November 2012 Election Survey

California Ballot Propositions and Presidential Election
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  1. Prop. 30

    Increases personal income tax on annual earnings over $250,000 for seven years.
    Increases sales and use tax by ΒΌ cent for four years.
    Allocates temporary tax revenues 89% to K-12 schools and 11%
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    Yes
    No


  1. Prop 31

    Establishes two-year state budget cycle.
    Prohibits Legislature from creating expenditures of more than $25 million unless offsetting revenues or spending cuts are identified.
    Permits Governor to cut budget unilaterally during declared fiscal emergencies if Legislature fails to act.
    Requires performance reviews of all state programs.
    Requires performance goals in state and local budgets.
    Requires publication of bills at least three days prior to legislative vote. *
    Yes
    No


  1. Prop 32

    Prohibits unions from using payroll-deducted funds for political purposes. Applies same use prohibition to payroll deductions, if any, by corporations or government contractors.
    Permits voluntary employee contributions to employer-sponsored committee or union if authorized yearly, in writing.
    Prohibits unions and corporations from contributing directly or indirectly to candidates and candidate-controlled committees. *
    Yes
    No


  1. Prop 33


    Changes current law to allow insurance companies to set prices based on whether the driver previously carried auto insurance with any insurance company.
    Allows insurance companies to give proportional discounts to drivers with some history of prior insurance coverage.
    Will allow insurance companies to increase cost of insurance to drivers who have not maintained continuous coverage.
    Treats drivers with lapse as continuously covered if lapse is due to military service or loss of employment, or if lapse is less than 90 days. *
    Yes
    No


  1. Prop 34

    Repeals death penalty as maximum punishment for persons found guilty of murder and replaces it with life imprisonment without possibility of parole.
    Applies retroactively to persons already sentenced to death.
    States that persons found guilty of murder must work while in prison as prescribed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, with their wages subject to deductions to be applied to any victim restitution fines or orders against them. *
    Yes
    No


  1. Prop 35

    Increases criminal penalties for human trafficking, including prison sentences up to 15-years-to-life and fines up to $1,500,000.
    Fines collected to be used for victim services and law enforcement.
    Requires person convicted of trafficking to register as sex offender.
    Requires sex offenders to provide information regarding Internet access and identities they use in online activities. *
    Yes
    No


  1. Prop 36

    Revises three strikes law to impose life sentence only when new felony conviction is serious or violent.
    Authorizes re-sentencing for offenders currently serving life sentences if third strike conviction was not serious or violent and judge determines sentence does not pose unreasonable risk to public safety.
    Continues to impose life sentence penalty if third strike conviction was for certain nonserious, nonviolent sex or drug offenses or involved firearm possession.
    Maintains life sentence penalty for felons with nonserious, non-violent third strike if prior convictions were for rape, murder, or child molestatio*
    Yes
    No


  1. Prop 37

    Requires labeling on raw or processed food offered for sale to consumers if made from plants or animals with genetic material changed in specified ways.
    Prohibits labeling or advertising such food, or other processed food, as "natural."
    Exempts foods that are: certified organic; unintentionally produced with genetically engineered material; made from animals fed or injected with genetically engineered material but not genetically engineered themselves; processed with or containing only small amounts of genetically engineered ingredients; administered for treatment of medical conditions; sold for immediate consumption such as in a restaurant; or alcoholic beverages*
    Yes
    No


  1. Prop 38


    Increases personal income tax rates on annual earnings over $7,316 using sliding scale from .4% for lowest individual earners to 2.2% for individuals earning over $2.5 million, for twelve years.
    During first four years, allocates 60% of revenues to K+12 schools, 30% to repaying state debt, and 10% to early childhood programs. Thereafter, allocates 85% of revenues to K+12 schools, 15% to early childhood programs.
    Provides K+12 funds on school-specific, per-pupil basis, subject to local control, audits, and public input.
    Prohibits state from directing new funds. *
    Yes
    No


  1. Prop 39


    Requires multistate businesses to calculate their California income tax liability based on the percentage of their sales in California.
    Repeals existing law giving multistate businesses an option to choose a tax liability formula that provides favorable tax treatment for businesses with property and payroll outside California.
    Dedicates $550 million annually for five years from anticipated increase in revenue for the purpose of funding projects that create energy efficiency and clean energy jobs in California. *
    Yes
    No


  1. Prop 40


    A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects, new State Senate districts drawn by the Citizens Redistricting Commission.
    If the new districts are rejected, the State Senate district boundary lines will be adjusted by officials supervised by the California Supreme Court.
    State Senate districts are revised every 10 years following the federal census. *
    Yes
    No


  1. President / Vice President*
    Barack Obama / Joe Biden
    Mitt Romney / Paul Ryan





Mr. Shannon
Social Science Teacher
Murrieta Mesa High School
Murrieta, CA