Voter Guide Highlights: Statewide Races Statewide Propositions Congressional Races Legislative Races About this Election Archive of Campaign Promises 2002 Map Series CVF-NEWS County Election Information Follow the Money For more election information, visit CVF's voter guide homepage Join CVF Contact CVF Copyright 1994-2002, California Voter Foundation. www.calvoter.org All rights reserved. cvf Proposition 51 Official Title: Transportation. Distribution of Existing Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax. Initiative Statute. Results YES 41.3 NO 58.7 Official statewide election results are available from the Secretary of State's web site. Campaign Web Sites & Contact Information Follow the Money   Top Ten Donors for and against this proposition   Official Campaign Finance Reports Who Signed the Ballot Arguments News Coverage For More Information... Official Summary: Creates "Traffic Congestion Relief and Safe School Bus Trust Fund." Redistributes portion of existing state revenues from motor vehicle sales/leases from General Fund to Trust Fund for transportation, environmental, and safety programs. Allocates portion of these funds for: school bus safety; clean air programs; highway improvements; mass transit improvements including bus purchase, commuter and light rail expansion. Provides funds for environmental enhancement programs and traffic mitigation programs. Allocates money to 45 specific projects. For remainder of Trust Fund, specifies distribution percentages, restricts fund uses, requires accountability mechanisms. Redirects specified General Fund revenues to state and local transportation-related purposes of about $420 million in 2002-03, $910 million in 2003-04, and increasing amounts annually thereafter, depending on the increase in the sale and leasing of motor vehicles. Web Sites YES www.voteyesonprop51.org NO www.votenoonprop51.org Contact Information YES   Yes on 51 - Citizens for Traffic Safety 926 J Street #612 Sacramento, CA 95814 Contact: Eddy Moore (916) 313-4519     emoore@pcl.org NO   California Tax Reform Association 926 J Street, Suite 710 Sacramento, CA 95814 Contact: David Kersten (916) 446-4300     caltaxreform@hotmail.com Who Signed the Ballot Arguments YES   NO Lieutenant Ed Gray, President, California Organization of Police and Sheriffs (COPS)   Jon Coupal, President, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assocation Kirk Hunter, Co-Chair, School Transportation Coalition   Lenny Goldberg, Executive Director, California Tax Reform Association Paul Burris, President, Partners for Highway Safety   Lewis K. Uhler, President, National Tax Limitation Committee Dana Rose, State Coordinator, California Safe Kids Network   Barbara Inatsugu, President, League of Women Voters of California Dr. John Balmes, M.D., American Lung Association of California   Arturo Venegas, Jr., Chief of Police, City of Sacramento     News Coverage For the most current election-related news stories, CVF recommends the Rough & Tumble web site. (please note: some of the links below may no longer work, because many newspaper web sites move stories into fee-based archives after a certain amount of time)   Storm over Prop. 51 brewing in Irvine, Orange County Register, October 31, 2002 Unhappy legislators taking aim at Prop. 51, San Diego Union Tribune, October 9, 2002 Irvine Wants State Taxpayers to Fund Big Park, Los Angeles Times, October 8, 2002 Crashing Head-On Over Congestion Initiative, Los Angeles Times, October 3, 2002 Political Donors Shielded by Loophole, Los Angeles Times, September 30, 2002 Charter school cash tie to Prop. 51, The Oakland Tribune, September 30, 2002 Prop. 51 would skip Legislature to fund projects, Contra Costa Times, August 19, 2002 Many Prop. 51 allies would reap benefits, Sacramento Bee, August 13, 2002 Initiative Under Fire, Riverside Press, June 25, 2002 For More Information, CVF Recommends...   Secretary of State's Official Voter Information Guide Text of the Measure Official Pro/Con Arguments Analysis by the Legislative Analyst   Easy Reading Voter Guide   The League of Women Voters Pro/Con Analysis   California Budget Project Analysis Next Proposition This page first published September 24, 2002 -- last updated November 6, 2002