Backers of proposed initiative to require all classes in English say they will get 700,000 signatures.
Group seeking limits on union campaign fund-raising also submits names.
Another proposed initiative also moved ahead as an Orange County group submitted signatures to election officials around the state for a measure challenging how unions raise campaign money. The two initiative campaigns must now wait as officials sample petitions to determine how many signatures are valid. An announcement on whether each has the 433,269 needed to qualify for the ballot is expected by Jan. 22. Both groups displayed little concern about that formality as they pressed their cases. We're advocating teaching English to the children as quickly as possible when they start school.