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California Honor in Office Act (2010)
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A California Honor in Office Initiative was intended for but did not appear on the 2010 state ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment.
Jerrol LeBaron was the measure's official proponent.[1]
Provisions
The proposed initiative had these provisions:[2]California Attorney General website, Initiative 09-0012 title and summary," accessed February 14, 2014</ref>
- California's state legislators would be prohibited from voting in support of legislation unless they certified under penalty of perjury that they have read and understood the legislation and executed a statement regarding their duties to the People.
- Legislators would be prohibited from voting on legislation unless they certified under penalty of perjury that they had not received a bribe or engaged in illegal vote swapping.
Text of measure
The Attorney General issued the following ballot title, summary and statement of estimated fiscal impact for this initiative:[2]
Ballot title
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Requirement for legislators to certify that they understand legislation and have not accepted a bribe or engaged in illegal vote swapping. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.[3] |
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Summary
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Prohibits legislators from voting in support of legislation unless they certify under penalty of perjury that they have read and understood the legislation and execute a statement regarding their duties to the People. Prohibits legislators from voting on legislation unless they certify under penalty of perjury that they have not received a bribe or engaged in illegal vote swapping.[3] |
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Fiscal impact
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Probably no net increase in state costs.[3] |
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Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, List of 2009 initiatives," accessed February 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
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