Looking at Props. 5, 6 and 9

California voters on Nov. 4 will consider sweeping changes to the state's criminal-justice codes, ranging from new drug-treatment programs to anti-gang measures and expanded rights for victims. AP in the Daily News.

State Propositions 5, 6 and 9 have not received the same publicity granted to a proposal to ban gay marriage, but supporters and opponents of the three measures have raised a combined $13 million so far to advance their causes.

The proposed Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act, Proposition 5, would require treatment instead of prison for most drug offenders. It would require $610 million in new state spending through mid-2010, followed by annual increases based on population and inflation.