1. Election Choices November 6, 2012

2. Voters in CA Decide 1.Office Holders/Law Makers  National  Statewide  Local 2.Initiatives/Referenda/Recalls  Statewide  Local

3. National or Federal Lawmakers President & Vice President – Elected every 4 years – Limited to 2 terms US Senators – 2 for each state, regardless of size – Elected for 6-year terms – No limit on number of terms US House of Representatives – 435 seats allocated to states based on population size – CA has @ 12.2 % of US population, so CA gets 53 seats in the House of Representatives – CA is divided into 53 districts of @ 717,000 residents each Federal Judges – The 9 US Supreme Ct justices and and roughly 3,000 other federal judges are all appointed by the President and confirmed by the US Senate for life-time terms.

4. CA Congressional Districts Map Prior to 2010, these district boundaries were drawn by elected officials in the state legislature. Since 2010, these boundaries have been drawn by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. @ 717,000 persons per district

5. Keeping Track of Elected Officials  CA US Senate Race  Dianne Feinstein (Dem/Incumbant)  Elizabeth Emken (Rep/Challenger)  CA 20 th Congressional Dist  Sam Farr (Dem/Incumbant)  Jeff Taylor (Rep/Challenger) Project Vote Smart Web Site

6. CA State Lawmakers Statewide Offices Governor Attorney General Insurance Commissioner Secretary of State State Board of Equalization State Controller State Treasurer Superintendent of Public Instruction Lt. Governor State Auditor State Legislature State Senate (40 Members) – 4-year term State Assembly (80 Members) – 2-year term An individual person is allowed to serve a maximum of 12 years in the CA Legislature. All State and local judges in CA are elected for 6-year terms (sort of…)

7. CA State Senatel Districts Map Prior to 2010, these district boundaries were drawn by elected officials in the state legislature. Since 2010, these boundaries have been drawn by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. @ 950,000 persons per district

8. CA State Assembly Districts Map Prior to 2010, these district boundaries were drawn by elected officials in the state legislature. Since 2010, these boundaries have been drawn by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. @ 475,000 persons per district

9. Local Lawmakers Countywide (58) 5 County Supervisors Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder Auditor-Controller District Attorney Sheriff-Coroner Treasurer-Tax Collector Local Cities, towns, villages (@6,500) School districts (1,050) Com college districts (112 cc’s in 72 dis.) Water districts Regional park districts Airport boards Healthcare disctricts Maybe more…

10. Presidential Race 2012 Thomas Hoefling Am. Independent Party Mitt Romney Republican Party Jill Stein Green Party Rosanne Barr Peace & Freedom Party Barack Obama Democratic Party Gary Johnson Libertarian Party

11. The Electoral College Picks the President & Vice President Electoral College Calculator Electoral College Calculator Electoral Map Projection I Electoral Map Projection Electoral Map Projection II Electoral Map Projection

12. CA Voters Decide Statewide Propositions Local Ballot Measures