Propositions and Elections

• Bipartisan Support for Redistricting Reform That Puts Voters First (June 08)
• Local Elections Update: Final Results -- Voters Pass 58 Percent of Local Tax and Bond Measures (December '06)
  By Cal-Tax Staff
• Taxpayers are Big Winners as Four Tax-Grab Initiatives Are Rejected. (November, '06)
  By Larry McCarthy
• Tobacco Tax Initiative Fails to Stop Fraud and Waste. Capitol Weekly, April 13, 2006
• Ballot Box Tax Threats Surface as Schwarzenegger Battles Public Employee Union Over Government Overhaul. January 2005
• Blank Check Initiative is a Cynical Trick. (Summer '03)
  By Larry McCarthy
• November 2002 Ballot
• Who Profits by Far the Most From Cigarettes? Government. (October '02)
  By Tommy J. Payne
• Proposition 47: More Classrooms, Better Schools, Without New Taxes. (October '02)
  By Robert Hertzberg
• Why Cal-Tax Supports Statewide School Bond (Proposition 47).
  (October '02)
• Analyses of the November 2002 Ballot Propositions. (September '02)
  By the Cal-Tax Staff.
• The 2002 Primary: Bad News for Business. (April '02)
  By Tony Quinn
• March 5, 2002 Primary Coverage.
• Pledging a Business-Friendly California. (February '02)
  By Richard Riordan
• State Tax Policies Need Fundamental Reform. (February '02)
  By Bill Simon
• Proposition 42: Raising Quality of Roads Without Raising Taxes. (February '02)
  By Larry McCarthy
• Cal-Tax Roundup. (February '02)
  March 5 Elections feature many tax and bond issues, and hot assessor races.
• Proposition 42 (December '01)
  By Allan Zaremberg
• The Bipartisan Redistricting: How It Happened (October '01)
  By Tony Quinn
• Stiff Tobacco Taxes Inspire Flourishing Black Market in Cigarettes (June '01)
  By James P. Sweeney
• Significant California Tax Developments in 2000 (December '00)
  By David R. Doerr and Chris Micheli
• Traffic Relief - It's About Time! (November '00)
  By Carl Guardino
• Analyses of November 2000 Ballot Measures (October '00)
• Preserving Economic Prosperity and Protecting Taxpayer Rights: Proposition 37 (October '00)
  By Larry McCarthy
• Proposition 39: Pro and Con Views (September '00)
  By Bill Hauck and Jon Coupal
• Proposition 35 Accelerates Transportation Project Delivery and Saves Taxpayer Dollars (September '00)
  By Todd Nicholson
• Term Limits - 10 Years Later (June '00)
  By Tony Quinn and Walter Zelman
• California's Primary Election: What Did Voters Say? (April '00)
  By the Cal-Tax Staff
• Voters to Policymakers: Infrastructure - Yes! (April '00)
  By Larry McCarthy, Cal-Tax President
• Cal-Tax March Ballot Positions (February '00)
• How to Slip New Taxes Past Skeptical Voters (December '99)
  By Barry Witt
• Cal-Tax Positions on March Ballot Measures (Dec. '99)
• Voters may be Tightwads (November '99)
  By Mark Baldassare
• Talking About Taxes (June '99)
  By Charles F. Rund
• 1998: California Competitiveness (December '98)
  By Larry McCarthy
• Here Comes Governor Gray Davis (December '98)
  By the Cal-Tax Staff
• Wilson's Eight Years: From Fiscal Crisis to Record Tax Cut (December '98)
  By Ron Roach
• Voters Reject Proposition 9; Pass School Bonds (December '98)
• Analyses of November 1998 Ballot Measures (October '98)
• Davis: My Policies Help Business Climate (October '98)
  By Gray Davis
• Lungren: Agenda for Tax Reform (October '98)
  By Dan Lungren
• Cal-Tax Positions on Key Ballot Propositions (October '98)
  By Larry McCarthy
• Prop. 9 Would Damage State's Economy, Hurt Businesses, Consumers and Taxpayers (September '98)
  By Allan Zaremberg
• Voters Reject Proposition 224 (July '98)
• Press Release: Proposition 224 defeated! (June 3, 1998)
• Analyses of June 1998 Ballot Propositions (May '98)
• Proposition 13 Survives Test of Time (May '98)
  By Larry McCarthy
• Prop. 224: Damaging Everyone (April '98)
  By Larry McCarthy
• McBrearty v. Brawley, California Supreme Court (February '98)
  Declares that the Guardino decision was retroactive, requiring voter approval of taxes enacted before 1995.
• In-lieu Franchise Fees: Illegal Under Proposition 218 (September '97)
  By Jonathan M. Coupal
• Press Release: Cal-Tax Opposes Labor's Anti-Business Initiatives (September 30, 1997)
• The New Tax Revolution ... Again (July '97)
  By Al Beltrami
• The New Tax Revolution (March '97)
  By Dan Wall
• The Genesis of Proposition 218: A History of Local Taxing Authority (February '97)
  By David R. Doerr
• Proposition 218: the Drafters' Statement of Intent (February '97)
  By Jonathan Coupal
• Does Prop. 218 apply to water utility rates?
  By Jonathan Coupal
• Election Message: Yes on the Economy and Jobs; No on Taxes! (November '96)
  By Larry McCarthy
• Prop 212: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (November '96)
  By Larry McCarthy
• Summaries of November 5, 1996 Ballot Propositions (October '96)
  Brief analysis of 15 ballot measures.
• Prop. 211: Real Motivation is Lawyer Profits (October '96)
  By Larry McCarthy
• Press Release: Cal-Tax opposes anti-taxpayer measures on Nov. 5 (October 1, 1996)
• What's so Wrong About Voter Approval to Raise Taxes? (October '96)
  By Larry McCarthy
• Proposition 217 (September '96)
  Retroactive income tax increases and a big mistake on property taxes.
• No on 217: Higher Taxes Chase Away Jobs (September '96)
  By Larry McCarthy
• Press Release: Cal-Tax takes positions on six ballot measures (July 1, 1996)
• Local Taxes Require Voter Approval (April '96)
  A Supreme Court decision from Santa Clara has revived Proposition 62. This brief provides some history of Proposition 62 and discusses policy issues surrounding reinstatement of this important voter right.
• Press Release: Cal-Tax supports six March 26 ballot propositions (March 18, 1996)
• Summary of March 1996 Ballot Propositions (February '96)

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