Election Update:
Numbers Assigned to November Measures

Secretary of State Debra Bowen has assigned numbers to the ballot measures set to appear on the November ballot. They are:

· Proposition 18 – Water bond (if it is not removed from the ballot);

· Proposition 19 – Marijuana legalization;

· Proposition 20 – Puts independent panel in charge of congressional redistricting;

· Proposition 21 – Mandatory car tax for parking at selected state parks;

· Proposition 22 – Constitutionally restricts state use of local funds;

· Proposition 23 – Suspends global warming legislation until unemployment drops;

· Proposition 24 – Increases corporate taxes by repealing recent business tax updates, and taxes job creation in California;

· Proposition 25 – Lowers legislative vote threshold for approval of budget and taxes that are part of a budget, restricts voters' right to referendum;

· Proposition 26 – Stops hidden taxes by requiring tax-like "fees" to be approved by a two-thirds vote;

· Proposition 27 – Eliminates independent redistricting commission, puts state lawmakers back in charge of drawing their own legislative districts.

Cal-TaxReports, July 6, 2010

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