9 State Propositions for June Ballot Get Numbers

SACRAMENTO —  Proposition 223, Proposition 226, Proposition 227: Those designations and others will spout from television ads, politicians and brochures between now and the June 2 election.

The nine measures on the ballot were given numbers Tuesday by California Secretary of State Bill Jones. They include three proposed constitutional amendments and one statute that were put on the ballot by the state Legislature, and five initiatives, four of them statutes and one a constitutional amendment.

Jones said the nine measures will appear in the ballot pamphlet mailed to registered voters this spring.

If the Legislature adds any more measures in the next month, they will have to go in a separate supplemental pamphlet that will cost about $3 million, Jones said.

Lawmakers and Gov. Pete Wilson are negotiating over a package of several billion dollars in bond issues for the June and November ballots. The proposals include construction funds for public schools, colleges, prisons, water projects and parks.

The nine numbered measures:

* Proposition 219: A proposed constitutional amendment from the Legislature that would prohibit statewide initiatives from being unevenly applied around California based on approval or disapproval votes. Such a varied application has not occurred, but some fear that it might.

* Proposition 220: A proposed constitutional amendment from the Legislature to consolidate municipal and superior courts in a county upon a majority vote of judges.

* Proposition 221: A proposed constitutional amendment from the Legislature that would allow the Commission on Judicial Performance to discipline such judicial officials as court commissioners, subject to review of the Supreme Court. The commission already has the authority to discipline judges.

* Proposition 222: A proposed statute from the Legislature that would increase the penalty for second-degree murder of a police officer from 25 years to life in prison to life without parole.

* Proposition 223: An initiative statute that would bar school districts from spending more than 5% for administration beginning with the 1999-2000 school year.

* Proposition 224: An initiative constitutional amendment that would require competitive bidding for state engineering or design contracts of more than $50,000.

* Proposition 225: An initiative statute declaring that elected officials should support a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution limiting congressional terms. The measure is advisory only.

* Proposition 226: An initiative statute that would require labor organizations to get permission annually from individual members before using union dues for political contributions.

* Proposition 227: An initiative statute to require virtually all public school instruction to be in English and end most bilingual programs.