Secretary Of State

Once a decade, California starts over at 1 in the numbering of its ballot measures. This November's ballot thus provides a fresh start. After Prop 99 in June, we start with Prop 1 this November. The Secretary of State is out with the numbers of all 11 measures on the November ballot. Here they are:

The big ones to watch are Prop 2 (the Humane Society is the champion of direct democracy), Prop 8 (the much talked about gay marriage initiative), and Prop 11 (the redistricting measure).

Prop. 1: High speed rail bond.

Prop. 2: Humane Society farm animal confinement initiative

Prop 3: Children's hospital bond

Prop 4: parental notificatoin before minors have an abortion.

Prop 5: lighter sentences, easing of parole restrictions for non-violent offenders.

Prop 6: Anti-gang initiative

Prop 7: Initiative to require utilities to generate 20 percent of power from renewable sources by 2010.

Prop 8: anti-gay marriage initiative.

Prop 9: a crime victims' bill of rights.

Prop 10: $5 billion alternative fuel bond.

Prop 11: Redistricting reform.

The Secretary of State has certified an initiative to borrow $980 million for children's hospitals for the November ballot in California. It's the third initiative to be certified as having enough signatures to make the ballot. But it won't be the last. Signature verification has begun on other measures, including an anti-gang initiative, a redistricting initiative and an anti-gay marriage initiative.