Three election law bills in California are now in the hands of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. If you wish to register your request that he either sign or veto any of these bills, the phone for that is (916) 445-2841. SB 439 legalizes write-ins, even when the voter forgets to “X” the box next to the name written in. AB 1294 lets any city or county use Instant-Runoff Voting.

On the restrictive side, SB 408 adds restrictions on who may circulate a statewide initiative petition.

When anyone telephones (916) 445-2841, one gets a recording that says to push “2” to express an opinion about an Assembly Bill, and to push “5” to express an opinion about a Senate bill. If one pushes “2”, one hears a recording mentioning 6 particular Assembly bills, none of which is an election law bill. If one pushes “5”, one hears a recording mentioning 4 particular Senate bills, none of which is an election law bill. Those callers who don’t push a button for any of these other bills, then reach a human being, and one can give one’s opinion to that human.