Uneasy Rhetoric

The Secretary of State has assigned the ballot numbers for the propositions on this November’s special election (via the Roundup for Wednesday July 6th.):

Proposition 73: Parental notification for abortion
Proposition 74: Teacher tenure
Proposition 75: Union dues checkoff
Proposition 76: Live Within Our Means budget reform
Proposition 77: Reapportionment
Proposition 78: Prescription drugs (industry-sponsored)
Proposition 79: Prescription drugs (consumer/labor-sponsored)
Proposition 80: Electricity regulation

It’s going to be a long, hot campaign season, and this was supposed to be an off year. Which leads me to a final, parting shot, which I may expand later. All of the attention around campaign finance reform has focused on candidates. But what about ballot measures?