Thursday, November 02, 2006

Nov 7 Election Endorsement Summary

I'm off to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada today to see the Edmonton Opera's performance of Don Giovanni on Saturday November 4. While I'm gone I will reiterate all of my electoral endorsements for the November 7 election with probably no blog updates. I sent in my absentee ballot yesterday.

Office                                MadProfessah Voted For
Governor Phil Angelides
Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi
Attorney General Jerry Brown
Secretary of State Debra Bowen
Controller John Chiang
Treasurer Bill Lockyer
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner
Board of Equalization, 4th District Judy Chu
Proposition Number (Topic) MadProfessah
Proposition 1A (Transportation Funding "Protection") NO
Proposition 1B ($19.9bn Transportation Bond) YES
Proposition 1C ($2.85bn Housing/Shelter Bond) YES
Proposition 1D ($10.4bn K-16 Education Bond) YES
Proposition 1E ($4.1bn Disaster/Flood Bond) YES
Proposition 83 ("Tough on sex offenders" measure) NO
Proposition 84 ($10.5bn Clean Water Bond) YES
Proposition 85 (Teen Abortion Parental Notification) NO
Proposition 86 (Cigarette Tax Increase) YES
Proposition 87 (Alternative Energy Program Funded By Oil Tax) YES
Proposition 88 (Fake Education Reform Property Tax Increase) NO
Proposition 89 (Political Campaign Reform/public Financing) YES
Proposition 90 (Overturns U.S. Supreme Court Kelo Decision) NO
There are also some local (Los Angeles City and County) measures to be voted on
Proposition (Topic)                                MadProfessah
Measure H ($1bn Low-Cost Housing Bond) YES
Measure J (Technical Fix to 2000 Prop. F) YES
Measure R (City Council Term Limit Extension) YES
Figuring out which judges to vote for is always difficult, particularly with limited information, but here is who I voted for:
Judicial Office             MadProfessah Voted For
State Supreme Court Joyce L. Kennard
State Supreme Court Carol Corrigan
Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate District
Division One Frances Rothschild
Division Two Victoria M. Chavez
Division Three Patti S. Kitching
Division Four Norman L. Epstein
Division Four Steven Suzukawa
Division Five Richard M. Mosk
Division Six NO ENDORSEMENT
Division Seven Laurie D. Zelon
Division Eight Candace D. Cooper
Division Eight Madeleine Flier
Judge of the Superior Court
Superior Court, #8 Deborah L. Sanchez
Superior Court, #18 John C. Gutierrez
Superior Court, #102 Hayden Zacky
Superior Court, #104 Bobbi Tillmon
Superior Court, #144 Janis Levart Barquist

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