Well things are progressing nicely for this Initiative now in the early process of moving towards the ballot. For now, I am going to take a moment to educate the curious masses on how the process works.

First, language for the initiative is drafted. This has already happened and the language is available on the California Border Police Official Website.

Second, the language is submitted to the California Attorney General for "Title and Summary". This process involves the AG condensing the meaning of the proposed initiative into a short summary (which will appear on the petitions) and of course a title. This process takes 60 days.

Third, after it receives Title and Summary it is turned over to the Secretary of State as an "Initiative in Circulation". At this point, petitions will be circulated. The initiative needs ~600,000 signatures to make it onto the ballot. This process can take up to 150 days.

Fourth, after the signatures are submitted to the counties and verified and reported to the Secretary of State, the initiative is placed on the next statewide election ballot. This will likely be either the June 2006 Primary Election or the November 2006 General Election.

Finally, if more than 50% of the people vote YES on the proposition (which by now will have a number), the initiative becomes law.