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State PropositionsNovember 2, 2010 Primary Election
Susan Hough Betty Green-Heffern, Sara Kempen
The League of Women Voters
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Redistricting Congressional Districts
Constitutional Amendment
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Congressional Redistricting
What 20 Does
• Adds congressional districts to the work of the Citizens' Redistricting Commission
• Districts must be nearly equal size, compact, must keep cities together and not favor candidates or parties
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Congressional Redistricting
Support:
California Hispanic Chambers of CommerceAARPCommon CauseCharles Munger, Jr. ~$5M
Opposition: Daniel Lowenstein, founding chairman of FPPCCongress of California SeniorsDemocratic Partyno $ filings yet
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27
Eliminates Redistricting Commission
Constitutional Amendment and Statute
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Eliminate Redistricting Commission
What Prop 27 does
• Reverses Proposition 11
• Returns redistricting authority to legislature
• Removes requirements for neutrality, compactness in drawing districts
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Eliminate Redistricting Commission
Commission (now)
• Reasonably equalwithin +/- 10%
• Keep cities, communities together
• Compact
• Nested
• Non-partisan
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Legislature (27)
• Exactly equal within+/- 1
• Keep cities, communities together
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Eliminate Redistricting Commission
Support: Congress of California SeniorsDANIEL H. LOWENSTEIN, Founding Chairman California Fair Political Practices CommissionHaim Saban $2MDemocratic Central Committee $250,000AFSCME $1.25M
Opposition: Gov. SchwarzeneggerLeague of Women Voters of CaliforniaAARPCalifornia Common CauseLatin Business AssociationSmall Business Action CommitteeCharles Munger, Jr ~$5M
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25
Majority Vote for Budget
Constitutional Amendment
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Majority Vote for budget
What Prop 25 does
• Allows budget and related bills to be passed by majority vote
• No change to revenue bills (still need 2/3)
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Majority Vote for Budget
Support: CA Federation of TeachersCalifornia Alliance for Retired AmericansLeague of Women Voters of CaliforniaConsumer Federation of California Union of Health Care Professionalsmultiple unions ~$2M
Opposition: Howard Jarvis Taxpayers' AssociationNational Federation of Independent Business/Cal.Latin Business AssociationCalifornia Taxpayers' AssociationChambers of Commerce ~$1.5MEnergy and alcoholic drink companies $800,000
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26
2/3 Vote for Regulatory Fees
Constitutional Amendment
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2/3 Vote for Regulatory fees
What Prop 26 does
• Changes some regulatory fees to need 2/3 vote
• Causes revenue changes (not just increases) to need 2/3 vote
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2/3 vote for regulatory fees
Support: California Taxpayers' AssociationSmall Business Action CommitteeCalifornia Hispanic Chamber of CommerceChambers of Commerce $1.5MEnergy and alcoholic drink companies $800,000
Opposition: League of Women Voters of CaliforniaAmerican Lung Association in CaliforniaSierra Club California Peace Officers Research Association of CaliforniaCalifornia League of Conservation VotersCalifornia Association of Professional Scientists
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19
Legalization of Marijuana Initiative Statute
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Marijuana
What 19 Does
• Legalizes adult possession of marijuana for personal use
• Allows local authorities to permit and regulate commercial marijuana transactions if they choose
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Marijuana
Support: California NAACPRetired law enforcement officials, judges, incl. Joe McNamaraRet. Surgeon General Joycelyn EldersSK Seymour (marijuana supplier) ~$1MPhilip Harvey, HIV educator $100,000
Opposition: MADDvarious DAs incl. Kamala HarrisJerry BrownMeg WhitmanDianne FeinsteinCA Police Chiefs Association $30,000
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$18 Vehicle Registration Surcharge for Parks
Initiative Statute
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Parks
What 21 does
• Adds $18 to the cost of registering a vehicle in California
• California-registered cars will not pay park entrance fees
• Other fees might still apply (e.g. campsite)
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Parks
Support:
Nature ConservancyNational Wildlife FederationState Park Rangers AssociationSave the Redwoods LeagueSempervirens Fund
Opposition: Michelle SteeleHoward Jarvis Taxpayers AssociationCalifornia Taxpayers AssociationAmericans for Prosperityno financial filing yet
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Prohibits Fund Transfers & Loans
Constitutional Amendment
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Restricts borrowing, redirection
What 22 Does
• Blocks the state from borrowing or reallocating money from redevelopment, fuel tax, VLF, property taxes
• Retroactive – some recent changes in money flow will be reversed
• Results in more money in transportation, redevelopment, less in general fund
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Restricts borrowing, redirection
Support:
California Police Chiefs AssociationCalifornia Library AssociationCalifornia Transit AssociationLeague of California Cities $2 millionCalifornia Alliance for Jobs $500,000California Chamber of Commerce
Opposition: California Professional FirefightersCalifornia Teachers AssociationCalifornia Nurses AssociationNo financial filing yet
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Suspends Air Pollution Control Law AB32
Initiative Statute
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Suspend AB32
What Prop 23 does
Suspends AB32 until unemployment is below 5.5% for 4 quarters. Blocks many energy and clean air regulations and programs, such as
•Cap and trade
•Low-carbon fuel standard
•Requirement for 33% of energy from renewables by 2020
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Suspend AB32
Support: California State Firefighters' AssociationNational Federation of Independent Business/CaliforniaHoward Jarvis Taxpayers Association $100,000The Coalition of Labor, Agriculture & Business California Small Business AssociationNational Tax Limitation Committeeoil companies ~$3M
Opposition: American Lung Association in CaliforniaDean, UCLA School of Public HealthAARP CaliforniaDepartment of Economics, University of California-Santa BarbaraNRDC ~$1MGreen Tech Action Fund $500,000
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24
Repeals Business Tax Changes
Initiative Statute
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Business taxes
What Prop 24 does
Reverses recent legislative compromises which will act to lower business taxes
• Use of losses to offset taxes owed
• Allocation of state taxes for multi-state corporations
• Sharing tax credits
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Business Taxes
Support:
CA Teachers Association $2.2MLeague of Women Voters of CaliforniaCalifornia Tax Reform AssociationCongress of California Seniors
Opposition: Walt Disney, Cisco, Fox News, HP, CBS, GE $100,000ea.California Taxpayers' AssociationSmall Business AllianceCalifornia Hispanic Chambers of Commerce
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Nonpartisan Election Information
cs.ca.lwvnet.orgLWV of Cupertino-Sunnyvale
ca.lwv.org LWV of California
www.smartvoter.orgType in your address to get everything on your ballot
www.easyvoter.org Concise explanations of state propositions
www.sos.ca.gov – Secretary of State find out who is contributing to a campaignofficial Voter Information Guide
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