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California Neighborhood Legislature Reform Act (2012)
From Ballotpedia
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A California Neighborhood Legislature Reform Initiative (#11-0067) was approved for circulation in California as a contender for the November 6, 2012 ballot.
Its sponsors, however, did not submit any signatures to election officials by the deadline.
If the initiative had qualified for the ballot and been approved by the state's voters, it would have:
- Increased the size of the California State Legislature "almost 100-fold by dividing current Assembly and Senate districts into neighborhood districts such that each Assemblymember represents about 5,000 persons and each Senator represents about 10,000 persons."
- Provided for neighborhood district representatives to elect working committees the size of the current Assembly and Senate, 80 Assemblymembers and 40 Senators.
- Given these working committees the legislative power generally, and sole power to amend bills, but require approval by "appropriate vote of the full membership in each house for passage of any non-urgency bill."
- Reduced the pay and expenditures of state legislators.
Text of measure
Ballot title:
Official summary:
- "Increases size of Legislature almost 100-fold by dividing current Assembly and Senate districts into neighborhood districts such that each Assemblymember represents about 5,000 persons and each Senator represents about 10,000 persons. Provides for neighborhood district representatives to elect working committees the size of the current Assembly and Senate, 80 Assemblymembers and 40 Senators. Gives working committees the legislative power generally, and sole power to amend bills, but requires approval by appropriate vote of the full membership in each house for passage of any non-urgency bill. Reduces legislators' pay and expenditures."
Summary of estimated fiscal impact:
(This is a summary of the initiative's estimated "fiscal impact on state and local government" prepared by the California Legislative Analyst's Office and the Director of Finance.)
- "Decreased state spending on the Legislature of over $180 million annually. Increased county election costs, potentially in the range of tens of millions of dollars initially and lower amounts annually thereafter."
Path to the ballot
- See also: California signature requirements
- John Cox submitted a letter requesting a ballot title on November 3, 2011.
- The ballot title and ballot summary were issued by California's attorney general's office on January 3, 2012.
- The 150-day circulation deadline for #11-0067 was June 1, 2012.
- 807,615 valid signatures were required for qualification purposes.
