11 Propositions Forum in Pasadena – Tuesday, September 25th

11 California Initiatives

11 California Initiatives

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 2:00pm at the Pasadena Senior Center, a cooperating effort by a group of actively involved community organizations, is sponsoring a Forum to review the eleven propositions that will be voted on in the November 6th election.

Taxes, education , capital punishment, election spending, food safety, three strikes — All of these issues and more will be decided through the California initiative process in the next election.

Carefully non-partisan and informational, a team from the League of Women Voters will review the proposals so that voters can make informed decisions. The propsitions that will be discussed are:

 

• 30 Temporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
• 31 State Budget. State and Local Government. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
• 32 Political Contributions by Payroll Deduction. Contributions to Candidates. Initiative Statute.
• 33 Auto Insurance Companies. Prices Based on Driver’s History of Insurance Coverage. Initiative Statute.
• 34 Death Penalty. Initiative Statute.
• 35 Human Trafficking. Penalties. Initiative Statute.
• 36 Three Strikes Law. Repeat Felony Offenders. Penalties. Initiative Statute.
• 37 Genetically Engineered Foods. Labeling. Initiative Statute.
• 38 Tax to Fund Education and Early Childhood Programs. Initiative Statute.
• 39 Tax Treatment for Multistate Businesses. Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Funding. Initiative Statute.
• 40 Redistricting. State Senate Districts. Referendum.

 

 

 

Sponsors include the Pasadena Senor Center, AARP, the Pasadena League of Women Voters, the Pasadena-Foothills ACLU, ACT, and the Pasadena Weekly.

The forum will be a session of the popular Senior Curriculum course on the 2012 election led by Professor Larry Caldwell of Occidental College.

The forum is free and open to all. The forum will be held at 85 E. Holly Street, Pasadena, CA 91103 from 2:00pm – 3:00 pm on Tuesday, September 23, 2012.