If it’s up to the Montgomery Vikings, Jerry Brown will be California’s next governor (in a landslide), and Barbara Boxer will be returned to the U.S. Senate.

Montgomery students (voter turnout was 741) took part in the Secretary of State’s MyVote California Mock Election.

At Montgomery, most social science classes participated in analysis of voter guides and campaign materials, according to Dot Battenfeld, the IB diploma coordinator on campus.

Pairs of students research candidate campaigns and propositions and held debates in class and seniors in government class took a deeper look at some of the campaigns, according to Battenfeld.

Here’s how they voted:

They narrowly supported Prop. 19, the legalization of marijuana. The were decidedly against propositions 20, 23 and 27.

Prop. 20 would put the power to redraw congressional districts in the hands of a Citizens Redistricting Commission. Prop. 23 would suspend air pollution control laws until the state unemployment rate drops below 5.5 percent for one year. Prop. 27 would return the responsibility to set the boundaries of the state Legislature and Board of Equalization to the Legislature. It would eliminate the Citizens Redistricting Commission (established by voter approval in 2008). According to the non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, if both propositions 20 and 27 pass, the one that gets more votes will go into effect.

In addition to Prop. 19, participating Vikings also backed Prop. 21 which would establish an $18 Vehicle License Fee to help fund state parks; Prop. 22 which would prohibit the state from taking transportation and local government funds; Prop 24 (narrowly…it was 351 to 344 at MHS) which would repeal recent legislation that would allow businesses to carry back losses as well as share tax credits and lower taxable income by using a measure of sales-based income.

The also backed Prop. 25 which would change the voting threshold from two-thirds to a simple majority to pass a state budget; and Prop. 26 which would increase to two-thirds the voting threshold for the state to impose levies and charges.

The exercise was completed at 389 elementary, middle and high schools throughout the state, with more than 105,000 students casting a ballot in select contests.

Statewide results for the leading contenders are as follows:

Governor:

Jerry Brown (D) 48.79 percent

Meg Whitman (R) 22.49 percent

U.S. Senate:

Barbara Boxer (D) 48.46 percent

Carly Fiorina (R) 22.36 percent

Prop. 19: Yes 51.68 percent/ No 48.32

Prop. 20: Yes 44.96 percent/ No 50 percent

Prop. 21: Yes 56.91 percent/ No 43 percent

Prop. 22: Yes 59.91 percent/ No 40 percent

Prop. 23: Yes 50.36 percent/ No 49.64 percent

Prop. 24: Yes 55.48 percent/ No 44.52 percent

Prop. 25: Yes 52.60 percent/ No 47.40 percent

Prop. 26: Yes 56.25 percent/ No 43.75 percent

Prop. 27: Yes 49.47 percent/ No: 50.53 percent

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