Ward Connerly's anti-affirmative action initiative on the ballot with the Recall of Gray Davis
The New York Times has a long article, Affirmative Action Foe's Latest Effort Complicates California Recall Vote, on Proposition 54.
The new ballot measure seeks to further promote Mr. Connerly's vision of a colorblind California by prohibiting state and local governments from "using race, ethnicity, color or national origin to classify current or prospective students, contractors or employees in public education, contracting or employment operations."
Proposition 54 is on the ballot with the recall of Gray Davis. This will probably have the effect of boosting minority turnout for the election.
For some Democrats, who were worrying whether the party's liberal base would bother showing up on Oct. 7, Mr. Connerly is viewed as a godsend. The belief is that minority and liberal voters will be so offended by the racial data ballot measure, known as Proposition 54, that they will not only flock to the polls to defeat it, but bail out Mr. Davis, a Democrat, while there.
Will we see "Vote NO on both" signs?
Rick Hasen reports that a suit has been filed against holding the initiative election on the same day as the recall election.