California Voters To Face Up To 18 Ballot Questions In November
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is again testing how much democracy is too much.
Voters will face up to 18 ballot questions in November that could end the death penalty, cut into the cost of prescription drugs and free marijuana smokers to legally light up in the nation's most populous state.
The cascade of proposals is certain to create confusion at the ballot box, along with fresh criticism that the state's system of direct democracy has run amok.
Collectively, the proposals would cut into a broad swath of life in California, from classrooms to prisons, the porn industry to cigarette taxes.
As of midday Thursday, 13 questions had been approved for the November ballot and five others were pending.
They'll appear on the ballot in addition to presidential, congressional and state races.
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