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OFFICIAL BALLOT

CONSOLIDATED GENERAL ELECTION
LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2000

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35 PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS. USE OF
PRIVATE CONTRACTORS FOR
ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL
SERVICES. INITIATIVE CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE.

Amends constitution eliminating existing restric-
tions on state, local contracting with private enti-
ties for engineering, architectural services; con-| ||
tracts awarded by competitive selection; bidding| |!

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permitted, not required. Fiscal lmpact: Unknown
impact on state spending for architectural and
engineering services and construction |
project delivery. Actual impact will depend YES
on how the state uses the contracting
flexibility under the proposition.

36 DRUGS. PROBATION AND TREAT-
MENT PROGRAM. INITIATIVE
STATUTE. rh

Requires probation and drug treatment, not incar-
ceration, for possession, use, transportation of | it

controlled substances and similar parole viola- ||||||/|]
tions, except sale or manufacture. Authorizes |||!/{! |

dismissal of charges after completion of treat-
ment. Fiscal Impact: Net annual savings of $100

million to $150 million to the state and about [|
$40 million to local governments. Potential YES
avoidance of one-time capital outlay costs |

to the state of $450 million to $550 million. | NO

37 FEES. VOTE REQUIREMENTS. At |

TAXES. INITIATIVE CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT. i

Requires two-thirds vote of State Legislature,
majority or two-thirds of local electorate to im- |
pose future state, local fees on activity to study |/|)||)
or mitigate its environmental, societal or economic |||/|/f)
effects. Defines such fees as_ taxes except |||\I!

property, development, certain other fees. Fiscal |
Impact: Unknown, potentially significant, reduc- |
tion in future state and local government
revenues from making it more difficult to YES
approve certain regulatory charges.

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SCHOOL VOUCHERS. STATE-FUNDED
38 PRIVATE AND RELIGIOUS EDUCA-
TION. PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING.
INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.
Authorizes annual state payments of at least
| ee per pupil for private/religious schools.
Permits replacement of current constitutional
public school funding formula. Fiscal Impact:
Near-term state costs from zero to $1.1 billion
annually. Long-term state impact from $2 billion
in annual costs to $3 billion in annual savings,
depending on how many public school

| students shift to private schools. YES

| 39 SCHOOL FACILITIES. 55% LOCAL |
VOTE. BONDS, TAXES. ACCOUNT- |
ABILITY REQUIREMENTS. INITIATIVE |
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND
STATUTE.

Authorizes bonds for repair, construction or re-
placement of school facilities, classrooms, if ap-
proved by 55% local vote. Fiscal Impact: In-
creased bond debt for many school districts.
Long-term costs statewide could total in the hun-
dreds of millions of dollars annually. Poten-

tial longer-term state savings to the extent) YES
school districts assume greater responsi- |

bility for funding school facilities. NO

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