I finally got my sample ballot and I'm such a huge nerd that I was actually really excited about it. I've been trying to figure out how I'm going to vote on all the props and things like that (the CAGOP provides a handy-dandy voter guide with all the props and how it stands on each one...but I still prefer to do a bit of research on my own first..) and here's what I've got so far:

YES
Prop 1A - It has bipartisan support and the Governor has endorsed it...it protects local city treasuries from the state. Sounds like a good idea to me, especially considering how greedy Sac can be.

Prop 64 - Prevent frivolous lawsuits against businesses, sounds like a winner to me.

NO
Prop 66 - Dumbs down the three strikes law enacted in the 1990's with overwhelming support...would allow for the release of 26,000 criminals in CA including child molestors and other violent offenders (keep3strikes.org)...it is opposed by all the DA's offices in California, not to mention a whole slew of other public safety organizations and the Governor.

Props 68 & 70 - First of all I've seen more commercials favoring these two propositions than anything else on the ballot this year which leads me to believe they have some serious money behind them...which leads me to believe that these are probably supported by the Indian tribes...the Governor claims that neither of these props gives California its fair share and I tend to believe him since they (tribes) are fighting so hard and spending so much money to try and pass these props.

Prop 71 - Gotta part ways with the Governor (and most people in my office) on this one...I don't think we should be spending 3 billion dollars we don't have in the first place on ethically questionable fields of study.

Prop 72 - This is one of our office's "babies" so of course I'm voting no on 72. Can you imagine how many jobs would be lost from the CA economy if Best Buy, Taco Bell, McDonald's, GAP...the list goes on and on...had to buy health insurance for all of their employees?

The rest are either too boring for me to read about or I just don't feel like I understand them enough yet...most likely for the ones I don't give a poop about I'll just follow the cagop voter guide's suggestion.