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November 4, 2008 Election

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County Results as of December 2 11:01am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (1403/1403)
78.3% Countywide Voter Turnout (657,005/838,716)
Statewide Results as of Nov 26 1:08pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (25423/25423)
77.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (13,412,761/17,304,091)

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    • President

    President/Vice President of the United StatesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    US Legislature

    United States Representative; District 41Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jerry Lewis, Republican
      158,101 votes 61.8%
    • Tim Prince, Democratic
      97,751 votes 38.2%

    United States Representative; District 44Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ken Calvert, Republican
      125,269 votes 51.8%
    • Bill Hedrick, Democratic
      116,931 votes 48.2%

    United States Representative; District 45Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mary Mack, Republican
      146,695 votes 58.8%
    • Julie Bornstein, Democratic
      102,956 votes 41.2%

    United States Representative; District 49Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 31Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert Dutton, Republican
      183,421 votes 59.1%
    • Ameenah Fuller, Democratic
      127,036 votes 40.9%
    • Denise M. Sternberg (Write-in)

    State Senator; District 37Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John Benoit, Republican
      181,476 votes 55.4%
    • Arthur Guerrero, Democratic
      146,339 votes 44.6%

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 63Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bill Emmerson, Republican
      90,180 votes 54.4%
    • Mark Westwood, Democratic
      75,663 votes 45.6%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 64Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 65Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Paul Cook, Republican
      90,375 votes 53.8%
    • Carl Wood, Democratic
      77,723 votes 46.2%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 66Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 71Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jeff Miller, Republican
      146,672 votes 100.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 80Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Manuel Perez, Democratic
      60,307 votes 51.6%
    • Gary Jeandron, Republican
      56,569 votes 48.4%

    School

    Member; San Bernardino County Board of EducationClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Alen Ritchie
      1,435 votes 66.28%
    • Amos Isaac
      427 votes 19.72%
    • Randall Ceniceros
      303 votes 14.00%

    Trustee; Desert Community College District; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Desert Community College District; Trustee Area 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Merle C. "Bud" Miller
      60,700 votes 62.12%
    • Everett Richard Martin
      37,018 votes 37.88%

    Trustee; Desert Community College District; Trustee Area 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bonnie Stefan
      62,337 votes 63.70%
    • Roger V. Nuņez
      35,528 votes 36.30%

    Board Member; Riverside Community College DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Board Member; San Bernardino Community College DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • John Longville
      1,161 votes 19.39%
    • Carleton W. Lockwood, Jr.
      955 votes 15.95%
    • John M. Futch
      821 votes 13.71%
    • Allen B. Gresham
      747 votes 12.47%
    • Charles "Chuck" Beeman
      747 votes 12.47%
    • Jess Vizcaino
      622 votes 10.39%
    • Richard David Boyle
      519 votes 8.67%
    • Eufracia "Precy" Boyle
      416 votes 6.95%

    Board Member; Beaumont Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Bill Greenwood
      5,146 votes 23.38%
    • Mark A. Orozco
      4,821 votes 21.91%
    • Tony T. Brancato
      4,607 votes 20.93%
    • Matthew Francis Pistilli
      4,009 votes 18.22%
    • Raymond H. Curtis
      3,424 votes 15.56%

    Trustee; Coachella Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Manuel Jarvis Martinez
      5,163 votes 54.93%
    • Anastacio De La Cruz
      4,236 votes 45.07%

    Trustee; Coachella Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Joseph Murillo, Jr.
      5,943 votes 63.81%
    • Mike Wells
      3,371 votes 36.19%

    Trustee; Coachella Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Anna V. Rodriguez
      6,025 votes 66.31%
    • Joe Velarde
      3,061 votes 33.69%

    Trustee; Coachella Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Maria G. Machuca
      5,650 votes 62.39%
    • Maria Elvia Rios
      3,406 votes 37.61%

    Trustee; Colton Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Colton Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Todd Housley
      123 votes 58.02%
    • Kent Hernandez Taylor
      89 votes 41.98%

    Board Member; Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Jose Lalas
      31,831 votes 23.11%
    • Cathy L. Sciortino
      28,891 votes 20.98%
    • Michell Skipworth
      22,877 votes 16.61%
    • Pat Scott
      19,229 votes 13.96%
    • Maggie E. Little
      18,767 votes 13.63%
    • Bill Newberry
      16,136 votes 11.72%

    Board Member; Desert Sands Unified School District; 4 Year Full TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Matt Monica
      29,322 votes 27.36%
    • Jim Koedyker
      27,375 votes 25.54%
    • Gary Tomak
      25,275 votes 23.58%
    • John Mendoza
      25,200 votes 23.51%

