November 2, 2010 General Election

Ballot Propositions

At the July Executive Board meeting, the California Democratic Party adopted the following positions:

Changes California Law to Legalize Marijuana and Allow It to Be Regulated and Taxed.

Proposition 20: No
Redistricting of Congressional Districts.

Proposition 21: Yes
Establishes $18 Annual Vehicle License Surcharge to Help Fund State Parks and Wildlife Programs and Grants Free Admission to all State Parks to Surcharged Vehicles.

Proposition 22: No
Prohibits the State from Taking Funds Used for Transportation or Local Government Projects and Services.

Proposition 23: No
Suspends Air Pollution Control Laws Requiring Major Polluters to Report and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions That Cause Global Warming Until Unemployment Drops Below Specified Level for Full Year.

Proposition 24: Yes
Repeals Recent Legislation That Would Allow Businesses to Carry Back Losses, Share Tax Credits, and Use a Sales-Based Income Calculation.

Proposition 25: Yes
Changes Legislative Vote Requirement to Pass a Budget from Two-Thirds to a Simple Majority. Retains Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Taxes.

Proposition 26: No
Increases Legislative Vote Requirement to Two-Thirds for State Levies and Charges. Imposes Additional Requirement for Voters to Approve Local Levies and Charges with Limited Exceptions.

Proposition 27: Yes
Eliminates State Commission on Redistricting. Consolidates Authority for Redistricting with Elected Representatives.

Pasted from

Betty T. Yee

Board of Equalization District 1

http://www.boe.ca.gov/members/yee/index.htm

Chris Parker

Board of Equalization District 2

http://www.parkerforboe.com/

Mary Christian-Heising

for

Board of Equalization District 3

http://www.smartvoter.org/2002/03/05/ca/state/vote/christian-heising_m/

Jerome E. Horton

Board of Equalization District 4

http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/6105

http://jerrybrown.org/

Whitman vs. Brown

http://uballeforassembly.com/About_Esiquio.html

http://boxer.senate.gov/

Boxer vs. Fiorina

Tom Torlakson

Superintendent of Public Instruction

http://www.tomtorlakson.com/

Vicki

Calhoun

Fullerton High school Board

Debra Bowen

Secretary of State

http://www.debrabowen.com/home

John Chiang

Controller

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chiang_%28California_politician%29

Bill Lockyer

for

Treasurer

http://www.lockyer2010.com/ /

Kamala Harris

Attorney General

http://kamalaharris.org/home