How do you become an educated voter on ballot initiatives?

Question

I always spend a lot of time researching the candidates before I vote and would rather not vote at all than make an uninformed decision.

I already know who I'm voting for in the primary, but there is a ballot initiative that I know very little about. It deals with cutting property taxes, but I remember reading that there was a lot of compromise and backroom deals that went into this.

Are there any good sources of information on ballot initiatives?

Answer 1

see if you can get in contact with groups supporting and against the proposal, and weigh the arguments they give you based on a logical choice.  If you end up unable to choose a side, don't vote on the initiative.

Answer 2

In most areas of the country there are good government groups which will usually give you an honest answer to questions on ballot initiatives.  The League of Women Voters is such a group that is nearly universal, and quite non-partisan.