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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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20

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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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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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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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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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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