Proposition 1A was a
California ballot proposition
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on the November 2, 2004 ballot. The proposition passed with 9,411,198 (83.7%) votes in favor and 1,840,002 (16.3%) against.
The
proposition
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is intended to protect
revenue
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Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some companies receive reven ...
s collected by
local governments (cities, counties, and special districts) from being transferred to the
California state government for statewide use. The provisions may be suspended if the
governor
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declares a fiscal necessity and two-thirds of the
California State Legislature approve the suspension. It did not take effect until 2006.
Proposition 1A was
added to the ballot by the California Legislature as a state-sponsored compromise to take the place of the initiative-drawn
Proposition 65
Proposition 65 (formally titled The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, and also referred to as Prop 65) is a California law passed by direct voter initiative in 1986 by a 63%–37% vote. Its goals are to protect drinking water s ...
on the same ballot. It was passed by the
California Assembly
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The Ass ...
by a vote of 64-13. It was approved by the
California State Senate by a vote of 34-5. Proponents of Prop 65 negotiated with state officials to draw up the provisions of Proposition 1A. The former proponents then dropped their support for 65 in favor of 1A.
Official summary
* Protects local funding for public safety, health, libraries, parks, and other locally delivered services.
* Prohibits the State from reducing local governments' property tax proceeds.
* Allows the provisions to be suspended only if the Governor declares a fiscal necessity and two-thirds of the Legislature approve the suspension. Suspended funds must be repaid within three years.
* Also requires local sales tax revenues to remain with local government and be spent for local purposes.
* Requires the State to fund legislative mandates on local governments or suspend their operation.
Results
{{Referendum
, title = Proposition 1A - Protection of Local Government Revenues
, yes = 9,411,198
, yespct = 83.7
, no = 1,840,002
, nopct = 16.3
, invalid = 1,338,483
, invalidpct = 10.6
, total = 11,251,200
Impact
The passing of California Proposition 1A resulted in significant changes to state authority over local finances:
*Higher local government revenues than otherwise would have been the case, possibly in the billions of dollars annually over time.
*Any such local revenue impacts would result in decreased resources to the state of similar amounts.
See also
List of California ballot propositions 2000-present
The following is a list of California ballot propositions broken down by decade. Propositions can be placed on the ballot either through the exercise of the initiative power by the voters or by a vote of the state legislature. The state initiativ ...
External links
Voter Information Guide with text of Proposition 1A
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