This measure authorizes the state to sell $2 billion in general obligation bonds in order to reconstruct, replace, or retrofit state-owned toll bridges and highway bridges in phase two of the Seismic Retrofit Program. The measure provides that, of the $2 billion, $650 million shall be used only for the seismic retrofit of state-owned toll bridges. The measure also requires that expenditures for phase two seismic retrofit of state highway bridges, as well as for toll bridges, be funded exclusively from bond funds and not from other state funds, such as toll revenues or revenues from the state gas tax.
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This constitutional amendment would extend the existing parent-child exemption from reappraisal to sales or transfers of property between grandparents and grandchildren. These sales or transfers would be exempt only in cases where both parents of the grandchild are deceased, and would apply only to the sale or transfer of a principal residence and the first $1 million of other property. Grandchildren would not be eligible to receive the exemption--or would be eligible to receive only a reduced exemption--if they had already benefited from a purchase or transfer that was exempt from reappraisal.
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This measure prohibits an inmate who participates in the Joint Venture Program, and is then released from state prison, from collecting unemployment insurance benefits based upon his or her participation in a Joint Venture business
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This measure adds first-degree murder during either a carjacking or a carjacking-kidnap to the list of special circumstances punishable by the death penalty or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. This measure also specifies that the first-degree murder of a juror--either in retaliation for performing his or her official actions or to prevent the juror from carrying out his or her official duties--is a special circumstance.
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This measure adds first-degree murder resulting from a drive-by shooting to the list of special circumstances punishable by the death penalty or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
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This measure amends Proposition 117's provisions related to mountain lions.
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This measure allows all persons who are entitled to vote in primary elections, including those not affiliated with a political party, to vote for any candidate regardless of the candidate's political party affiliation. Thus, voters in primary elections would be allowed to vote for candidates across political party lines. Furthermore, the initiative provides that county elections officials prepare only one ballot for all voters. The candidates for an office would be listed randomly on the ballot and not grouped by political party affiliation. The candidate of each political party who receives the most votes for a state elective office becomes the nominee of that party at the next general election.
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This measure phases out mobilehome rent control laws and prohibits local government from enacting new mobilehome rent control laws. The measure also requires mobilehome park owners to provide rent discounts to very-low income mobilehome owners.
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The measure establishes a "no-fault" motor vehicle insurance system for personal injuries resulting from vehicle accidents. This system, if approved by the voters, would apply to accidents occurring on or after July 1, 1997. The measure significantly changes current law regarding payments for bodily injuries. (The measure does not change current law regarding payments for property damage.)
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This measure changes who is responsible for paying the legal expenses of persons involved in shareholder lawsuits. Specifically, the measure requires the losing party in shareholder lawsuits to pay the winning party's reasonable legal expenses, including attorney fees. The measure permits the court, however, to waive the liability of the losing party if it finds that the lawsuit was substantially justified and the payment of the legal expenses would be unjust. The court may also reduce the expenses or require the losing attorney, rather than the losing client, to pay all or part of the expenses.
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This measure limits the amount of contingent fees attorneys representing plaintiffs could charge their clients when the defendant makes an early offer to settle the tort claim. Specifically, if the plaintiff accepts an early settlement offer, the attorney contingent fee would be limited to no more than 15 percent of the offer. If the plaintiff rejects an early settlement offer, the fee would then be limited to no more than 15 percent of the early settlement offer, plus an additional amount agreed to by the attorney and client. The additional amount would be a percentage of the recovery in excess of the early settlement offer. Contingent fees also would be limited to no more than 15 percent in those cases where attorneys do not fully disclose early settlement offers to their clients.
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This measure authorizes the state to sell $3 billion in general obligation bonds for K-12 schools ($2.025 billion) and higher education facilities ($0.975 billion).
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