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          Bill No:  SB 859
          Author:   Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
          Amended:  10/07/10
          Vote:     27 - Urgency

           
          WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE

           PRIOR VOTES NOT RELEVANT 

          ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Not available


           SUBJECT  :    Elections:  ACA 4 or SCA 10

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :     Assembly Amendments  delete the Senate version of  
          the bill expressing the intent of the Legislature to enact  
          statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2010.

          This bill now places SCA 10 (Ashburn) or ACA 4 (Feuer)  
          which relates to budget reform on the March 2012  
          presidential primary election ballot.  This bill  
          additionally specifies the ballot title and the ballot  
          summary for the measure.  The ballot title would read:   
          STATE BUDGET.  CHANGES CALIFORNIA BUDGET PROCESS.  LIMITS  
          STATE SPENDING.  INCREASES 'RAINY DAY' BUDGET STABILIZATION  
          FUND.

           ANALYSIS  :    Existing law provides that a constitutional  
          amendment submitted to the people by the Legislature shall  
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          appear on the ballot of the
          first statewide election occurring at least 131 days after  
          the adoption of the proposal by the Legislature.  Existing  
          law further provides that the Secretary of State is the  
          chief elections officer of the state and requires the  
          Secretary of State to perform specified duties, including  
          preparing and mailing ballot pamphlets, in connection with  
          any statewide election.  Existing law requires the Attorney  
          General to provide for each ballot measure submitted to the
          voters of the state a ballot title, an official summary,  
          and a ballot label that shall be a condensed statement of  
          the ballot title and summary.  

          This bill waives the 131-day requirement in order to place  
          before the voters on the March 2012 presidential primary  
          election ballot a legislative constitutional amendment  
          relating to state finance.  In addition, this bill sets  
          forth language to be used for the ballot label and the  
          ballot title and summary for that measure. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes    
          Local:  No


          DLW:mw  10/7/10   Senate Floor Analyses 

                       SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  NONE RECEIVED

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