    Board Member; Desert Sands Unified School District; Unexpired Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Hemet Unified School District; Trustee Area 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Trustee; Jurupa Unified School District; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Jurupa Unified School District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Noreen Considine
      9,872 votes 51.75%
    • Carl E. Harris
      9,203 votes 48.25%

    Board Member; Lake Elsinore Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Susan E. Scott
      16,285 votes 34.54%
    • Jeanie B. Corral
      9,498 votes 20.15%
    • Tina Cullors
      9,213 votes 19.54%
    • Jon Gray
      7,200 votes 15.27%
    • Max Aragon, III
      4,949 votes 10.50%

    Board Member; Moreno Valley Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Board Member; Palm Springs Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Richard Clapp
      22,863 votes 33.90%
    • Shari Stewart
      21,489 votes 31.87%
    • Greg Rodriguez
      15,478 votes 22.95%
    • PJ Lewallen
      7,606 votes 11.28%

    Board Member; San Jacinto Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Kristi Rutz-Robbins
      14,282 votes 22.45%
    • D. Allen Pulsipher
      12,415 votes 19.52%
    • Kevin S. Hill
      10,195 votes 16.03%
    • Chuck Campbell
      8,300 votes 13.05%
    • Dave Vialpando
      5,105 votes 8.03%
    • Doug Cast
      3,360 votes 5.28%
    • Richard "Rick" Lynch
      3,019 votes 4.75%
    • Robert "Mark" Katan
      2,766 votes 4.35%
    • John Wetteland
      2,347 votes 3.69%
    • Kent Perry
      1,818 votes 2.86%

    Board Member; Val Verde Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Fredy R. De Leon
      6,766 votes 33.58%
    • Stacey L. Guzman
      5,634 votes 27.97%
    • Renonah Onate McGee
      4,188 votes 20.79%
    • Jo Ann S. McAnlis
      3,558 votes 17.66%

    Board Member; Yucaipa Calimesa Joint Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Jim Taylor
      1,444 votes 30.70%
    • Chuck Christie
      1,100 votes 23.39%
    • Jane D. Smith
      1,084 votes 23.05%
    • Andrew Matlock
      798 votes 16.97%
    • Shana Gonzalez
      277 votes 5.89%

    Board Member; Menifee Union School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Nuview Union School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    City

    Council Member; City of BanningClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    City Clerk; City of BanningClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Marie A. "Toni" Calderon
      8,232 votes 100.00%

    City Treasurer; City of BanningClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John C. McQuown
      5,634 votes 61.10%
    • Dennis Pleimann
      3,587 votes 38.90%

    Council Member; City of BeaumontClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Jeffrey H. Fox
      3,516 votes 23.76%
    • Nancy C. Gall
      2,764 votes 18.68%
    • Paul G. St Martin
      2,197 votes 14.85%
    • Sam Patalano
      2,136 votes 14.43%
    • Martie Killough
      1,866 votes 12.61%
    • Donna Bell
      1,220 votes 8.24%
    • Brian Scissons
      1,100 votes 7.43%

    Council Member; City of CalimesaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Ella Zanowic
      1,937 votes 28.45%
    • Joyce J. McIntire
      1,869 votes 27.45%
    • Bill Davis
      1,734 votes 25.47%
    • John M. Chlebnik
      1,269 votes 18.64%

    Council Member; City of Canyon LakeClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Nancy C. Horton
      2,643 votes 22.67%
    • Barry Gene Talbot
      2,160 votes 18.53%
    • Jordan Ehrenkranz
      1,769 votes 15.18%
    • Steven J. Salazar
      1,686 votes 14.46%
    • John Zaitz
      1,368 votes 11.74%
    • Carl W. Armbrust
      882 votes 7.57%
    • Jim Kay
      720 votes 6.18%
    • Frank Kessler
      429 votes 3.68%

    Mayor; City of Cathedral CityClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kathleen De Rosa
      6,276 votes 50.70%
    • Paul S. Marchand
      3,415 votes 27.59%
    • Tahseen "Tee" Ahmed
      1,539 votes 12.43%
    • Roe Little
      1,149 votes 9.28%

    Council Member; City of Cathedral CityClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Mayor; City of CoachellaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Eduardo Garcia
      3,810 votes 78.83%
    • Jesse Villarreal
      1,023 votes 21.17%

    Council Member; City of CoachellaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Emmanuel Martinez
      2,312 votes 33.01%
    • Gilbert Ramirez, Jr.
      1,738 votes 24.82%
    • Roel "Rollie" Sanchez
      1,246 votes 17.79%
    • Richard Macknicki
      989 votes 14.12%
    • Lupe Loza Dominguez
      718 votes 10.25%

