The Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012 Version 3
The measure amends the Constitution to permanently dedicate revenues to local governments to pay for the programs realigned in 2011 and temporarily increases state taxes.
View ArticlePublic Postsecondary Student Tuition and Fees
This measure prohibits UC, CSU, and CCC from increasing the amount of tuition or systemwide fees charged to any continuing undergraduate or graduate student enrolled, in good academic standing, and...
View ArticleGovernment Employee Pension Reform Act
This measure changes certain retirement benefit provisions applicable to all public employers in the state.
View ArticleStop the $100 Billion Bullet Train to Nowhere Act
This measure prevents the further issuance and sale of Proposition 1A bonds for the construction of high-speed rail and improvements to existing passenger rail services. In addition, the measure states...
View ArticleCollege and University Funding and Accountability Act (Amdt 1S)
This proposal would reduce tuition and fees at UC, CSU, and CCC to their January 2010 levels, adjusted for inflation. We estimate that this would result in full-time annual resident tuition and fee...
View ArticleProperty Taxation
This measure would amend the Constitution to remove the property tax exemption for churches and other religious property. The measure would take effect in 2013.
View ArticleThe Nuclear Waste Act of 2012
This measure immediately prohibits the generation of nuclear power in the state, including by existing power plants, until such time as the CEC finds, and the Legislature affirms, that the federal...
View ArticleRobin Hood Tax
The measure imposes a 25 percent tax on the value of all oil and gas extracted in California or its state offshore waters that extend out three miles from the coastline. Oil and gas produced in federal...
View ArticleTemporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding....
A YES vote on this measure means: The state would increase personal income taxes on high-income taxpayers for seven years and sales taxes for four years. The new tax revenues would be available to fund...
View ArticleState Budget. State and Local Government. Initiative Constitutional Amendment...
A YES vote on this measure means: Certain fiscal responsibilities of the Legislature and Governor, including state and local budgeting and oversight procedures, would change. Local governments that...
View ArticleProhibits Political Contributions by Payroll Deduction. Prohibitions on...
A YES vote on this measure means: Unions and corporations could not use money deducted from an employee’s paycheck for political purposes. Unions, corporations, and government contractors would be...
View ArticleChanges Law to Allow Auto Insurance Companies to Set Prices Based on a...
A YES vote on this measure means: Insurance companies could offer new customers a discount on automobile insurance premiums based on the number of years in the previous five years that the customer was...
View ArticleDeath Penalty Repeal. Initiative Statute.
A YES vote on this measure means: No offenders could be sentenced to death under state law. Offenders who are currently under a sentence of death would be resentenced to life without the possibility of...
View ArticleHuman Trafficking. Penalties. Sex Offender Registration. Initiative Statute.
A YES vote on this measure means: Longer prison sentences and larger fines for committing human trafficking crimes. A NO vote on this measure means: Existing criminal penalties for human trafficking...
View ArticleThree Strikes Law. Sentencing for Repeat Felony Offenders. Initiative Statute.
A YES vote on this measure means: Some criminal offenders with two prior serious or violent felony convictions who commit certain nonserious, non-violent felonies would be sentenced to shorter terms in...
View ArticleGenetically Engineered Foods. Mandatory Labeling. Initiative Statute.
A YES vote on this measure means: Genetically engineered foods sold in California would have to be specifically labeled as being genetically engineered. A NO vote on this measure means: Genetically...
View ArticleTax for Education and Early Childhood Programs. Initiative Statute.
A YES vote on this measure means: State personal income tax rates would increase for 12 years. The additional revenues would be used for schools, child care, preschool, and state debt payments. A NO...
View ArticleTax Treatment for Multistate Businesses. Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency...
A YES vote on this measure means: Multistate businesses would no longer be able to choose the method for determining their state taxable income that is most advantageous for them. Some multistate...
View ArticleRedistricting. State Senate Districts. Referendum.
A YES vote on this measure means: The state Senate district boundaries certified by the Citizens Redistricting Commission would continue to be used. A NO vote on this measure means: The California...
View ArticleCollege and University Funding and Accountability Act
This proposed constitutional and statutory measure increases a number of state taxes. Revenues from the taxes increased by this measure would be deposited into a new special fund. The initiative...
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