This is my third and final piece covering the 17 ballot measures California’s voters will occupy to resolve on when they cast their ballots in the Nov. 8 election. These six propositions cover things of governance and policy. You can check final week’s article for a table that lists all the measures and my recommendations—yes or no. Prop 54 is a tough one. It changes the rules to prohibit legislators from passing any law whether the text has not been available (in print and on the internet) for at least 72 hours. The problem being addressed is the legislature’s practice known as “gut and amend” whereby a totally unrelated bill that is not going anywhere is totally “refilled” with a original law. For example,a bill proposing to change California’s state flag could become a plan to build a original road. This effectively prevents citizen input. whether this change is approved, it would enable big-money special interests to use their “purchasing power” to block otherwise good legislation by giving them time to lobby the lawmakers. But since the League of Women Voters supports this measure, and I occupy found their judgments to be mostly right. Vote YES on 54. Prop [...]
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