California lawmakers have been called "cowardly" for asking voters to undo decisions they previously made to fund programs for children or for people with a mental illness. They represent two of five items for an unusual May 19 ballot that will help plug a budget deficit. As the election nears, citizen editorials are lambasting Gov. Arnold Schwartzenegger for targeting programs vulnerable people while sparing taxes for owners of yachts and planes. Mental health advocates worry that the governor's aggressive campaigning could cut into earlier voter support for Prop 63, a ballot measure which passed in 2004 with 54% of the votes, to fund programs for people with a mental illness. Others predict the governor's low popularity ratings and the unusual extra election might affect turnout. The Los Angeles Times says voters could "retro-engineer" measures. Insults are revving up both sides.
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