Title

CHANGES THE VOTE REQUIREMENT TO PASS A BUDGET OR RAISE TAXES FROM TWO-THIRDS TO THREE-FIFTHS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Attorney General No.

09-0016

Secretary of State No.

1370

Description

Changes the legislative vote requirement necessary to pass the state budget, and to raise taxes, from two-thirds (sixty-seven percent) to three-fifths (sixty percent). Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Unknown state fiscal impacts from lowering the legislative vote requirement for spending and tax increases. In some cases, the content of the annual state budget could change and/or state tax revenues could increase. Fiscal impact would depend on the composition and actions of future Legislatures.

Proponents

Robert Denham

Date

7-30-2009

Document Type

Initiative

Qualified

Failed to Qualify

Recommended Citation

CHANGES THE VOTE REQUIREMENT TO PASS A BUDGET OR RAISE TAXES FROM TWO-THIRDS TO THREE-FIFTHS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT California Initiative 1370 (2009).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/1565