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'Prop 22' social referendum grips California voters
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Aug 12, 2010 03:38am |
| Category | General |
| News Date | Mar 03, 2000 03:00am |
| Description | LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- It wouldn't be an election year in the state of California without the odd controversial initiative or two included on the statewide voting ballot. The Year 2000 proves to be no exception, as the voters of the Golden State will find themselves alone in polling booths next Tuesday choosing their preferred candidates for the U.S. presidency, and pondering a series of difficult -- and sometimes confusing -- public referenda.
In the early stages of an election year, truth be told, democracy sometimes runs a slightly different, more gnarled course in this sprawling, culturally diverse state.
While most voters the nation over will consider presidential, congressional and local candidates -- as well as the occasional key referendum on issues such as medicinal marijuana or assisted suicide -- and a host of school and parks funding decisions, Californians are often placed in the position of having to cast deciding votes on proposals that could effect huge portions of the state's population.
And the rest of the country takes notice, with blanket media coverage often accorded to the most divisive of these proposals, and voters in other states sometimes looking on with some share of pity, and envy of their California counterparts. |
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