California Proposition 125, Allocation of Gas Tax Revenue to Railroad Equipment Amendment (1990)

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California Proposition 125
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Election date
November 6, 1990
Topic
Taxes and Transportation
Status
Defeatedd Defeated
Type
Constitutional amendment		Origin
State legislature

California Proposition 125 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 6, 1990. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to authorize a portion of the revenue from motor vehicle gas taxes to be allocated to the purchase of rail transit vehicles and equipment and requiring voter approval in the political jurisdiction where the revenue will be spent.

A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution, thereby maintaining the purposes outlined in the constitution for motor vehicle gas tax revenue.


Election results

California Proposition 125

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 3,229,081 45.55%

Defeated No

3,859,304 54.45%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 125 was as follows:

“

Motor Vehicle Fuels Tax. Rails Transit Funding. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.

”

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“
  • This measure would amend the Constitution to authorize expenditures from the revenues raised from state-imposed taxes on motor vehicle fuels and fees upon the operation and use of vehicles for the acquisition rail transit vehicles and rail transit equipment which operate only on exclusive public mass transit guideways.
”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Fiscal impact

The fiscal estimate provided by the California Legislative Analyst's Office said:[1]

“
  • An unknown amount of revenues raised from the state-imposed taxes on motor vehicle fuels and fees upon the operation and use of vehicles may be shifted from existing uses for the purchase of rail transit vehicles and related equipment that operate on mass transit guideways, as a result of this measure.
  • The extent of the shift depends upon the number of counties or geographic areas that approve and use these revenues for the specified purposes.[2]
 ”

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in California

A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration. The California State Legislature voted to put Proposition 125 on the ballot via Assembly Constitutional Amendment 32 (Statutes of 1990, Resolution Chapter 55).


See also

1990 Measures

California

News and analysis


External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ University of California, "Voter Guide," accessed July 12, 2021
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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