Proposition Summary

EMINENT DOMAIN. LIMITS ON GOVERNMENT ACQUISITION OF OWNER-OCCUPIED RESIDENCE. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Bars state and local governments from using eminent domain to acquire an owner-occupied residence, as defined, for conveyance to a private person or business entity. Creates exceptions for public work or improvement, public health and safety protection, and crime prevention. Summary of Legislative Analyst’s Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact: No significant fiscal impact on state or local governments.

Proposition Number

99

Year

2008

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Popular Vote Results

Y:2678106;A:62;N:1644509;B:38

Election Type

Primary

Proposition Type

Initiative CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

For Author

KEN WILLIS, President, League of California Homeowners; NAN BRASMER, President, California Alliance for Retired Americans; JANIS R. HIROHAMA, President, League of Women Voters of California

Against Author

JON COUPAL, President, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, Protect Prop. 13 Committee; DOUG MOSEBAR, President, California Farm Bureau; STEVE L. CAUGHRAN, 2007 California Small Business Owner of the Year, National Federation of Independent Business

Rebuttal Author

JON COUPAL, President, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, Protect Prop. 13 Committee; DOUG MOSEBAR, President, California Farm Bureau; STEVE L. CAUGHRAN, 2007 California Small Business Owner of the Year, National Federation of Independent Business

Rebuttal Against Author

JANIS R. HIROHAMA, President, League of Women Voters of California; RICHARD WORD, President, California Police Chiefs Association; KEN WILLIS, President, League of California Homeowners

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