2009 California Proposition 1D
Proposition 1D was a defeated
Background
In February 2009, the State Legislature narrowly passed the
The proposition was part of Assembly Bill 17 (Third Extraordinary Session), which was authored by Assemblywoman Noreen Evans, a Democrat from Santa Rosa.[2] The bill passed in the State Assembly by a vote of 75 to 3 and in the State Senate by a vote of 37 to 0.[2]
Proposal
Proposition 1D, officially entitled "Budget Act of 2008. Children and Families Act: use of funds: services for children.", would have authorized a fund-shift of $268 million in annual tobacco tax revenue currently earmarked for First Five early
At the time, 80% of First Five money was distributed to county governments for similar programs, including government "school readiness" programs for pre-schoolers, Medi-Cal health coverage to children whose family income is above the cap for that program, government parent-education training, food and clothing subsidies, and more. Under Proposition 1D, that revenue stream would have ceased for five years, essentially ending most First Five programs.[3]
Results
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Choice | Votes | % |
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3,157,680 | 65.91 |
Yes | 1,633,107 | 34.09 |
Valid votes | 4,790,787 | 98.33 |
Invalid or blank votes | 81,158 | 1.67 |
Total votes | 4,871,945 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 17,153,012 | 28.40 |
References
- California Secretary of State. Archived from the originalon May 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ California Office of the Legislative Counsel. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ^ California Secretary of State. Archived from the originalon July 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- California Secretary of State. 2009-06-26. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2009-07-14.