    City Clerk; City of CoachellaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Isabel Castillon
      4,156 votes 100.00%

    City Treasurer; City of CoachellaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Stacey Garcia
      2,912 votes 64.64%
    • Yvonne Gaines
      1,593 votes 35.36%

    Council Member; City of CoronaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Jason Scott
      19,076 votes 29.81%
    • Steve Nolan
      18,223 votes 28.48%
    • Baxter Miller
      15,538 votes 24.28%
    • Louis Davis
      5,785 votes 9.04%
    • Tia Maria Magee
      5,364 votes 8.38%

    City Treasurer; City of CoronaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Richard O. "Dick" Haley
      29,353 votes 100.00%

    Council Member; City of HemetClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Jerry Franchville
      8,954 votes 15.53%
    • Jim Foreman
      7,250 votes 12.57%
    • Robert Youssef
      7,011 votes 12.16%
    • Brian Christie
      6,370 votes 11.05%
    • Scott Garrett
      5,902 votes 10.24%
    • Alfred M. Ayala
      5,868 votes 10.18%
    • Lori Van Arsdale
      5,515 votes 9.56%
    • Karen Pridemore
      3,980 votes 6.90%
    • Jim Claverie
      2,984 votes 5.17%
    • Gary Craven
      2,659 votes 4.61%
    • Errol Thomason
      1,171 votes 2.03%

    City Treasurer; City of HemetClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Judith L. Oltman
      18,099 votes 100.00%

    Council Member; City of Indian WellsClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Larry Spicer
      1,407 votes 21.49%
    • Douglas "Doug" Hanson
      1,205 votes 18.40%
    • Bill Powers
      1,104 votes 16.86%
    • Robert A. Bernheimer
      1,093 votes 16.69%
    • Ted Mertens
      880 votes 13.44%
    • Eileen Hall
      556 votes 8.49%
    • Denny James Booth
      303 votes 4.63%

    Council Member; City of IndioClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Glenn Miller
      7,434 votes 28.53%
    • Guadalupe Ramos "Lupe" Watson
      6,765 votes 25.96%
    • Michael H. Wilson
      4,411 votes 16.93%
    • Patrick Runyon
      4,041 votes 15.51%
    • Steve Sanchez
      3,408 votes 13.08%

    City Clerk; City of IndioClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Cynthia Hernandez
      14,247 votes 100.00%

    City Treasurer; City of IndioClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Sharon Ellis
      13,705 votes 100.00%

    Council Member; City of Lake ElsinoreClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    City Treasurer; City of Lake ElsinoreClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Mayor; City of La QuintaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Don Adolph
      8,718 votes 67.04%
    • Kenneth Doran
      4,287 votes 32.96%

    Council Member; City of La QuintaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Moreno Valley; Council District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jesse Molina
      3,920 votes 60.22%
    • Charles R. White
      1,980 votes 30.42%
    • Pete Bleckert
      609 votes 9.36%

    Council Member; City of Moreno Valley; Council District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robin Hastings
      5,157 votes 34.24%
    • Mike Rios
      3,850 votes 25.56%
    • Frank West
      2,911 votes 19.33%
    • Robert Burks
      1,879 votes 12.47%
    • Ray Carbajal
      1,266 votes 8.40%

    Council Member; City of Moreno Valley; Council District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • William H. Batey, II
      5,216 votes 100.00%

    Council Member; City of MurrietaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Palm DesertClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Cindy Finerty
      10,007 votes 22.87%
    • Robert A. Spiegel
      8,503 votes 19.43%
    • Dick Kelly
      7,564 votes 17.29%
    • Neil D. Lingle
      5,578 votes 12.75%
    • Susan Marie Weber
      4,775 votes 10.91%
    • David E. Hunsicker
      3,349 votes 7.65%
    • Ray Cunningham
      1,997 votes 4.56%
    • Carole B. Schaudt
      1,978 votes 4.52%

    Mayor; City of PerrisClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Council Member; City of PerrisClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of San JacintoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Jim Ayres
      7,078 votes 47.71%
    • Steven Di Memmo
      3,886 votes 26.19%
    • Jim Potts
      3,871 votes 26.09%

    City Treasurer; City of San JacintoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bernie Simon
      5,784 votes 68.59%
    • Alonso Ledezma
      2,649 votes 31.41%

    Council Member; City of TemeculaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Special District

    Director; Desert Health Care DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Michael Robert Solomon
      30,090 votes 26.50%
    • Mark Matthews
      24,266 votes 21.37%
    • Sidney J. Rubenstein
      22,108 votes 19.47%
    • W. Douglas Kunz
      20,014 votes 17.63%
    • Richard A. Grundy
      17,055 votes 15.02%

