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In addition to the massively propaganda delegated to Propositions 64, 65 and 68 there are actually 12 other propositions on the November general election.

These are:

Prop. 59 - Allowing public's right of access to meetings of government bodies and writings of government officials.

Prop. 60 - Election rights of political parties (All parties top-picks advance to general election)

Prop. 60A - Surplus property tax would be used to help pay off the $15 billion worth of bonds thta Proposition 57 allowed.

Prop. 61 - Children's hospital projects; grant program; bond act.

Prop. 62 - Anti-Prop. 60, only top 2 in primaries advance to general election.

Prop. 63 - Mental health services expansion (More funds to counties to develop mental health programs, creates commission, requires state to develop mental health programs, imposition 1% additional state income tax who have more than $1 million in taxable income)

Prop.66 - Limitation of "Three Strikes Law" (Readjustment of legal definition of felonies and serious felonies, and makes "Three Strikes" apply only to such actions, allows re-sentencing of persons with sentences to agree with the new adjustments, increases child sex-offense punishments)

Prop. 67 - Emergency Medical Services. (Adds a 3% surcharge rate on phones in California to help pay for the loss of revenue by hospital emergency rooms, limits surcharge to $0.50 on home phones, not applicable to cells or business)

Prop. 69 - DNA Database - Demands all felons to have their DNA in a state database by 2009.

Prop. 70 - Tribal Gaming Compacts (Demands that state issue renewable 99-year gaming compact on demand by federally-recognized tribes, casinos taxed based on current state corporate tax rate which cease if non-tribal casinos are allowed, requires off-reservation impact assessments)

Prop. 71 - Stem Cell Research (Establishes "California Institute for Regenerative Medicine" to regulate stem cell research, and funding via grants and loans for such research and research facilities, constitutional right to allow stem cell research, oversight committee to govern Institute, authorizes $3 billion of general obligation bonds to finance Institute at an annual limit of $350 million, allow state General Fund monies to issue bonds)

Prop. 72 - Health Care Coverage Requirments (Provides individual and dependent health care coverage for employees working for large to medium employers, employers must pay 80% of coverage cost, employers must pay for health coverage or pay fee to medical insurance board that purchases primarily private health coverage)