2/06/2008

Anaheim Chamber of Commerce Announces Super Tuesday Victory - Voters Defeat Propositions 91, 92 & 93

The February 5, 2008 Super Tuesday election resulted in a sound defeat for Propositions 91, 92, and 93. The results paralleled the position that the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee had taken.

Indian Gambling Propositions 94-97 were approved by a slight statewide majority vote; the Anaheim Chamber opposed these propositions due to the forecasted ramifications to California taxpapers.

California voters also had the opportunity yesterday to help choose the next Presidential candidate. Presidential primary elections happen just once every four years, but this election is particularly exciting because it is America's first presidential election since 1952 in which no incumbent president or vice president is running. View results of Orange County Presidential Vote.

For more information on upcoming elections, please visit the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce website at: www.anaheimchamber.org/leghome.asp

 

 

Anaheim Chamber	Orange County Voters	Statewide Voters
OPPOSE	OPPOSE	FAILED

Prohibits retention of funds earmarked for the Transportation Investment Fund in the General Fund for use unrelated to transportation after 7/1/08. Requires repayment by 6/30/17 of transportation funds retained in the General Fund in years prior to 2007-08. Eliminates General Fund borrowing of specified transportation funds, except for cash-flow purposes (repayment required within 30 days of adoption of budget); current law allows borrowing for three years where Governor declares transfer would cause significant negative fiscal impact on governmental functions and Legislature enacts authorizing statute.

This proposition is redundant and 2006’s Proposition 1A already does this.

 

Anaheim Chamber	Orange County Voters	Statewide Voters
OPPOSE	OPPOSE	FAILED

Establishes in state constitution a system of independent public community college districts and Board of Governors. Generally, requires minimum levels of state funding for school districts and community college districts to be calculated separately, using different criteria and separately appropriated. Allocates 10.46 percent of current Proposition 98 school funding maintenance factor to community colleges. Sets community college fees at $15/unit per semester; limits future fee increases. Provides formula for allocation by Legislature to community college districts that would not otherwise receive general fund revenues through community college apportionment.

While the committee supports the Community Colleges, this will have too dramatic an impact on the California State Budget in an already difficult time.

 

Anaheim Chamber	Orange County Voters	Statewide Voters
OPPOSE	OPPOSE	FAILED

Reduces the total amount of time a person may serve in the state legislature from 14 years to 12 years. Allows a person to serve a total of 12 years either in the Assembly, the Senate, or a combination of both. Provides a transition period to allow current members to serve a total of 12 consecutive years in the house in which they are currently serving, regardless of any prior service in another house.

This bill originally included redistricting as well as term limits.  However the redistricting was removed before it qualified for the ballot.  The committee saw this bill as self-serving to the legislators who are supporting it and did not want to support it without the redistricting component.

 

Anaheim Chamber	Orange County Voters	Statewide Voters
OPPOSE	SUPPORT	PASSED

If this petition is signed by the required number of registered voters and timely filed with the Secretary of State, it will stop the law from going into effect, unless a majority of voters at the next statewide election vote in its favor. The challenged law ratifies an amendment to an existing gaming compact between the state and certain specific Indian tribes; exempts certain projects from the California Environmental Quality Act; requires that revenue paid by tribe be deposited in the General Fund.

The committee did not support the gaming contracts, as these compacts give certain tribes a competitive advantage over other tribes as well as private industry.  Additionally the committee did not support these as a band-aid to the state budget crisis.