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          Bill No:  SB 83
          Author:   Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
          Amended:  3/14/11
          Vote:     21

           
          PRIOR SENATE VOTES NOT RELEVANT

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Not available


           SUBJECT  :    Budget Act of 2011:  Statewide Special Election 


           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill calls for a statewide special 
          election, related to budget solutions for the current 
          fiscal emergency, on June 7, 2011.

           Assembly Amendments  delete the prior version of the bill 
          and insert the current language relative to calling a 
          special election.

           ANALYSIS  :    This bill calls for a statewide special 
          election to be held on June 7, 2011, and contains necessary 
          provisions, including these key changes:

          1.Waives certain statutes relating to the time period 
            between elections and consolidation of ballots, and 
            allows the consolidation of local and state ballots for 
            the June 7, 2011 statewide special election.
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          2.Waives certain statutes to place first on the June 7, 
            2011 statewide special election ballot either Senate 
            Constitutional Amendment 1 or Assembly Constitutional 
            Amendment 2, as applicable and adopted in the 2011-12 
            First Extraordinary Session, and designates it as 
            Proposition 28.

          3.Requires that the language translation of the ballot 
            titles and summaries must remain available for public 
            examination for eight days.

          4.States that funds necessary to pay the claims of local 
            agencies for costs incurred to conduct the June 7, 2011 
            statewide special election shall be included in the 2011 
            Budget Act or in another statute.

          5.Calls an election within the meaning of Article IV of the 
            California Constitution and shall take effect 
            immediately.

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


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