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Repeals recent legislation (tax breaks) that would allow businesses to carry back losses, share tax credits, and use a sales-based income calculation to lower taxable income. 25: Passed Changes legislative vote requirement to pass a budget from two-thirds to a simple majority. The two-thirds majority for passing taxes would not change. 26: Passed
California Proposition 19 (also known as the Regulate, Control & Tax Cannabis Act) was a ballot initiative on the November 2, 2010, statewide ballot. It was defeated, with 53.5% of California voters voting "No" and 46.5% voting "Yes."
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 initiative power was added to the California constitution in 1911 as part of the ethics reform instituted by Governor Hiram Johnson in the early 1910s.
It was based on a proposal drafted by the Independent Voter Project in 2008. [2] It was passed in the State Senate by a vote of 27 to 12 and in the State Assembly by a vote of 54 to 20. [ 1 ] The proposition was publicly backed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger , as part of a deal in which Maldonado agreed to support his proposed 2009–2010 ...
The California Desert Protection Act of 2010 (S.2921, 111th Congress) was legislation proposed by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein.The stated aim of the legislation was "to provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy in the California Desert Conservation Area."
The California state elections, November 2010 were held on November 2, 2010. [ 2 ] On a year marked by a strong Republican wave nationwide, the State of California elected Democrats to the state's top offices of Governor , Lieutenant Governor , State Controller , State Treasurer , Superintendent of Public Education , Insurance Commissioner and ...
Lawmakers in California have revealed a sweeping set of legislative proposals aimed at providing reparations for state residents who are descendants of enslaved Africans.
Proposition 23 was a California ballot proposition that was on the November 2, 2010 California statewide ballot. [1] It was defeated by California voters during the statewide election by a 23% margin. [2] [3] [4] If passed, it would have suspended AB 32, a law enacted in 2006, legally referred to its long name, the Global Warming Solutions Act ...