California voters will pass judgment on 14 statewide ballot measures this year and all but two of them relate, in some manner, to financing public services. Collectively they represent the latest version of what fiscal policy buffs call “ballot box budgeting” — persuading voters to prioritize or limit how funds are raised and spent rather than leaving those issues to elected officials. This election’s most contentious measure, Proposition 40, ty…
California voters will cast their ballots on 14 referendums in the November 3 election, and the results could influence the state’s future for years to come.