Proposition Summary

ELECTIONS. TERM LIMIT DECLARATIONS FOR CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES. INITIATIVE STATUTE. • Permits congressional candidates to voluntarily sign non-binding declaration of intention to serve no more than three terms in House of Representatives or two terms in the United States Senate. • Requires placement of information on ballots and state-sponsored voter education materials when authorized by candidates. • Candidates may appear on official ballot without submitting declaration. • Declaration by winning candidate applies to future elections for same office. Summary of Legislative Analyst’s Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact: • Unknown, but probably not significant, election costs to the state and counties.

Proposition Number

27

Year

2000

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 2737274; A: 40.4; N: 4032355; B: 59.6

Election Type

Primary

Proposition Type

Initiative Statute

For Author

GEORGE E. MARTINEZ, Community Activist; SALLY REED IMPASTATO, Proponent, California Term Limit Committee; LEWIS K. UHLER, President, National Tax Limitation Committee

Against Author

MARK WHISLER, President, Sacramento City Taxpayers' Rights League

Rebuttal Author

MARK WHISLER, President, Sacramento City Taxpayers' Rights League

Rebuttal Against Author

LISA POWERS, Northern California Co-Chair, California Term Limit Committee; JUAN CARLOS ROS, Community Activist; DWIGHT FILLEY, Southern California Co-Chair, California Term Limit Committee

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