Should the state borrow $200 million ($200,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds to assist counties in the purchase of updated voting systems?
This act is to ensure that every person's vote is accurately counted.
It authorizes the issuance of state bonds allowing counties to
purchase modern voting equipment and replace outdated punch
card (chad) systems. This act provides for bonds in the amount of
two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) and appropriates money
from the General Fund to pay off bonds.
• State costs of about $255 million over ten years to pay off both the principal ($200 million) and
interest ($55 million) costs of the bonds. Payments of about $26 million per year.
• One-time county costs of about $67 million statewide to match state funds.
• Additional annual county operating costs for new voting systems in the several tens of millions of
dollars statewide.
- A YES vote of this measure means:
- The state could sell $200
million in bonds to assist
counties with the purchase of
new voting systems.
- A NO vote of this measure means:
- The state could not sell
$200 million in bonds for this
purpose.
- Summary of Arguments FOR Proposition 41:
- Proposition 41 will modernize
all of California's antiquated
voting machines with new high
tech voting machines to ensure
that every vote is counted.
Proposition 41 is endorsed by
the League of Women Voters
of California, Congress of
California Seniors, Assembly
Majority Leader Kevin Shelley,
and Secretary of State Bill Jones.
For more information, see full Arguments & Rebuttals
- Summary of Arguments AGAINST Proposition 41:
- Proposition 41 is another debt for
Californians to pay. We should
pay for new voting machines
with current tax collections
rather than increase our debt and
interest payments. Californians
cannot and should not assume
more debt. Politicians should
spend wisely, not keep asking us
to shoulder more debt.
For more information, see full Arguments & Rebuttals
- Contact FOR Proposition 41:
- Robert Barnes or Mark Capitolo;
Yes on Prop. 41
1121 L Street, Suite 401;
Sacramento, CA 95814;
916-325-8600;
mail@41-yes.org
http://www.41-yes.org
- Contact AGAINST Proposition 41:
- Honorable Dennis Mountjoy;
Member of the Assembly
P.O. Box 877;
Monrovia, CA 91017;
626-357-8237;
dmountjoy59@aol.com
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KQED-FM 88.5 Public Radio
- Discussion of Prop 41
- RealAudio archive of Forum program aired 2/28/02 (30 min) hosted by Michael Krasny. Guests: Caputolo, Uhler.
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News and Analysis
Orange County Register
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