Too Many California Ballot Measures? Just Explain Them in Song

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There are 17 state ballot measures and 25 local measures facing San Francisco voters. Photo courtesy of the California Report

By Ben Adler, Capital Public Radio/The California Report

Americans will decide more than 150 state ballot measures on Tuesday — up slightly from two years ago. That puts a lot of pressure on voters to study up on everything from marijuana legalization to gun control to the death penalty.

Californians in particular have a lot of homework to do. With 17 measures, their state has the longest ballot in the country this year. On top of that, there are 650 local measures around the state to decide on.

Voters are coming up with some creative ways to keep track of it all — like resident Deborah Barron, who had a “Proposition Party” at her home in San Francisco’s Mission District.

Read the complete story at Capital Public Radio/The California Report.

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