California’s State Senate district 19 is another example of County elections officials posting more up to date results than are available from the Secretary of State. The district is comprised of territory in Los Angeles County, Santa Barbara County, and Ventura County. Democratic candidate Hannah Beth Jackson led Tony Strickland in the early counts, but… Continue Reading
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Prop 11 margin grows; ballots left to count shrinks
As noted before, this election is over and the Yes side has won. But the formality of counting goes on. Friday was a scheduled reporting day for many counties. Between votes newly reported to the Secretary of State, and votes posted on county websites but not yet reported to the state, we counted 219,248 more… Continue Reading
Blank Ballots analysis
A number of our earlier posts have noted the high number of ballots cast that are blank on the question of Proposition 11. Here are comparison numbers of blank ballots by contest, based on the Secretary of State’s vote report for 10:22am on November 14th: Blank Presidential ballots: 1.4% Proposition 8 (gay marriage): 2.1% Proposition… Continue Reading
Thursday results: Prop 11 Holds Lead
On Thursday a number of counties updated their counts, and many more are expected today. Most of Thursday’s votes were counted in counties where Prop 11 is trailing: Alameda, Kern, and San Francisco, though some came from the Pro-11 counties Amador, El Dorado, Nevada and Sacramento. Counties that earlier were pro-11 remained that way, and counties that earlier… Continue Reading
Wed 7pm Prop 11 Update
While we have called the results for the Yes on 11 side, the official vote counts continue to roll in. We will probably cut back to a daily update, and even then only when there are significant numbers of ballots to report. In that spirit, here is the combined results of the 4pm and 7pm… Continue Reading
Call it: Prop 11 passes
First, the Wednesday 1pm update numbers: 14,755 new ballots counted from Kings, Merced, and San Louis Obispo Counties. The number blank on Prop 11 remains fairly constant, at 12.6% in this batch. Of those with votes recorded on Prop 11, 50.1 percent were yes, 49.9 percent no. More significantly, the Secretary of State also issued… Continue Reading
Editorial Urges Governor to Consult Rose Institute
An editorial on AppealDemocrat.com suggests that Governor Schwarzenegger should consult bodies like the Rose Institute regarding the California budget. “We urge the governor to appoint reasoned voices that understand state budget picture — such as from think tanks such as the Rose Institute of State and Local Government and Reason Foundation, and universities — not… Continue Reading
Pitney and Doug Johnson on Voters Passing Tax Increases
Throughout the San Gabriel Valley, voters approved increasing sales-taxes and school bond measures despite the current poor economic climate. Professor Pitney and Rose Institute Fellow Doug Johnson both speculate on this issue in Amanda Baumfeld’s article in the Whittier Daily News: “Jack Pitney, professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College, speculated voters approved school bonds… Continue Reading
New votes from Nevada County: 61.2% Yes
Wednesday’s 10am vote update contained little news. There was no update to the uncounted ballots report, and only one county, Nevada County, reported any new ballots counted. Of the 2,049 new ballots counted in Nevada County, 11.4 percent were blank on the Prop 11 question. Of the rest, 61.2 percent voted yes and 38.8 percent… Continue Reading
Doug Johnson on Prop 11 Impact
Doug Johnson discusses the impact of Prop 11 in Ryan Orr’s article in the Victorville Daily Press. Johnson hypothesizes that congressional districts could be added to the redistricting committee’s power, and that Democrats may have to rethink general strategies. “If the margin holds up, then they will lose control of their own district,†said Doug… Continue Reading