California Online Voter Guide
November 2012 General Election
22nd edition
Proposition 30 - Temporary taxes to fund education. Guaranteed local public safety funding.
Initiative Constitutional Amendment
- Official Summary
- Official Voter Guide page
- Campaign Web Sites and Contact Information
- Who Signed the Ballot Arguments
- Media Coverage
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Increases taxes on earnings over $250,000 for seven years and sales taxes by ¼ cent for four years, to fund schools. Guarantees public safety realignment funding.
Fiscal impact:
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Increased state tax revenues through 2018–19, averaging about $6 billion annually over the next few years. Revenues available for funding state budget. In 2012–13, planned spending reductions, primarily to education programs, would not occur.
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 programs in the state budget.
A NO vote on this measure means: The state would not increase personal income taxes or sales taxes. State spending reductions, primarily to education programs, would take effect in 2012–13.
This page features the Legislative Analyst's analysis, pro-con arguments and the full proposition text.
Campaign Web Sites and Contact Information
- Yes on Proposition 30
Ace Smith
Yes on Proposition 30
2633 Telegraph Avenue #317
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 628-0202
YesOnProp30@TakeAStandCA.com
YesOnProp30.com - No on Proposition 30
No on 30—Californians for Reforms and Jobs, Not Taxes
925 University Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95825
(866) 955-5508
info@StopProp30.com
www.StopProp30.com
Who Signed the Ballot Arguments
- Yes on Proposition 30
Jennifer A. Waggoner, President, League of Women Voters of California
Dean E. Vogel, President, California Teachers Association
Keith Royal, President, California State Sheriffs’ Association
Joshua Pechthalt, President, California Federation of Teachers
Scott R. Seaman, President, California Police Chiefs Association - No on Proposition 30
Jon Coupal, President, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers’ Association
Tom Bogetich, Executive Director (Retired), California State Board of Education
Doug Boyd, Member, Los Angeles County Board of Education
Joel Fox, President, Small Business Action Committee
John Kabeteck, Executive Director, National Federation of Independent Business/California
Kenneth Payne, President, Sacramento Taxpayers Association
Media Coverage
News articles and editorials are available from Maplight. excerpts from and links to news coverage of the propositions on the ballot.
A list of top donors for and against this measure is avaialble from Maplight. A list of all donations of $10,000 or more is available from the Fair Political Practices Commission. Comprehensive disclosure data is avaialbe from the Secretary of State.
This page was first published on October 1, 2012 |
Last updated on
November 29, 2012
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