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Proposition 37 Official Title: Fees. Vote Requirements. Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment Results YES 47.8% NO 52.2% Official statewide election results are available from the Secretary of State's web site. CVF's Nonpartisan Analysis Campaign Web Sites & Contact Information Follow the Money Who Signed the Ballot Arguments News Coverage For More Information... Official Summary: Requires two-thirds vote of State Legislature, majority or two-thirds of local electorate to impose future state, local fees on activity to study or mitigate its environmental, societal or economic effects. Defines such fees as taxes except property, development, certain other fees. Fiscal Impact: Unknown, potentially significant, reduction in future state and local government revenues from making it more difficult to approve certain regulatory charges. Web Sites YES   www.yesonprop37.org       NO   www.polluterprotection.com Contact Information YES   Richard Wiebe Californians Against Hidden Taxes 591 Redwood Hwy Ste 4000 Mill Valley, CA 94941     (916) 448-4266     rwiebe@gcpn.com NO   Doug Linney Taxpayers Against Polluter Protection 1904 Franklin St, Ste 909 Oakland, CA 94612     (510) 444-4793     info@polluterprotection.com Follow the Money   Top Ten Contributors for and against this measure   View campaign finance reports for this measure Who Signed the Ballot Arguments YES   NO Larry McCarthy, President, California Taxpayers' Association   Clancy Faria, President, Peace Officers Research Association of California David Moore, President, Western Growers Association   Lenny Goldberg, Executive Director, California Tax Reform Association Susan Corrales-Diaz, Director, California Chamber of Commerce   Jon Rainwater, Executive Director, California League of Conservation Voters Jack Stewart, President, California Manufacturers and Technology Association   Gail D. Dryden, President, League of Women Voters of California Ruth Lopez Williams, Chair, Latin Business Association   Lucy Crain, M.D., M.P.H., District Chair, California District IX, American Academy of Pediatrics     Marguerite Young, California Director, Clean Water Action News Coverage Slickness failed, Prop. 37 foes say, Sacramento Bee, November 9, 2000 Alcohol, tobacco, oil companies pushing Prop 37, Contra Costa Times, November 2, 2000 Inland foes of Prop. 37 air views, Riverside Press-Enterprise, November 1, 2000 Proposition 37 born of liquor store fee in Oakland, Sacramento Bee, October 27, 2000 Prop 37 draws the line on fees, San Diego Union Tribune, October 12, 2000 Who pays? Voters to decide who gets the bill for pollution, Sacramento Bee, July 6, 2000 Tax measure gets ballot spot..., Sacramento Bee, June 21, 2000 For More Information, CVF Recommends...   Secretary of State's Vote 2000 Text of the Measure Official Pro/Con Arguments & What Your Vote Means Analysis by the Legislative Analyst   California Budget Project's Analysis   California Journal Analysis   Easy Reading Voter Guide   League of Women Voters Pro/Con Analysis   McGeorge Law School Analysis Next Proposition

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