HealthVote.org Makes Sense of California Health Ballot Measures
June 2010
To help California voters and the media assess health-related initiatives on statewide ballots, the California HealthCare Foundation and the Center for Governmental Studies collaborate to produce HealthVote.org.
HealthVote.org provides a regularly updated, one-stop, nonpartisan resource for information on statewide health-related ballot initiatives. The site includes in-depth background, official ballot summaries, TV ad analyses, news, editorials, and statewide poll results. Updates are available on the site and in regular emails.
HealthVote.org will cover ballot measures to appear in the state's 2010 general election in November.
Comprehensive coverage of each measure includes:
- Facts and Analysis: Enter the no-spin zone to get the who, what, and why of each measure.
- For and Against: Read the official ballot summary, arguments, and rebuttals in an easy-to-read format.
- MoneyWatch: Follow the money to find out who contributed how much to each campaign and how the money was spent.
- AdWatch: View the ads and track estimated expenditures statewide or by market.
- NewsWatch: Read the latest news articles, editorials, and media coverage.
- PollWatch: Find statewide, non-partisan polling data from the campaign season.
- Proposition History: Read a detailed background and history, including court decisions, campaign strategies, and research on the effects of ballot measures.
Site visitors can also follow the progress of all health-related propositions adopted by voters since 2004 — Prop. 3 (2008) and Props. 61, 63, and 71 (2004) — with follow-up analyses and media coverage.
To take advantage of the information and features offered at HealthVote.org, access the site through the link below.