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CA Proposition 25 - Changes Legislative Vote Requirement to Pass a Budget from Two-Thirds to a Simple Majority
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| Office | Referendum |
| Type | Referendum |
| Filing Deadline | June 09, 2010 - 12:00pm |
| Polls Open | November 02, 2010 - 09:00am |
| Polls Close | November 02, 2010 - 10:00pm |
| Term Start | November 03, 2010 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | 00, 9999 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Modified | Hikikomori Blitzkrieg! November 05, 2010 01:39am |
| Data Sources | [Link] |
| Description | Ballot title: Changes Legislative Vote Requirement to Pass a Budget from Two-Thirds to a Simple Majority. Retains Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
Official summary: Changes the legislative vote requirement necessary to pass the state budget from two-thirds to a simple majority. Provides that if the Legislature fails to pass a budget bill by June 15, all members of the Legislature will permanently forfeit any reimbursement for salary and expenses for every day until the day the Legislature passes a budget bill.
Estimated fiscal impact: Unknown changes in the content of the state budget from lowering the legislative vote requirement for passage. Fiscal impact would depend on the composition and actions of future Legislatures. Minor reduction in state costs related to compensation of legislators in years when the budget bill is passed after June 15. |
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3,919,942 (54.74%)