The arguments both for and against four Indian gaming referendums have been submitted, with Governor Schwarzenegger making the formal plea for a yes vote.

The draft documents are now posted online for Propositions 94, 95, 96, and 97. The four measures on the February ballot ask voters to either approve of the new gaming deals for four southern California tribes, or reject those deals.

It's no surprise that Schwarzenegger wants the deals approved, as they were negotiated by his administration last year. Still, it won't hurt for voters to see his name attached to the official arguments in the supplemental ballot pamphlet in their mailboxes.

As expected, the official support argument focuses on the gaming agreements' requirement to share tribal casino revenues with the state. And the official opposition argument focuses on the size of the gambling expansion being allowed.

It should be noted that while each Indian gambling deal is a separate ballot measure, the arguments for and against are the same for each one... in other words, expect an "all yes/all no" campaign.

Also lending their names, along with the governor, to the official support arguments are Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell and Gene Gantt of the California Fire Chiefs Association.

Signatories of the official opposition arguments: Marty Hittelman, president of the California Federation of Teachers, John Gomez of the American Indian Rights and Resources Organization, and Lenny Goldberg of the California Tax Reform Association.