Calif.’s ballot could be a blockbuster next November
By John Myers, Los Angeles Times
Call it a dream for California political consultants, a nightmare for voters or an electoral extravaganza: The November 2016 ballot could feature a bigger crop of statewide propositions than at any time in the past decade.
“The voters pamphlet is going to look like the Encyclopaedia Brittanica,” said Steve Maviglio, a Democratic campaign strategist.
The list of measures is very much a work in progress. Most campaigns are still gathering voter signatures or waiting for their proposals to be vetted by state officials.
But political strategists have identified at least 15 — perhaps as many as 19 –measures that all have a shot at going before voters next fall.