    Director; Palo Verde Health Care District; 4 Year Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Sandra Hudson
      2,198 votes 59.21%
    • Sandra Hawkins-Bolliger
      1,514 votes 40.79%

    Director; Palo Verde Health Care District; 4 Year Full TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Timothy James Maley
      1,819 votes 29.10%
    • James J. Carney
      1,787 votes 28.59%
    • Derek W. Copple
      1,428 votes 22.85%
    • Debra Powels
      1,216 votes 19.46%

    Director; San Gorgonio Memorial Health Care DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Joe Dotan
      10,800 votes 29.99%
    • Dorothy Ellis
      9,112 votes 25.30%
    • Nancy R. Wood
      7,288 votes 20.24%
    • Frank J. Burgess
      5,166 votes 14.34%
    • Richard Griffiths
      3,648 votes 10.13%

    Director, Valley Health Sys Health Care; Valley Health System; District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Glen Holmes
      7,480 votes 64.27%
    • Charles A. Bolton
      4,158 votes 35.73%

    Director, Valley Health Sys Health Care; Valley Health System; District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Darren Magness
      9,611 votes 68.12%
    • Don Kritzer
      4,497 votes 31.88%

    Director, Valley Health Sys Health Care; Valley Health System; District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Director, Valley Health Sys Health Care; Valley Health System; District 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Vinay M. Rao
      3,164 votes 40.47%
    • Rose Salgado
      2,789 votes 35.67%
    • Rod Tolliver
      1,865 votes 23.86%

    Director; Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District; Division 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Director; Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District; Division 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ken Ross
      3,743 votes 34.67%
    • Albert A. Chatigny, Jr.
      3,060 votes 28.34%
    • Peter A. Grimes
      2,328 votes 21.56%
    • David P. Pensak
      1,666 votes 15.43%

    Director; Beaumont-Cherry Valley Recreation & Park DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Adrian D. Chatigny
      6,471 votes 28.46%
    • Gabriel M. Salinas
      5,899 votes 25.95%
    • Dan Hughes
      5,874 votes 25.84%
    • Gilbert A. Navarro
      4,491 votes 19.75%

    Director; Valley-Wide Recreation & Park DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Nick Schouten
      31,220 votes 26.59%
    • John Bragg
      29,820 votes 25.40%
    • Jan Bradley Bissell
      29,004 votes 24.70%
    • Darrell Von Driska
      27,361 votes 23.30%

    Director; San Gorgonio Pass Water AgencyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Director; San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency; Division 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • David Alfred Dysart, Jr.
      1,521 votes 52.23%
    • Brenda Salas
      1,391 votes 47.77%

    Director; San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency; Division 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bill Dickson
      1,610 votes 54.67%
    • Chris Mann
      1,335 votes 45.33%

    Director; San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency; Division 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Director; Coachella Valley Water District; Division 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Director; Eastern Municipal Water District; Division 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Director; Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District; Division 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Phil Williams
      2,727 votes 50.83%
    • Richard L. Knapp, Sr.
      2,638 votes 49.17%

    Director; Lake Hemet Municipal Water District; Division 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Frank D. Gorman
      1,607 votes 50.68%
    • John S. Fricker
      1,564 votes 49.32%

    Director; Western Municipal Water District; Division 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Director; Western Municipal Water District; Division 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Propositions

    Proposition 1A Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train
    Pass: 6,512,189 / 52.5% Yes votes ...... 5,887,181 / 47.5% No votes
    To provide Californians a safe, convenient, affordable, and reliable alternative to driving and high gas prices; to provide good-paying jobs and improve California's economy while reducing air pollution, global warming greenhouse gases, and our dependence on foreign oil, shall $9.95 billion in bonds be issued to establish a clean, efficient high-speed train service linking Southern California, the Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley, and the San Francisco Bay Area, with at least 90 percent of bond funds spent for specific projects, with federal and private matching funds required, all bond funds subject to an independent audit?

    Proposition 2 Standards for Confining Farm Animals
    Pass: 8,009,556 / 63.4% Yes votes ...... 4,622,352 / 36.6% No votes
    Shall certain farm animals be allowed, for the majority of every day, to fully extend their limbs or wings, lie down, stand up and turn around?

    Proposition 3 Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program
    Pass: 6,805,649 / 55.1% Yes votes ...... 5,536,987 / 44.9% No votes
    Shall $980,000,000 in general obligation bonds be authorized for construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and equipping of eligible children's hospitals?

