Debra Bowen, California Secretary of State
May 15, 2014
Contact: Shannan Velayas, (916) 653-6575
Fifth Measure Qualifies for California’s November Ballot
SACRAMENTO – Secretary of State Debra Bowen today certified the fifth measure for the November 4, 2014, General Election ballot. The initiative, which would require drug and alcohol testing of doctors and increase the cap on pain and suffering damages in medical negligence lawsuits, joins four other measures already on the November state ballot:
◾A water bond measure, which was placed on the ballot by the Legislature;
◾A state finance measure, which was placed on the ballot by the Legislature;
◾A healthcare insurance measure, which qualified through the initiative process; and
◾A measure to overturn two gaming compacts, which qualified through the referendum process. Continue reading