Gov: McClintock

Sec. State: Mc Pherson

Controller: Strickland

Treasurer: Parrish

Atty Gen: Poochigian

Ins. Commissioner: writing in "None of the Above" (no one has qualified as an official write-in candidate and I'm not voting for Poizner)

Senator: Mountjoy

Sup. Publ. Instr: Lenning

Prop 81: NO!

Prop 82: NO! (I wish there was a "hell no" box on the ballot)

No complaints here. :-)

[Dr. Ed Bravo]

Ping for later...

[BreitbartSentMe]

Marked up my voting pamphlet (and my hubby's) and am ready to go after work - I usually go first thing in the morning, but had to drop my car off for service.

While I was riding in the dealer's shuttle to work, all the guys in the van were complaining about having no one good to vote for, "and this 'group' in office is the worst ever" - sounded like they weren't going to go and vote today. Since they sounded like Dims, I just smiled and didn't say a word. Let them stay home, nothing is going to keep me away from the polls today - even if I have to hold my nose and vote for a couple of these candidates - the alternative is too scary to contemplate.

[jamesm113]

Just voted for McClintock and Arnold.

[stopem]

Have a quick question wasn't there supposed to be something on the ballot regarding illegal immigration? I thought I heard something on cable yesterday.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Not statewide.

[keat]

Ping for later

[CounterCounterCulture]

There is a petition in circulation...

1207. (SA2005RF0003)

California Border Police. Immigration. Initiative Statute.
Summary Date: 02/23/06 Circulation Deadline: 07/24/06
Signatures Required: 373,816
Proponent: Ray Haynes

Creates a Division of Homeland Security, also called the California Border Police. Authorizes Border Police to arrest and hold persons suspected of violating federal immigration law, without a warrant, based on probable cause. Commissioner may establish needed detention facilities, and Border Police may use any state or local facility to perform their duties. Permits commissioner to reach agreement with federal government regarding performance of immigration officer functions. Requires state to seek reimbursement from federal government for cost of arrests and detention. Requires two-thirds vote of Legislature and Governor’s signature to amend. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Potential annual costs in the hundreds of millions of dollars to create and operate a border police agency, with one-time costs in the tens of millions of dollars. Potential net savings to state and local governments over time in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually due to reduced expenditures for certain public services. Potential net reductions in state and local revenues over time in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually due to impacts on the state’s economy. (SA2006RF0003.)

There was also an initiative that failed to qualify for the November ballot...

1166. (SA2005RF0099)

Citizenship and Residency. Public Benefits and Services. Voting. Initiative Statute.
Summary Date: 11/23/05 Circulation Deadline: 04/24/06
Failed: 05/05/06
Proponent: Mark Wyland

Prohibits individuals from receiving public health care or social services unless legal status is verified. Prohibits California colleges and universities from admitting individuals not authorized to be in United States. Limits voter eligibility to individuals who prove they are U.S. citizens, California resident and at least 18 years old. Requires DMV to issue California driver's licenses only to persons authorized to be in the United States. Provides that making or using false citizenship documents is a felony. Citizens may sue to enforce initiative, and officials may be liable for violations. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Program savings to the state and local governments due to reduced expenditures for certain public services. These savings could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Potentially costs in the tens of millions of dollars annually, to verify citizenship or immigration status of persons receiving public benefits. (SA2005RF0099.)

[stopem]

Thanks for the info!

[GOP_Proud]

bump

[keat]

Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors District 4

[ ] Tim Fisher
[ ] Balvino Irizarry
[ ] Janice Keating
[ ] Dick Monteith
[ ] Carmen Sabatino

[NormsRevenge]

And remember kids, No papers are needed to vote.

[NormsRevenge]

Lowest turnout expected for statewide vote
By John Wildermuth, Chris Heredia and Patrick Hoge, San Francisco Chronicle

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/06/06/MNG5MJ94QG1.DTL

A record low 34 percent of California's 15.6 million eligible voters are expected to cast ballots in today's statewide election, which includes the Democratic primary battle for governor and a host of other closely followed state and local contests. That would be the lowest turnout since the Field Poll began making pre-election turnout estimates in 1946.

[E-Mat]

The following CA Voter Guide Discussions are posted:

California
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641046/posts = Statewide Partisan Republican Ballot
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641307/posts = CA Statewide Nonpartisan Offices & Measures
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641600/posts = State Assembly District 23, Partisan Republican Ballot
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641608/posts = State Board of Equalization District 1, Republican Ballot
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641618/posts = U.S. Representative District 16, Republican Ballot

Santa Clara County
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641640/posts = Santa Clara County-wide Offices & Measures
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641650/posts = Santa Clara County Open Space Authority District 5

San Jose
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1642018/posts = San Jose Citywide Offices Measures
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1642059/posts = San Jose City Council District 7

By the way, I chickened out at the last minute and just voted Reed for San Jose Mayor instead of Mulcahy. I heard Reed said said he voted against the 1/2 cent sales tax increase.

[Kluster]

Let's see how close I get to the results:

Governor	Schwarzenegger
Lieutenant Governor	Tom McClintock
Secretary of State	Bruce McPherson
Controller	Tony Strickland
Treasurer	Claude Parrish
Attorney General	Chuck Poochigian
Insurance Commissioner	Steve Poizner
St Super/Public Inst	Diane A. Lenning
US Senator	Richard "Dick" Mountjoy
US Rep 50	Brian P. Bilbray
St Senator; 38	Mark Wyland
St Assembly 74	Marie Waldron
St BoE 3	Michelle Steel
Sup Judge 16	Randa Trapp
Sup Judge 36	Larry "Jake" Kincaid
Sup Judge 49	Paul J. Pfingst
Member BoE 5	Gary Felien
Assessor/Recorder	Gregory J. Smith
Sheriff	Bill Kolender

[hedgetrimmer]

bump

[rom]

Did my part. Voted for McClintock, and against the two initiatives (voting No on the Meathead initiative has got to be the most satisfying part of my day).

I figure with the voter turnout low, my vote is that much more powerful! Of course, let's hope the union thugs don't get their boys and girls to the precincts in larger proportions and pass the daycare for illegals measure.