The June 2 ballot will be unique because it is an open primary - voters will be permitted to vote for any candidate for governor, congressional representative and senator regardless of their party registration.
Several propositions are likely to raise strong feelings among voters.
One such issue, Proposition 227, seeks to curb bilingual education in California's public schools. Loura Alaverdi, information associate supervisor at the University Student Union, plans to vote in favor of 227. You don't have the pressure of learning English because there's always somebody you can fall back on. Junior film major Luis Salas, however, said he benefited from bilingual education and plans to vote against 227. One issue concerning the June ballot itself is whether college-age participation will continue to slump.