of these arguments were: Daniel H. Lowenstein, a professor at UCLA and a former chairman of the California Fair Political Practices Commission. Mark Murray, the executive director of "Californians Against Waste" Hank Lacayo, president of the "Congress of California Seniors" Aubry L. Stone, president of the California Black Chamber of Commerce Carl Pope, chairman of the Sierra Club The themes of the main arguments they made against Proposition 20 (and in favor of Proposition 27) are: Proposition 20 will be "a waste of taxpayer dollars". Proposition 20 is said by its opponents to turn back the clock on redistricting law. Proposition 20 mandates that all districts (including Assembly, Senate, and Congress) must be segregated by income level and mandates that all districts be segregated according to 'similar living standards' and that districts include only people 'with similar work opportunities.'" Editorial opinion Yes on Prop 20 Newspapers that editorialized in favor of Proposition 20 include: Contra Costa Times: Lompoc Record: The Long Beach Press-Telegram: Los Angeles Daily News: The Los Angeles Times: North County Times: The Orange County Register: Riverside Press Enterprise: San Bernardino Sun: San Diego Union-Tribune: Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Santa Cruz Sentinel: San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Ventura County Star: No on Prop 20 Sacramento Bee: Path to the ballot 694,354 signatures were required to qualify the initiative for the ballot. Supporters turned in 1,180,623 signature in mid-March 2010, and election officials announced on May 5, 2010 that after an inspection process, the signatures met or exceeded the minimum threshold for ballot qualification. The petition drive management company hired to collect the signatures was National Petition Management. NPM was paid $1,937,380 (through May 6) for their signature-gathering services. Results External links Basic information Text of proposed law Ballot title, summary, and analysis Arguments and Rebuttals, submitted for the California Voter Guide League of Women Voters overview of Proposition 20 California Voter Foundation guide to Proposition 20 Institute of Governmental Studies overview of Proposition 20 Supporters "Yes on Proposition 20" Campaign finance reports of VOTERS FIRST "Yes on Proposition 20" on Facebook Yes on 20, No on 27 on Twitter "Yes on Proposition 20" channel on YouTube Opponents Yes on 27, No on 20 Campaign finance reports for the "No on 20" campaign committee Campaign finance reports for the "California Coalition for Leadership and Accountability in Budget and Redistricting, Yes on 25 & 27, No on 20 Further reading Props.