The League of Women Voters State Propositions November 2, 2010 Primary Election Susan Hough Betty Green-Heffern, Sara Kempen The League of Women Voters 1 1

Constitutional Amendment 20 Redistricting Congressional Districts Constitutional Amendment 2 2

20 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 3 3

20 Support: Opposition: Congressional Redistricting California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce AARP Common Cause Charles Munger, Jr. ~$5M Opposition: Daniel Lowenstein, founding chairman of FPPC Congress of California Seniors Democratic Party no $ filings yet 4 4

Constitutional Amendment and Statute 27 Eliminates Redistricting Commission Constitutional Amendment and Statute 5 5

27 What Prop 27 does Reverses Proposition 11 Eliminate Redistricting Commission What Prop 27 does Reverses Proposition 11 Returns redistricting authority to legislature Removes requirements for neutrality, compactness in drawing districts 6 6

27 Commission (now)‏ Legislature (27)‏ Reasonably equal within +/- 10% Eliminate Redistricting Commission Commission (now)‏ Reasonably equal within +/- 10% Keep cities, communities together Compact Nested Non-partisan Legislature (27)‏ Exactly equal within+/- 1 Keep cities, communities together 7 7

27 Support: Opposition: Eliminate Redistricting Commission Congress of California Seniors DANIEL H. LOWENSTEIN, Founding Chairman California Fair Political Practices Commission Haim Saban $2M Democratic Central Committee $250,000 AFSCME $1.25M Opposition: Gov. Schwarzenegger League of Women Voters of California AARP California Common Cause Latin Business Association Small Business Action Committee Charles Munger, Jr ~$5M 8 8

Constitutional Amendment 25 Majority Vote for Budget Constitutional Amendment 9 9

25 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) 10 10

25 Support: Opposition: Majority Vote for Budget CA Federation of Teachers California Alliance for Retired Americans League of Women Voters of California Consumer Federation of California Union of Health Care Professionals multiple unions ~$2M Opposition: Howard Jarvis Taxpayers' Association National Federation of Independent Business/Cal. Latin Business Association California Taxpayers' Association Chambers of Commerce ~$1.5M Energy and alcoholic drink companies $800,000 11 11

Constitutional Amendment 26 2/3 Vote for Regulatory Fees Constitutional Amendment 12 12

26 What Prop 26 does Changes some regulatory fees to need 2/3 vote 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 13 13

26 Support: Opposition: 2/3 vote for regulatory fees California Taxpayers' Association Small Business Action Committee California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Chambers of Commerce $1.5M Energy and alcoholic drink companies $800,000 Opposition: League of Women Voters of California American Lung Association in California Sierra Club California Peace Officers Research Association of California California League of Conservation Voters California Association of Professional Scientists 14 14

Legalization of Marijuana 19 Legalization of Marijuana Initiative Statute 15 15

19 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 16 16

19 Support: Opposition: Marijuana MADD California NAACP Retired law enforcement officials, judges, incl. Joe McNamara Ret. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders SK Seymour (marijuana supplier) ~$1M Philip Harvey, HIV educator $100,000 Opposition: MADD various DAs incl. Kamala Harris Jerry Brown Meg Whitman Dianne Feinstein CA Police Chiefs Association $30,000 17 17

$18 Vehicle Registration Surcharge for Parks 21 $18 Vehicle Registration Surcharge for Parks Initiative Statute 18 18

21 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) 19 19

21 Support: Opposition: Parks Michelle Steele Nature Conservancy National Wildlife Federation State Park Rangers Association Save the Redwoods League Sempervirens Fund Opposition: Michelle Steele Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association California Taxpayers Association Americans for Prosperity no financial filing yet 20 20

Constitutional Amendment 22 Prohibits Fund Transfers & Loans Constitutional Amendment 21 21

22 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 22 22

22 Support: Opposition: Restricts borrowing, redirection California Police Chiefs Association California Library Association California Transit Association League of California Cities $2 million California Alliance for Jobs $500,000 California Chamber of Commerce Opposition: California Professional Firefighters California Teachers Association California Nurses Association No financial filing yet 23 23

Suspends Air Pollution Control Law AB32 23 Suspends Air Pollution Control Law AB32 Initiative Statute 24 24

23 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 25 25

23 Support: Opposition: Suspend AB32 California State Firefighters' Association National Federation of Independent Business/California Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association $100,000 The Coalition of Labor, Agriculture & Business California Small Business Association National Tax Limitation Committee oil companies ~$3M Opposition: American Lung Association in California Dean, UCLA School of Public Health AARP California Department of Economics, University of California-Santa Barbara NRDC ~$1M Green Tech Action Fund $500,000 26 26

Repeals Business Tax Changes 24 Repeals Business Tax Changes Initiative Statute 27 27

24 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 28 28

24 Support: Opposition: Business Taxes CA Teachers Association $2.2M League of Women Voters of California California Tax Reform Association Congress of California Seniors Opposition: Walt Disney, Cisco, Fox News, HP, CBS, GE $100,000ea. California Taxpayers' Association Small Business Alliance California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce 29 29

Nonpartisan Election Information cs.ca.lwvnet.org LWV of Cupertino-Sunnyvale ca.lwv.org LWV of California www.smartvoter.org Type 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 campaign official Voter Information Guide 30 30