Summary (Prepared by the Attorney General)
Proposition 75: Public Employee Union Dues. Required Employee Consent for Political Contributions. Initiative Statute. * Prohibits the use by public employee labor organizations of public employee dues or fees for political contributions except with the prior consent of individual public employees each year on a specified written form. * Restriction does not apply to dues or fees collected for charitable organizations, health care insurance, or other purposes directly benefitting the public employee. * Requires public employee labor organizations to maintain and submit records to Fair Political Practices Commission concerning individual public employees’ and organizations’ political contributions. * These records are not subject to public disclosure. Summary of Legislature Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact: * Probably minor state and local government implementation costs, potentially offset in part by revenues from fines and/or fees.Reaction
Opponents of this proposition portrayed it as a measure to "silence the unions," since private corporations would not be affected. They also cited aExternal links