Ok. Today's the day of the California Special Election. Want an easy answer to the question "What to do?" Just vote no across the board: Propositions that are on the May 19, 2009, Statewide Special Election Ballot Proposition 1A State Budget. Changes California Budget Process. Limits State Spending. Increases "Rainy Day" Budget Stabilization Fund. - (Vote No: we don't need a spending limit. What we need is the ability to direct money where it's needed, when it's needed. ) Proposition 1B Education Funding. Payment Plan. NO: could result in lower education spending. Proposition 1C Lottery Modernization Act. NO. Reduces education-directed funds. Proposition 1D Protects Children's Services Funding. Helps Balance State Budget. NO. Takes money away from Children Services. Proposition 1E Mental Health Services Funding. Temporary Rea
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