Want to know how much has been donated to the campaigns for November’s ballot measures? And who is exactly making those donations? The nonpartisan organization MapLight recently launched a website entitled “Voter’s Edge California” that allows easy access to show how much money interest groups like gas and electric utilities and attorneys and law firms have contributed. To describe its stated mission, MapLight notes that the site “allows users to gain insights into how campaign contributions affect policy so they can draw their own conclusions about how money influences our political system."
Find a guide to using the Voter's Edge service can be found here.
Here are links to campaign donations for each of the 11 measures:
California Ballot Propositions on the November ballot :
- Prop. 30 - Taxes (Brown plan)
- Prop. 31 - State Budget
- Prop. 32 - Political Contributions
- Prop. 33 - Auto Insurance
- Prop. 34 - Death Penalty
- Prop. 35 - Human Trafficking
- Prop. 36 - Three Strikes Law
- Prop. 37 - Genetically Engineered Foods
- Prop. 38 - Taxes (Munger plan)
- Prop. 39 - Taxes for Multistate Businesses
- Prop. 40 - Redistricting
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- Proposition 31 Pushes for More Accountability
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- The Latest: Secretary of State Updates
- Smoke and Mirrors: New Prop 30 Ad
- Fact Checkers Counter First Prop 30 Ads
- Voters Feeling Undecided on Tax Measures? New PPIC Poll Shows Shaky Voter Support
- New Prop 32 Ad
- Opponents of Prop 32 Outspend Supporters
- Prop 38 Backer Prepares for “Big Air War”
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