California Proposition 33, PERS Participation for State Legislators Amendment (2000)

California Proposition 33
Election date November 7, 2000
Topic Pension
Status d Defeated
Type Constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

California Proposition 33 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 7, 2000. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported allowing state legislators to participate in the Public Employees’ Retirement System.

A "no" vote opposed allowing state legislators to participate in the Public Employees’ Retirement System.

Election results

California Proposition 33
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		3,811,044	38.95%
No		5,973,736	61.05%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 33 was as follows:

“

Legislature. Participation in Public Employees' Retirement System. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.

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Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“

Amends Constitution to allow members of the California Legislature the option to participate in the Public Employees’ Retirement System. Allows any person elected or serving in the Legislature on or after November 1, 1990 to participate in any state retirement plan in which a majority of the employees of the State may participate. Only the employer’s share of the contribution necessary for participation in such state retirement plans will be paid by the State. Requires members of the Legislature to continue to participate in the Federal Social Security System.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Fiscal impact statement

The fiscal impact statement was follows:

“

Annual state costs under $1 million to provide retirement benefits to legislators, with these costs replacing other spending from the fixed annual amount provided in support of the Legislature. No net impact on state spending.

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Path to the ballot

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.

Proposition 33 was voted onto the ballot by the California State Legislature via Assembly Constitutional Amendment 12 of the 1999-2000 Regular Session (Resolution Chapter 83, Statutes of 2000).

Votes in legislature to refer to ballot
Chamber	Ayes	Noes
Assembly	57	12
Senate	27	0

See also

2000 Measures

• 2000 Measures
• Public employee retirement funds on the ballot
• 2000 legislative sessions

California

• California ballot measures
• California ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
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External links

• Official 2000 General Election Voter Guide