Todays date: Friday September 03 2010, 10:12 am
California Ballot Propositions Recommendations
for the Tuesday June 8, 2010 Statewide Primary Election
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Brief ballot measure descriptions: (Fuller descriptions plus pro & con arguments are available at http://ca.lwv.org/lwvc/edfund/elections/)
13 Limits property tax assessment. Seismic retrofitting of existing buildings. Should the California Constitution be amended to provide that all earthquake safety upgrades be exempt from property tax reassessment until the property is sold?
14 Increases right to participate in primary elections. Should the California Constitution be amended to require that all candidates for statewide or congressional office run in a single primary open to all registered voters, with only the top two vote-getters, regardless of their political party preference, advancing to the general election?
15 California Fair Elections Act. Should California lift the ban on public funding of political campaigns and establish public funding for Secretary of State candidates in the 2014 and 2018 elections?
16 Imposes new two-thirds voter approval requirement for local public electricity providers. Should the California Constitution be amended to require two-thirds voter approval before local governments can start up or expand electric service?
17 Allows auto insurance companies to base their prices in part on a driver’s history of insurance coverage. Initiative statute. Should automobile insurance companies be permitted to offer a discount to drivers who have continuously maintained auto insurance coverage, even if they change insurance companies?
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Compiled by Jan Boyd with assistance from UC Institute of Governmental Studies and produced by the Mendocino Coast Alliance for Democracy.
Feedback appreciated at tw@mcn.org. More organizations were asked to participate but did not reply.
