California Online Voter Guide

10th Edition, March 2004 Primary Election

Proposition 56: State Budget, Related Taxes, and Reserve. Voting Requirements. Penalties. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. Failed

Official Summary

Permits enactment of budget and budget-related tax/appropriation bills with 55% vote. Legislature, Governor forfeit compensation each day budget is late. Fiscal Impact: Varying impacts from lowering the vote requirement for budget-related measures — including changes in spending and potentially significant increases in state tax revenues in some years. Impacts would depend on the composition and actions of future Legislatures.

Campaign Web Sites and Contact Information

Yes on Proposition 56
1510 J Street, #210, Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 443-7817
No on Proposition 56
Californians Against Higher Taxes - No on 56, a coalition of Taxpayers, Consumers, Businesses, Retailers
11300 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 840, Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 996-2678 or info@NoBlankChecks.com

Who Signed the Ballot Arguments

Yes on Proposition 56:

Lenny Goldberg, Executive Director, California Tax Reform Association
Jacqueline Jacobberger, President, League of Women Voters of California
Carla Nino, President, California State PTA
Helen Russ, President, California AARP
Dan Terry, President, California Professional Firefighters

No on Proposition 56:

David Herman, Executive Director, The Seniors Coalition
Martyn B. Hopper, California State Director, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
Larry McCarthy, President, California Taxpayers' Association
Betty Jo Toccoli, Chair, California Small Business Roundtable
Allan Zaremberg, President, California Chamber of Commerce

For More Information, CVF Recommends...

The California Secretary of State publishes the Official Voter Information Guide with both a Quick Summary and Detailed Information about Proposition 56. The Secretary of State can also tell you who is raising and spending money on Prop 56 through Cal-Access, its campaign finance website.

Other good nonpartisan resources include the League of Women Voters' Pro/Con Analysis and In-Depth Analysis of Proposition 56, and the Easy Reading Voter Guide.

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