    Proposition 4 Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy
    Fail: 6,071,863 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 6,570,777 / 52.0% No votes
    Shall the California Constitution be changed to prohibit abortion for an unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor's parent, legal guardian, or, in limited cases, substitute adult relative?

    Proposition 5 Nonviolent Drug Offenses, Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation
    Fail: 5,015,080 / 40.4% Yes votes ...... 7,407,454 / 59.6% No votes
    Shall $460,000,000 be allocated annually to improve and expand treatment programs?

    Proposition 6 Police and Law Enforcement Funding. Criminal Penalties and Laws
    Fail: 3,728,495 / 30.8% Yes votes ...... 8,365,052 / 69.2% No votes
    Shall of minimum of $965,000,000 of state funding be required each year for police and local law enforcement?

    Proposition 7 Renewable Energy Generation
    Fail: 4,376,814 / 35.4% Yes votes ...... 7,984,617 / 64.6% No votes
    Shall government-owned utilities be required to generate 20% of their electricity from renewable energy by 2010, a standard currently applicable to private electrical corporations? Shall all utilities be required to generate 40% by 2020 and 50% by 2025?

    Proposition 8 Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry
    Pass: 6,838,107 / 52.3% Yes votes ...... 6,246,463 / 47.7% No votes
    Shall the California Constitution be changed to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry providing that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California?

    Proposition 9 Criminal Justice System. Victims' Rights. Parole
    Pass: 6,518,511 / 53.8% Yes votes ...... 5,602,596 / 46.2% No votes
    Shall notification to victim and opportunity for input during phases of criminal justice process, including bail, pleas, sentencing and parole be required? Shall victim safety be a consideration for bail or parole?

    Proposition 10 Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy. Bonds
    Fail: 4,966,867 / 40.5% Yes votes ...... 7,303,418 / 59.5% No votes
    Shall $5 billion in bonds paid from state's General Fund be authorized to help consumers and others purchase certain vehicles, and to help research in renewable energy and alternative fuel vehicles?

    Proposition 11 Redistricting
    Pass: 5,957,057 / 50.8% Yes votes ...... 5,759,932 / 49.2% No votes
    Shall the authority for establishing state office boundaries be changed from elected representatives to a commission comprised of Democrats, Republicans, and representatives of neither party selected from the registered voter pool in a multilevel process?

    Proposition 12 Veteran's Bond Act of 2008
    Pass: 7,618,136 / 63.5% Yes votes ...... 4,385,715 / 36.5% No votes
    Shall a nine hundred million dollar ($900,000,000) bond be issued to provide farm and home aid for California veterans?

    Local Measures

    Measure G Repair/ School Construction/Education Improvement Measure -- Colton Joint Unified School District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
    Fail: 140 / 53.44% Yes votes ...... 122 / 46.56% No votes
    Shall Colton Unified School District issue $225,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, requiring citizen oversight, audits and no money for administrators' salaries to reduce overcrowding, improve every neighborhood school, attract quality teachers and qualify for state matching grants, build middle and high schools, improve libraries, science/computer labs, repair restrooms, increase security, after-school program and joint-use space, drop-off zone safety, and acquire, construct, repair equipment/sites/facilities?

    Measure K Amending User's Tax Ordinance -- City of Indio (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 10,691 / 65.19% Yes votes ...... 5,709 / 34.81% No votes
    Shall the city of Indio amend and modernize the city's utility users' tax ordinance?

    Measure L Utility User's Tax -- City of Cathedral City (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 8,742 / 68.33% Yes votes ...... 4,052 / 31.67% No votes
    Shall the City of Cathedral City impose a utility users' tax at the rate of three percent (3%) on telecommunication services, electricity, gas and solid waste removal?

    Measure O Utility Users's Tax -- City of Hemet (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 10,732 / 44.82% Yes votes ...... 13,212 / 55.18% No votes
    Shall the City of Hemet establish a 5% utility users' tax?

    Measure P Utility Users' Tax -- City of Moreno Valley (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 36,080 / 79.19% Yes votes ...... 9,481 / 20.81% No votes
    Shall the City of Moreno Valley adopt a new Utility Users Tax of 5.75% ?

    Measure Z School Safety; Vocational Education; Classroom Repair Measure -- Beaumont Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 9,028 / 62.04% Yes votes ...... 5,523 / 37.96% No votes
    Shall the District be authorized to sell general obligations bonds not to exceed $125,000,000 to be used for school safety, vocational education and classroom repair?

    The order of the contests and candidates on this ballot representation is NOT necessarily the same as your county's official ballot.
    If you print and mark your choices on this page and take it to the polls instead of an official sample ballot, be very careful.

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