California Online Voter Guide

November 2012 General Election
22nd edition

Proposition 31 - State budget. State and local government.

Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute

• Official Summary

• What a Yes or No Vote Means

• Official Voter Guide page
• Campaign Web Sites and Contact Information
• Who Signed the Ballot Arguments
• Media Coverage
• Follow the Money/Top Donors

Official Summary:

• Establishes two-year state budget. Sets rules for offsetting new expenditures, and Governor budget cuts in fiscal emergencies. Local governments can alter application of laws governing state-funded programs.

Fiscal Impact:

• Decreased state sales tax revenues of $200 million annually, with corresponding increases of funding to local governments. Other, potentially more significant changes in state and local budgets, depending on future decisions by public officials.

What a Yes or No Vote Means

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 create plans to coordinate services would receive funding from the state and could develop their own procedures for administering state programs.

A NO vote on this measure means: The fiscal responsibilities of the Legislature and Governor, including state and local budgeting and oversight procedures, would not change. Local governments would not be given (1) funding to implement new plans that coordinate services or (2) authority to develop their own procedures for administering state programs.

Official Voter Guide page

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 31

  Taxpayers for Government Accountability
  (916) 572-7111
  info@accountableca.org
  www.accountableca.org

• No on Proposition 31

  Californians for Transparent and Accountable Government
  www.prop31facts.com

Who Signed the Ballot Arguments

• Yes on Proposition 31

  Cruz Reynoso, California Supreme Court Justice (Retired)
  Hon. Delaine A. Eastin, Former Superintendent of Public Instruction
  Prof. James Fishkin, Ph.D., Stanford University
  Bill Hauck, Former Chairman, California Constitution Revision Commission

• No on Proposition 31

  Sarah Rose, Chief Executive Officer, California League of Conservation Voters
  Joshua Pechthalt, President, California Federation of Teachers
  Ron Cottingham, President, Peace Officers Research Association of California
  Anthony Wright, Executive Director, Health Access California
  Lacy Barnes, Senior Vice President, California Federation of Teachers
  Lenny Goldberg, Executive Director, California Tax Reform Association

Media Coverage

News articles and editorials are available from Maplight. excerpts from and links to news coverage of the propositions on the ballot.

Follow the Money

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.

 

 

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