Gov. Schwarzenegger said this morning that he's going to release two revised budget proposals on Thursday so that voters understand the consequences of their vote in next Tuesday's special election.

Traditionally, governors release a "May revise" -- a revised version of their January budget -- but Schwarzenegger's announcement, made after a meeting with local officials at a senior center in Culver City, was a bit of a surprise. (Some of his own aides hadn't known this was coming). The governor had previously said he would release a May revise after the election, on May 28. Your blogger was there, along with a surprisingly small number of TV and radio reporters.

Schwarzenegger didn't offer a long explanation, but apparently, he wants to give voters a "Door #1" or "Door #2" approach. One revised proposal would show what Schwarzenegger contends the budget will look like if the special election measures, Props 1A thru 1E, pass next Tuesday. The other would show what he contends the budget will look like if the measures fail. The governor said he wanted to make sure that voters have "a clear understanding" of what their vote will mean.

In California, tomorrow is the day for the May revise, when the governor offers a revision of his January budget. It's the launch of the budget season in most years. Leaks of the governor's proposals typically drip out in the days before. The LA Times is reporting on its web site that Schwarzenegger is going to take the delicate question of revenues to voters. He wants to give them the choice, in a November ballot measure: borrow against future lottery revenues, or see sales taxes raised to cover the budget deficit.