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Prop. 1A Would Limit Spending But Keep Tax Hikes
The centerpiece measure on the May special election ballot would restrict state spending and boost California's rainy day fund so more money is set aside for tough times.
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Prop. 1B Would Give Calif. Schools $9.3 Billion
Proposition 1B is a school funding plan that is linked to another, more controversial proposal on California's May 19 special election ballot.
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Proposition 1C Makes A Bet On Future Lottery Sales
While tax increases and spending caps have dominated the debate over California's upcoming special election, Proposition 1C is the ballot measure that will have the greatest immediate effect on the state budget.
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Props 1D & 1E Divert Mental Health, Child Funds
During more prosperous times, Californians raised taxes on cigarettes and millionaires to expand services for young children and the mentally ill. Now the state is deep in the red and forced to make billions of dollars in cuts to basic state services, leading Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers to reach for those special pots of money.
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Prop. 1F Gives Voters A Chance To Block Pay Raises
The most popular measure on this month's special election ballot is the one likely to have the least effect, no matter what voters decide. Proposition 1F would prohibit lawmakers and statewide elected officials from receiving pay raises whenever the state runs a deficit.
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Bay Area Voters To Decide On 4 Local Measures
Most California voters will be drawn to the polls Tuesday by a controversial package of six statewide propositions, but voters in four Bay Area counties will also weigh in on local measures.
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