Elections

League of Women Voters^®
of Orange County, an Inter-League Organization

Who is on the ballot in the next election? What did candidates promise in the last election? How to register to vote? ...and more

Voter Information. Register to Vote. Measures.

Voter Information

Smart Voter: Key in your address and zip code, see the contests on your ballot. Then click away and find information on candidates and ballot measures -- from the League and other nonpartisan sources. Archives of past elections available with election results. Go to Smart Voter
See more information on elections in California: preparing to vote, voting (in person, by mail, if you've moved), voting rights, take a friend to vote, results of past elections, etc.

Register to Vote

Are you registered to vote? Do you want to change your party, your address, your name?
See information about registering to vote in California: deadlines, cost, requirements, how to register, political parties, registration drives, living overseas, etc.

Measures on November, 2010 Ballot

Your ballot in November will include the following measures:
Prop 18-approve an $11.14 billion bond for safe drinking water and water supply reliability programs
Prop 19-legalize Marijuana and allow it to be regulated and taxed
Prop 20-remove elected officials from the process of establishing congressional districts and transfer that responsibility to the newly authorized 14-member redistricting commission
Prop 21-establishes an $18 annual state vehicle license surcharge and grants free admission to all state parks to surcharged vehicles
Prop 22-prohibits State from shifting, taking, borrowing, or restricting the use of tax revenues dedicated by law to local government services
Prop 23-suspends State laws requiring reduced greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming until the unemployment rate drops to 5.5% or less for four consecutive quarters
Prop 24-repeals recent legislation that would allow businesses to shift operating losses to prior tax years and would extend the period permitted to shift operating losses to future tax years
Prop 25-change the legislative vote requirement necessary to pass the state budget from two-thirds to a simple majority
Prop 26-Increases legislative vote requirement to two-thirds for state levies and charges, with limited exceptions, and for certain taxes current subject to majority vote.
Prop 27-eliminates 14-member redistricting commission selected from applicant pool picked by government auditors. Consolidates authority for establishing state Assembly, Senate, and Board of Equalization district boundaries with elected state representatives responsible for drawing congressional districts.

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