The final ballot measures touted by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as key to his self-proclaimed "year of reform" have officially made it on the next statewide ballot.

The Secretary of State's office has certified the signatures gathered for the budget control initiative known as "Live Within Our Means" (read it here) and the initiative to take political redistricting out of the hands of the Legislature (read it here).

The announcement means the stage is now set for the governor to call a special election on November 8th... a proclamation that virtually the entire Capitol community expects will be made by Schwarzenegger on Monday.

While redistricting has been pushed by the governor for months, the ballot measure is actually the work of recall proponent Ted Costa.

Meantime, the budget initiative is widely seen as the most controversial of the governor's proposals-- not only because it would change the budget process by averaging state spending and possibly allowing the governor to erase deficits on his own, but also because of the possible impact on funding for education and some local services.