California Conservative

After reviewing Tuesday night’s defeat of Gov. Shwarzenegger’s initiatives, it’s apparent that California’s Tea Party attitude hasn’t disappeared. This article provides a nice summarization of Tuesday’s vote:

Measure 1A, designed to create a “rainy day” fund in the state’s budget, failed with 65.9 percent of the state’s voters against it. In Lake County, 66.3 percent of the voters opposed the measure.

Measure 1B would have required the state to make payments to schools and community colleges beginning in the 2011-12 fiscal year. The measure failed with 62.6 voting against it statewide. Lake County’s vote was 62.8 percent opposed.

Measure 1C would have allowed the state to borrow $5 billion in future lottery profits to balance the 2009-10 budget. The measure failed with 64.6 percent voting against it statewide. Voters in Lake County rejected it as well, with 65 percent of the voters opposed.

Measure 1D would have allowed the state to borrow more than $1.4 billion from voter-approved funds for the California Children and Families Program. The measure failed with 65.8 percent of the state’s voters against it. In Lake County, 67.6 percent of the voters opposed it.

Measure 1E would have allowed the state to redirect approximately $640 million from voter-approved money for expansion of mental health programs. The measure failed with 66.4 percent of the state’s voters against it. In Lake County, 68.9 percent of the voters opposed the measure.

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