4,579,981 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 4,963,684 / 52.0% No votes

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• Requires two-thirds vote of State Legislature, or either majority or two-thirds of local electorate, to impose on any activity fees used to pay for monitoring, studying, or mitigating the environmental, societal or economic effects of that activity when the fees impose no regulatory obligation upon the payor.
• Redefines such fees as taxes.
• Excludes certain real property related fees, assessments and development fees.
• Excludes damages, penalties, or expenses recoverable from a specific event.
• Does not apply to fees enacted before July 1, 1999, or increased fees due to inflation or greater workload, as specified.

Meaning of Voting Yes/No

A YES vote of this measure means:

Government actions to establish certain regulatory charges would require approval by a greater number of legislators or local voters.

A NO vote of this measure means:

Current laws and constitutional requirements regarding regulatory charges would not be changed.

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Summary of Arguments FOR Proposition 37:

The California Taxpayers Association urges you to vote Yes on Proposition 37 to stop hidden taxes on food, gasoline, utilities and other necessities. Proposition 37 makes politicians accountable to taxpayers by requiring a vote of the people or a 2/3 vote of the Legislature to enact these hidden taxes.

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Summary of Arguments AGAINST Proposition 37:

Proposition 37 protects polluters and shifts their costs to taxpayers. The oil and tobacco lobbies who paid for Prop. 37 want you to pay for the pollution and sickness they cause. American Cancer Society, League of Women Voters, Sierra Club and California Tax Reform Association say: No on 37!

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Contact FOR Proposition 37:

Californians Against Hidden Taxes
591 Redwood Hwy., Suite 4000
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(916) 448-4266
info@yesonprop37.org
http://www.yesonprop37.org

Contact AGAINST Proposition 37:

Doug Linney
Taxpayers Against Polluter Protection
1904 Franklin Street, Suite 909
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 444-4793
info@polluterprotection.com
http://www.polluterprotection.com

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• Taxes vs. Fees: What Will Proposition 37 Mean for California?

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• Environment and labor propositions 11/1/00

• Prop. 37 born of liquor store fee in Oakland 10/27/00

• Big businesses backing Prop. 37 10/21/00

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