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California Budget Reform Act (2010)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
A California Budget Reform Initiative (09-0016) was intended for but will not be on the 2010 state ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment.
Robert Denham was the measure's official proponent.[1]
The proposed initiative would have amended the California Constitution so that, in the future, the California State Legislature could pass a budget by a 60% super-majority vote rather than the current 66.67% super-majority requirement.[2]
The California Secretary of State announced on January 11, 2010 that 09-0016 had failed.[1]
Text of measure
The Attorney General provided the following ballot title, summary and estimated fiscal impact statement:[3]
Ballot title
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Changes the Vote Requirement to Pass a Budget or Raise Taxes From Two-Thirds to Three-Fifths. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.[4] |
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Ballot summary
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Changes the legislative vote requirement necessary to pass the state budget, and to raise taxes, from two-thirds (sixty-seven percent) to three-fifths (sixty percent).[4] |
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Estimated fiscal impact
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Unknown state fiscal impacts from lowering the legislative vote requirement for spending and tax increases. In some cases, the content of the annual state budget could change and/or state tax revenues could increase. Fiscal impact would depend on the composition and actions of future Legislatures.[4] |
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 California Secretary of State website, Failed 2009 initiatives," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
