Did the proposition pass or fail?

Ballot Analysis Paper
You MUST select a Ballot Proposition from those placed before the California voters
between 1994 – November 2020 General Election.
The Ballot Proposition TEXT MUST be at least 5 pages long AND CONTAIN at LEAST 5
SOURCES in your WORKS CITED page and contain appropriate FOOTNOTES or in text
(e.g. MLA) documentation.
NOTE – Do NOT use Wikipedia, Ballotpedia or equivalent sources for your paper.
Contenttaken from this/these sources will resultin a 10 point reduction in your grade.
Also refer to my comments on Wikitype sources in the Course Syllabus.
Your BEST SOURCES to begin and develop your research are;
www.calvoter.org – click the link for Ballot Propositions/Initiatives
www.sos.ca – click a similar link here
www.lao.ca.gov – click a similar link here League of Women Voters
Newspapers…search proposition for newspaper, etc. stories/editorials.
YOU MUST use 12 point size font with STANDARD margins. The only acceptable font is
Times or Times New Roman. Paper MUST be DOUBLE SPACED. YOUR USE of CORRECT
GRAMMAR, SENTENCE STRUCTURE AND PUNCTUATION WILL BE A FACTOR IN
YOUR GRADE.
REQUIRED HEADINGS – These Headings are MANDATORY and Must Be IN Your Paper!
a) ISSUE – Limit this to a maximum of 1/2 page. Briefly describe what ballot proposition
you chose and why it interested you.
b) HISTORY – Approximately 1 1/2 – 2 pages. I want you to describe the essential
events/problems which prompted the ballot proposition to be qualified and placed on the
ballot.
c) DESCRIPTION – Approximately 1/2 page. Provide a brief but specific description of
what language the proposition proposed to add or change to existing law. You can use a
laundry list/outline format for this section.
d) ANALYSIS – Approximately 1 1/2 – 2 pages – Briefly, in a narrative format, identify and
discuss which key groups supported, opposed or were neutral on the proposition and why
they had taken their respective positions.
e) CONCLUSION – Limit this to approximately 1/2 – 1 page. Tell me why you support or
oppose the changes in law made by the ballot proposition. Why was/wasn’t it a good idea?
Has it had the intended effects? Did the proposition pass or fail?