Voters will consider 76 citizen-written ballot initiatives on Election Day. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, this is the third largest number of initiatives on the ballot in almost 100 years. Some are predicting that with measures to increase the minimum wage on the ballot in six states and initiatives backing stem cell research ahead in many of the polls – the Democrats will gain votes this time around. [includes rush transcript] On November 7th, voters will consider 76 citizen-written ballot initiatives. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, this is the third largest number of initiatives on the ballot in almost 100 years. In addition, state legislatures across the country have sponsored another 121 ballot questions that will be voted on next week. In 2004, Republicans tended to benefit from ballot initiatives. Some are predicting that with measures to increase the minimum wage on the ballot in six states and initiatives backing stem cell research ahead in many of the polls – the Democrats will gain votes this time around. Oliver Griswold is the Communications and Outreach Director for the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center. He joins us from Washington DC. * Oliver Griswold. Communications and Outreach Director for the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center.