At a glance: Proposition 1F

What would it do?

•Prohibit raises for elected state officials in any year that a deficit in the state budget is projected as of June.

What are the objectives?

•To keep legislators and other elected officials from getting unseemly raises when the budget is in deficit and services are being cut.

•To let voters feel like they're getting back at legislators with this rather mild measure.

What does it cost taxpayers?

•Nothing. Voting for it allows taxpayers to blow off a little pent-up steam; some voters might save a couple of points on their blood pressure.

What's the effect on the general fund? On the current deficit?

•The general fund would be about $500,000 more flush in any year there's a projected deficit.

•Could cut the coming year's deficit, projected to be in the billions, by half a million.

Who's for it? Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, legislative leaders, California Chamber of Commerce, California Democratic Party.

Who's against it? The California Republican Party.

Interesting tidbits: 1F is the only proposition leading in the most recent polling; about 71 percent approve.

There are separate proposals out there for stronger measures, such as not paying legislators for days that the budget is late or not allowing them to accept campaign donations when the budget is late.