Voters will take up at least 12 state propositions come November. So far, not many folks are paying attention.

A new Field Poll on five of the measures shows a huge majority of voters have yet to hear about them. For instance, just 22% of those polled were aware of Proposition 1, which asks voters to approve a $9.9 billion bond to jump start construction on a statewide high-speed rail system.

The apathy is pretty astounding considering that the measure has been talked about since 2002. The Fresno Bee alone has mentioned the rail bond 67 separate times in the past two years in news stories, editorials and letters to the editor. The good news for bullet train supporters is that when poll respondents were told about the measure, 56% said they are likely to vote yes.

Two other measures had majority support, according to the poll.

Prop. 2, which would require certain caged farm animals, like egg-laying hens, be given enough room to move around, drew support from 63% of respondents.

Prop. 7, which would require utilities to produce 20% of their power from renewable sources by 2010, got 63% support.

Measures failing to reach the 50% threshold included Prop.4, which would require teens to get parental notification before getting an abortion. It drew 48% support. Prop. 11, the Gov. Schwarzenegger-backed measure to create a 14-member commission to draw political district boundaries, had 42% support.

Read all the poll results here.