FRESNO STATE
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SERVING CAMPUS SINCE 1922
PROPOSITION 19
PROPOSITION 20/27
Marijuana would be legalized under California law but not under federal law. It permits local governments to regulate and tax commercial production, distribution and sale of marijuana to those above 21 years of age.
Prop 20 authorizes a 14-person redistricting commission to establish congressional districts instead of the legislature. Prop 27 abolishes the commission. Whichever measure receives the most support will become law.
Fiscal Impact:
Yes vote/Pro:
Potential increased tax and fee revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually could be generated as well as potential correctional savings of several tens of millions of dollars annually.
Legalizing would save taxpayer dollars on failed marijuana prohibition and would generate billions in revenue.
Fiscal Impact:
Pro 20/Con 27
No significant net change in state redistricting costs.
20 helps voters take politicians out of office for not doing their jobs. 27 allows pols to draw safe districts for themselves.
No vote/Con:
Pro 27/Con 20
Legalizing marijuana endangers public safety, federal contracts, jobs and jeopardizes billions in school funding.
27 saves taxpayer dollars. 20 gives a non-accountable 14-person bureaucracy even more power.
PROPOSITION 21
PROPOSITION 22
PROPOSITION 23
A yes vote establishes an $18 annual vehicle license surcharge to help fund state parks and wildlife programs, thus allowing registered vehicles free admission to all state parks.
Prohibits the state from borrowing or taking funds used for transportation, redevelopment or local government projects and services.
Fiscal Impact:
Yes vote/Pro:
Fiscal Impact:
Yes vote/Pro:
Suspends implementation of air pollution control law (AB 32) requiring major sources of emissions to report and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming until unemployment drops to 5.5 percent or less for a full year.
An annual increase to state revenues of $500 million from surcharge on vehicle registrations would result. After offsetting some existing funding sources, these revenues would provide at least $250 million more annually for state parks and wildlife conservation.
Prop 21 establishes a vitallyneeded trust fund to keep parks open, maintained and safe. Protects economic benefits to California from parksrelated tourism.
A yes vote will decrease state General Fund spending and/ or increase state revenues, probably in the range of $1 billion to several billions of dollars annually.
This stops state politicians from taking local government funds.
No vote/Con: Prop 21 is a cynical plan to bring back the car tax.
No vote/Con: If passed, public schools stand to lose billions of dollars and will also take money away from firefighters used to fight fires and natural disasters.
Fiscal Impact:
Yes vote/Pro:
Likely modest net increase in overall economic activity in the state from suspension of greenhouse gases regulatory activity, resulting in a potentially significant net increase in state and local revenues.
23 saves jobs, prevents energy tax increases and helps families while preserving California s clean air and water laws.
No vote/Con: 23 threatens public health with more pollution, increases dependence on oil and kills competition from job-creating wind and solar companies.
PROPOSITION 24
PROPOSITION 25
PROPOSITION 26
Repeals recent legislation that would allow businesses to lower their tax liability.
Passing of the bill changes legislative vote requirements to pass budget and budget-related legislation from two-thirds to a simple majority. It would retain the two-thirds vote requirement for taxes.
Requires that certain state and local fees be approved by two-thirds vote. Fees include those that address adverse impacts on society or the environment caused by the fee-payer s business.
Fiscal Impact:
Fiscal Impact:
Yes vote/Pro:
Depending on decisions by governing bodies and voters, decreased government revenues and spending (up to billions of dollars annually). Increased transportation spending and state General Fund costs ($1 billion annually).
Stops politicians from raising taxes on goods by disguising them as “fees ” and circumventing constitutional requirements for passing higher taxes.
Fiscal Impact:
Yes vote/Pro:
Increased state revenues of about $1.3 billion each year by 2012 –13 from higher taxes paid by some businesses.
Prop 24 stops $1.7 billion in new special tax breaks for wealthy, multi-state corporations.
No vote/Con: Prop 24 reduces long-term revenues for schools and vital services. It would hurt small businesses, tax job creation and send jobs out of California.
Yes vote/Pro:
State budgets may be Stops legislators pay and passed faster, resulting benefits every day the budget is late. Ends budget gridlock by in no delay of payments to state workers allowing a majority of legislators to pass the budget. or projects.
No vote/Con: Prop 25 makes it easier for politicians to raise taxes and restrict our constitutional right to reject bad laws.
No vote/Con: Big oil, tobacco and alcohol corporations want you to pay for the damages they cause. Prop 26 was written behind closed doors and without public input.