The measure would be retroactive to 1990, the year voters approved an initiative limiting the terms of state legislators and eliminating their state-run retirement system.
PERS covers many public employees, from firefighters to bureaucrats.
Proponents of Prop. 33 argue that denying legislators retirement benefits except for what they would receive under Social Security discourages all but wealthy people from seeking office. They also argue that without the benefit, many people with families can't afford to temporarily leave their careers for several years to serve in the Legislature. Opponents say it amounts to an attack on Prop. 140, which established term limits. For the latest from the campaign trail, go to our Real Cities Campaign 2000 site.