/>iNov. 2, 2012—MapLight Voter's Edge California (Spanish Version), a nonpartisan guide to ballot measures, profiles the funding behind the 11 California ballot propositions. A MapLight analysis of campaign finance data shows that over $368 million has been raised for statewide propositions according to all available electronic filings filed by November 2012 for the 2012 election cycle to committees formed to support or oppose California's November 2012 ballot propositions.
See below for a link to a spreadsheet that shows top contributor funding summaries in the aggregate and links to individual funding profiles for all California ballot propositions. If you cite data from MapLight Voter's Edge California, we would appreciate it if you would please credit MapLight: "according to a MapLight" or something similar. The MapLight Voter's Edge project for California's ballot measures was made possible in part by a grant from the James Irvine Foundation.
A MapLight spokesperson is available this weekend to speak in-depth about the funding behind California propositions; please email, pamela@maplight.org, or text, 415-299-0898.
FUNDING PROFILES FOR ALL CALIFORNIA BALLOT PROPOSITIONS: (http://www.votersedge.org/california)
Proposition 30: Taxes (Brown Plan) - http://votersedge.org/california/ballot-measures/2012/november/prop-30/funding
Proposition 31: Two-Year State Budget - http://votersedge.org/california/ballot-measures/2012/november/prop-31/funding
Proposition 32: Political Contributions - http://votersedge.org/california/ballot-measures/2012/november/prop-32/funding
Proposition 33: Auto Insurance - http://votersedge.org/california/ballot-measures/2012/november/prop-33/funding
Proposition 34: Death Penalty - http://votersedge.org/california/ballot-measures/2012/november/prop-34/funding
Proposition 35: Human Trafficking - http://votersedge.org/california/ballot-measures/2012/november/prop-35/funding
Proposition 36: Three Strikes Law - http://votersedge.org/california/ballot-measures/2012/november/prop-36/funding
Proposition 37: Genetically Engineered Foods - http://votersedge.org/california/ballot-measures/2012/november/prop-37/funding
Proposition 38: Taxes (Munger Plan) - http://votersedge.org/california/ballot-measures/2012/november/prop-38/funding
Proposition 39: Taxes for Multistate Businesses - http://votersedge.org/california/ballot-measures/2012/november/prop-39/funding
Proposition 40: State Senate Redistricting - http://votersedge.org/california/ballot-measures/2012/november/prop-40/funding
Click here for a spreadsheet that shows the top contributor summaries to CA ballot measures as of 11-2-2012 including the top contributors giving $1M or more, contributions received by committee, contributions received by measure, and all contributions. Please cite MapLight.
http://www.maplight.info/eimages/Ca-Ballot-Measure-CampaignFinanceData-TopContributors-20121102.xls
News Directors, Producers, Managing Editors, and Reporters: Note some ballot measure campaign committees are supporting or opposing more than one proposition, so the total amounts raised by those committees are reflected on multiple propositions. For this reason, adding contributions across propositions will double-count certain contributions.
* Pamela Behrsin contributed to this article.
