How well do you know your California election history? If you are a devoted California Connected viewer, you already have a head start on answering the following questions:
- Who is Hiram Johnson and why does the Governor always talk about him?
- What percentage of the legislature has to agree to pass a budget in
California? Bonus: How many other states require the same? - How many statewide elections has California held in the past 6 years?
- How much did the 2005 Special Election cost taxpayers? Bonus: In that election, the 2 pharmaceutical propositions set a record for the most ever spent on a proposition campaign. How much was spent?
- There were 8 propositions on the 2005 Special Election ballot. How many were approved by voters?
- How many candidates ran for governor in the 2003 Recall Election?
- By what percentage of the vote did Arnold Schwarzenegger win the 2003 Recall Election?
- Between 1997 and 2001, there were 110 recall attempts at the local level in California (city, county and school districts). How many of them were successful?
- Which county has the highest percentage of registered voters? Which has the lowest?
- Which county has the highest percentage of registered Republicans? Which has the highest percentage of registered Democrats? Which has the highest percentage of registered independent or ‘decline to state’ voters?
- California has more electoral college votes than any other state. How many does it have, and what percentage of the total is it?
- Which far-right political activist is credited with starting the recall of former governor Gray Davis?
- What is the largest bond measure ever approved by California voters?
| A. 25 | B. 52 | C. 81 | D. all of them |
If you were brave enough to meet the challenge, email your answers to: comments@californiaconnected.org and include “Election Quiz” in the subject line. The first 12 people to answer correctly receive California Connected loot. More importantly, they win bragging rights for being the ultimate California Connected viewers.