Friday, May 18, 2012

Ballot Fatigue

Imagine my surprise to receive a California primary ballot complete with appropriate party preferences and in my native language.  Check "vote" off my bucket list.

The experience felt like a take home final that was fraught with trick questions...

Proposition 28:  Limits on legislator's terms in office. They already have individual limits on the assembly and the Senate, this would allow them to consolidate their tenure to a 12 year stint in one office.  So doesn't that sort of accomplish the opposite?  

Proposition 29:  Imposes an additional tax on Cigarettes for Cancer Research.  ... but only 20% of the revenue goes to smoking cessation programs and 60% to cancer research?  If a mutual fund management fee was 20%, I'd want to look at their cost structure... 

Libertarian Presidential Nominee?  You could choose from the 9 or just pick Gary Johnson who was announced in May (CA Primary is Jun 5). 

Has the incumbent superintendent done anything to warrant being ousted for an eccentric ketchup thief?

The Board of Education Candidates are quibbling over who can designate themselves as teachers on the ballot?  (and the most promising one appears to be home schooling his kids...)

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