Some of those statements could apply depending on how you interpret the initiative, he said. Our interpretation is that it could affect people in an unintended manner. Among the material handed out at a recent SOAR forum was a sheet of paper listing anti-SOAR contributors. This profusion of contradictory information can be confusing to undecided voters. Many will make up their minds based on the broad themes painted by each side, Fetzer said.
Some voters are liable to feel overwhelmed by the deluge of information.
In those cases, voters will either not vote on that issue or will vote no to maintain the status quo, Fetzer said. The next campaign reporting period ended Saturday, and the reports are due to the county s elections office by Thursday. If history is any indication, these reports that come out right before the election will be full of additional contributions, Cal Poly s Kranzdorf said. I think we ve just seen the tip of the iceberg, he said.