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As the June 7th Election approaches, the following ballot propositions could shape our city and state for years to come.  GET OUT AND VOTE!

Don't know where to vote?  Click HERE.

Proposition 13. Limits on Property Tax Assessment. Seismic Retrofitting of Existing Buildings -- State of California (Legislative Constitutional Amendment - Put on the Ballot by the Legislature - Majority Approval Required)

Should the California Constitution be amended to provide that all earthquake safety upgrades be exempt from property tax reassessment until the property is sold?

 

Proposition 14. Elections. Increases Right to Participate in Primary Elections -- State of California (Legislative Constitutional Amendment - Put on the Ballot by the Legislature - Majority Approval Required)

Should the California Constitution be amended to require that all candidates for statewide or congressional office run in a single primary open to all registered voters, with only the top two vote-getters, regardless of their political party preference, advancing to the general election?

 

Proposition 15. California Fair Elections Act -- State of California (Put on the Ballot by the Legislature - Majority Approval Required)

Should California lift the ban on public funding of political campaigns and establish public funding for Secretary of State candidates in the 2014 and 2018 elections?

 

Proposition 16. Imposes New Two-Thirds Voter Approval Requirement for Local Public Electricity Providers -- State of California (Initiative Constitutional Amendment - Put on the Ballot by Petition Signatures - Majority Approval Required)

Should the California Constitution be amended to require two-thirds voter approval before local governments can start up or expand electric service?

 

Proposition 17. Allows Auto Insurance Companies to Base Their Prices in Part on a Driver's History of Insurance Coverage -- State of California (Initiative Statute - Put on the Ballot by Petition Signatures - Majority Approval Required)

Should insurance companies be permitted to reduce or increase the cost of auto insurance depending on whether a driver has a history of continuous insurance coverage?

Click HERE for a PDF of the Measures, their Pros & Cons and fiscal impacts.

Weigh In on Runaway Gov't Spending 

YouCut – a first-of-its-kind project - is designed to defeat the permissive culture of runaway spending in Congress. It allows you to vote, both online and on your cell phone, on spending cuts that you want to see the House enact. Vote on this page today for your priorities and together we can begin to change Washington's culture of spending into a culture of savings. Click here to learn more about our first week's winning item, a $2.5 billion spending cut

House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) says that Uncle Sam needs to go on a diet.

Cantor (seen at left) launched a new project today that he hopes will "force Congress to begin to confront the difficult, but unavoidable realities of our fiscal situation."

It's called YouCut. It allows anyone to vote on a project that they think Congress should cut. Republicans will suggest possible cuts each week and will try to bring the winning cut to the House floor each week for an up or down vote.

Check it out, see what you think and cast your vote!

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