Proposition 219 Ballot Measures. Application.
3,265,978 / 67.0% Yes votes ...... 1,610,331 / 33.0% No votes: Requires statewide/local ballot measure to apply in all parts of jurisdiction, regardless of how parts of jurisdiction voted. Prohibits alternative versions of a measure from becoming law based upon specified vote percentage. Fiscal Impact: The number of measures this proposition would affect in the future, and the resulting fiscal impact, cannot be estimated.
Proposition 220 Courts. Superior and Municipal Court Consolidation.
3,213,798 / 64.4% Yes votes ...... 1,783,071 / 35.6% No votes: Provides for consolidation of superior and municipal courts in county upon approval by majority of county's superior and municipal court judges. Makes related changes to court system. Fiscal Impact: Potential annual net savings to the state, in the range of millions to tens of millions of dollars in the long term, to the extent that most superior and municipal courts consolidate.
Proposition 221 Subordinate Judicial Officers. Discipline.
3,958,652 / 80.8% Yes votes ...... 943,326 / 19.2% No votes: This measure grants Commission on Judicial Performance discretionary authority to discipline subordinate judicial officers according to same standards as judges, as specified, subject to review by California Supreme Court. Fiscal Impact: Probably minor, if any, costs to the state.
Proposition 222 Murder. Peace Officer Victim. Sentence Credits.
3,978,287 / 77.1% Yes votes ...... 1,188,113 / 22.9% No votes: Provides second degree murder of peace officer on duty is punishable by life in prison without parole where aggravating factors are present. Eliminates duplicative provision. Disallows person convicted of murder from earning credits to reduce the prison sentence. Fiscal Impact: Probably minor additional state costs.
Proposition 223 Schools Spending Limits on Administration.
2,393,361 / 45.6% Yes votes ...... 2,848,248 / 54.4% No votes: Prohibits school districts from spending more than five percent of funds from all sources for administrative costs. Authorizes fines for failure to comply. Fiscal Impact: Requires school districts to reduce administrative costs (as defined by the measure) by up to $700 million. To comply with this requirement, districts could more accurately account for administrative costs, move operations from central locations to school sites, and reduce administrative spending.
Proposition 224 State-Funded Design and Engineering Services.
1,936,722 / 38.1% Yes votes ...... 3,134,749 / 61.9% No votes: Imposes restrictions on state-funded design and engineering contracts. Requires cost comparison between private contractors and public employees performing work. Provides defined competitive bidding requirement. Fiscal Impact: Unknown impact on state and local government costs to obtain construction-related services. Impact would depend largely on factors included in required cost analyses.
Proposition 225 Limiting Congressional Terms.
2,689,045 / 52.9% Yes votes ...... 2,395,338 / 47.1% No votes: Establishes as California's official position that state and federal legislators support U.S. Constitutional amendment establishing Congressional term limits and requires them to use their powers to enact Congressional term limits. Fiscal Impact: Relatively minor costs to the state and to counties.
Proposition 226 Political Contributions By Employees, Union Members, Foreign Entities.
2,510,579 / 46.5% Yes votes ...... 2,880,855 / 53.5% No votes: Requires employee's or union member's permission to withhold wages or union dues for political contributions. Prohibits foreign contributions to state and local candidates. Fiscal Impact: Unknown, probably not major, state enforcement costs. Additional state costs (up to $2 million annually, one-time costs of $2 million to $5 million), offset by fees, and unknown local government costs for administrative activities, probably offset by fees.
Proposition 227 English Language In Public Schools.
3,345,481 / 61.0% Yes votes ...... 2,143,087 / 39.0% No votes: Requires all public school instruction be in English, unless parents request otherwise and show certain circumstances. Provides short-term English immersion programs for children learning English. Funds community English instruction. Fiscal Impact: Impacts on individual school districts would depend on how schools, parents, and the state respond to the proposition's changes. These impacts could vary significantly by district. Total state spending on education, however, probably would not change.

Local Measures

Measure A Library Transaction and Use Tax Ordinance -- County of Humboldt: Shall Ordinance No. 2163 of Humboldt County be approved to provide needed funding to maintain the local County Library system, to restore and improve hours of operation, books and materials collection, automation and book mobile services for the use of all residents of the County by raising the local sales tax one fourth of one cent for a maximum period of 16 years and dedicating the proceeds exclusively to the county Library System?
Measure B Special Tax -- City of Rio Dell: Shall of Rio Dell Ordnance Number 228, as amended by ordinance Number 229, the currently assessed utility users tax of seven percent (7%) on residential customers and two percent (2%) on non-residential customers, a general tax on the use of certain utility services used to fund essential general governmental services such as police, street maintenance, park maintenance and recreation be amended to extend until July 1, 2003?
Measure Y School Bonds -- South Bay Union School District: To repair and modernize aging schools, remove safety hazards, and help reduce class size, shall the South Bay School District incur bonded indebtedness of $1,500,000 at interest rates within legal limits, for purposes including: Modernizing schools for computer technology; Removing asbestos; Replacing leaky roofs, broken heating systems; and deterioration walls, restrooms, and flooring; Constructing new classrooms/facilities, a school library, and community center; Upgrading security and fire alarms. No bond funds will be used for administrative personnel.
Measure Z Special Tax -- Loleta Fire Protection District: Shall the Board of Directors of the Loleta Fire Protection District be empowered and authorized to adopt Ordinance 9802 establishing a special tax to replace and increase the district's previous benefit of assessment which was nullified by the passage of Proposition 218? This special tax will be used for fire protection and prevention services for the purpose of obtaining, furnishing, operation, and maintaining the suppression equipment or apparatus, for workers compensation and liability insurance, and for such other necessary fire protection and prevention expenses of the district.

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