Voter Guide Highlights: Statewide Races Statewide Propositions Congressional Races Legislative Races About this Election Archive of Campaign Promises "The Election Song" 2002 Map Series CVF-NEWS County Election Information Follow the Money Links For more election information, visit CVF's voter guide homepage Join CVF Contact CVF Copyright 1994-2002, California Voter Foundation. www.calvoter.org All rights reserved. cvf Proposition 43 Official Title: Right to Have Vote Counted. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Results YES 71.3 NO 28.7 Official statewide election results are available from the Secretary of State's web site. Campaign Web Sites & Contact Information Follow the Money Who Signed the Ballot Arguments News Coverage For More Information... Official Summary: Amends Constitution to declare that a voter who casts a vote in an election in accord with the laws of this state shall have that vote counted. Fiscal Impact: No additional cost to state or local governments. Web Sites YES none NO www.voterinformationalliance.org Contact Information YES   Ethan Jones 2707 O Street, #11 Sacramento, CA 95816 (916) 443-6036     YesOnProp43@sbcglobal.net NO   Gary B. Wesley Voter Information Alliance (VIA) P.O. Box 90151 San Jose, CA 95109 (408) 882-5070 Who Signed the Ballot Arguments YES   NO Assemblymember John Longville, Chair, Assembly Committee on Elections, Reapportionment, and Constitutional Amendments   Gary B. Wesley, Co-Chair, Voter Information Alliance (VIA) Barbara B. Inatsugu, President, League of Women Voters of California   Melvin L. Emerich, Co-Chair, Voter Information Alliance (VIA) James K. Knox, Executive Director, California Common Cause     News Coverage (please note: some of the links below may no longer work, because many newspaper web sites move stories into fee-based archives after a certain amount of time)   Comments & Curiosities -- Peter Buffa, Los Angeles Times, March 3, 2002 Prop 43 would order counting of all votes, The Oakland Tribune, March 1, 2002 Prop. 45 falling, poll says; But gas tax issue getting support, Stockton Record, March 1, 2002 Farewell, chad, The Sacramento Bee, February 21, 2002 This measure is one for the roads, Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2002 For More Information, CVF Recommends...   Secretary of State's Official Voter Information Guide Text of the Measure Official Pro/Con Arguments Analysis by the Legislative Analyst   Easy Reading Voter Guide   The League of Women Voters Pro/Con Analysis   Original Bill Information and History Next Proposition This page first published February 21, 2002 -- final update May 10, 2002