Citizens in Charge

An Alameda Superior County Court judge issued two rulings regarding contested ballot language for November ballot measures Tuesday.

Two parties of plaintiffs challenged the ballot language for a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks and an initiative regarding development in Downtown Berkeley. In both cases, judge Evelio Grillo decided to amend portions of each ballot measure’s language.

In the case of the “soda tax,” Grillo replaced the phrases “high-calorie, sugary drinks” and “high-calorie, low-nutrition products” in the ballot language and city attorney’s analysis, respectively, with “sugar-sweetened beverages.”

The Associated Students of the University of California Senate has moved to put six propositions on the upcoming ballot. Two propositions would modify the process to recall an elected official, two would remove typos, another would modify the proposition process and the last would simplify requirements for the placement of polling locations.Each proposition would need 60% of the vote to pass.

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