The budget fell steadily until dropping as low as $ 2.93 billion in 1998 and has gradually risen to $ 3.27 billion for fiscal 2002 .
It fell steadily until it dropped as low as $ 2.93 billion in 1998 and rose gradually to $ 3.27 billion for fiscal 2002 .
The lawsuit named Secretary of State Kevin Shelley , a Democrat , and the registrars of voters in Los Angeles , Orange and San Diego counties .