http://www.healthvote.org en healthvote@cgs.org Copyright 2006 2006-11-07T19:41:00-08:00 http://www.healthvote.org/index.php/site/voterstory/ VoterStory is a new tool intended to address specific problems voters face on Election Day. Report any incidents using the form provided at HealthVote.org. 2006-11-07T19:41:00-08:00 http://www.healthvote.org Before you go to the polls today, read about Props. 85 (parental notification) and 86 (tobacco tax) at HealthVote.org. HealthVote.org provides comprehensive information and non-partisan analysis about the measures, including campaign financing and television advertising. 2006-11-07T19:39:01-08:00 http://www.healthvote.org/index.php/adwatch/analysis/C37/mark_kogan This new ad against Prop. 86 repeats the same messages aired in several other "No on 86" ads. It says that ten percent of revenues from the measure would go to anti-smoking programs, and that the rest of the money would go to special interests sponsoring the measure and more government bureaucracy. Some statements are accurate, while others are debatable or misleading. Read the full analysis at HealthVote.org. 2006-11-07T02:30:01-08:00 http://www.healthvote.org/index.php/moneywatch/charts/C37/#tvest In the final week before Election Day, Prop. 86 opponents have spent over three times as much as proponents on TV advertising, closing in somewhat on the five-to-one lead the tobacco industry had a few weeks ago. As of November 4, opponents had spent about $37.4 million airing their ads in California's top five media markets. Proponents had spent an estimated $10.6 million as of the same date. Read more at HealthVote.org. 2006-11-07T02:08:00-08:00 http://www.healthvote.org/index.php/adwatch/analysis/C37/dr_ralph_dilibero This "No on 86" ad, first aired on October 20, says that only ten percent of Prop. 86 revenues would go to anti-smoking programs, and that the measure would increase tobacco smuggling and crime and deny schools more than $800 million in tax dollars. The ad contains accurate statements but omits important details. Read the full analysis at HealthVote.org. 2006-11-02T02:02:00-08:00