Title

CHANGES VOTER APPROVAL REQUIREMENT FOR LOCAL BONDS AND TAXES TO 55% FROM TWO-THIRDS SO LONG AS ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS MET. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE.

Attorney General No.

09-0052

Secretary of State No.

1402

Description

Changes voter approval requirement to 55% from two-thirds for local infrastructure bonds, property taxes to repay bonds where taxes exceed 1% of the property's assessed value, and certain local taxes where taxes are to be used only as voters specify. Allows 55% vote only when certain "accountability requirements" are satisfied. Prohibits state from taking local tax revenues and requires public hearings on fund use, independent audits, and citizens' oversight committees. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Major increases in local government revenues and spending. Depending on local voter approval of future tax and bond proposals, local government spending related to these new revenues would probably reach at least billions of dollars annually over time.

Proponents

James C. Harrison and Margaret R. Prinzing

Date

12-7-2009

Document Type

Initiative

Qualified

Failed to Qualify

Recommended Citation

CHANGES VOTER APPROVAL REQUIREMENT FOR LOCAL BONDS AND TAXES TO 55% FROM TWO-THIRDS SO LONG AS ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS MET. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE. California Initiative 1402 (2009).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/1597