California as a state is following suit with many previous elections where, without extensive information or time to study the issues, the average voter here likes to say no to things.
Propositions 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, and 38 all took a dive last night, while there were big yes margins for 35 (the human trafficking law), 36 (revising Three Strikes), 39 (clean energy), and 40 (redistricting for state senate districts).
In the late-night counting, Prop 30 (increased taxes for education) also managed to eke out a 54% majority.
Of course, most of SF's local propositions succeeded in passing, because here, we like to say yes.
Not surprisingly, Nancy Pelosi, Dianne Feinstein, Mark Leno, Jackie Speier, and Tom Ammiano are sitting pretty, but nothing is 100% certain until all precincts are in. But whatever, we have to say that, and they're clearly not losing.
ABC 7 has the various margins. And we're sorry to see the repeal of the death penalty did not pass this means executions will likely move forward for some of California's 727 death row inmates within a year or so, after legal challenges over the state's lethal injection method are resolved. California has the largest death row in the nation, and has only executed 13 inmates since reinstating the death penalty in 1978.
[SF Elections]
[ABC 7]
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