On Monday, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen certified four more propositions for the Nov. 4 election, bringing the total number to eight.

The latest propositions include:

• A proposition that would increase spending for correctional and criminal justice activities by at least $500 million annually. It would modify a number of laws, including increasing penalties for using or possessing to sell methamphetamine. It would also change the law to allow certain hearsay statements as evidence when witnesses are unavailable.
  
• A proposition that would only recognize the marriages of a man with a woman.
  
• A proposition that would require all utility companies to generate 20 percent of their power from renewable sources by 2010. Requirements would increase to 40 percent by 2020 and 50 percent by 2025.
  
• A proposition that would reduce penalties, probation and parole periods for a number of non-violent offenses. It would expand facilities that focus on individual treatment and rehabilitation programs for non-violent offenders.

The cost is projected at $1 billion annually, but a $1 billion savings due to fewer people going to prison is also expected.