California Ballot Watch

Dan Weintraub and the Sacramento Bee (free registration required) provide a weekly update on proposed California state ballot measures for a special election this November:

A poll from the Public Policy Institute of California found that although Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s popularity is waning, there is support for two of the GOP governor’s proposed ballot initiatives. Likely voters support his proposal to make it harder for public school teachers to get tenure, 55 percent to 37 percent. His proposal to control state spending is ahead, 44 percent to 36 percent, the poll found.

With next Friday set as the secretary of state’s unofficial deadline to submit initiative signatures for a possible Nov. 8 special election, proponents of measures to change redistricting and teacher tenure, limit state spending and institute a voluntary drug price program said they were winding down their signature-gathering programs.

With late week developments on the Governator’s comments on illegal immigration, he should poll better with voters within a few weeks.

A Schwarzenegger – McClintock ticket will be a formidable duo in 2006. Add Paul Simon for California Treasuer vs Bill Lockyer and the Republicans have finally assembled a decent team to recapture at least the executive branch of California government.