State Ballot Proposition Recommendations for the

June 3, 2014 Election

SUMMARY

Proposition 41: YES

Proposition 42: YES

The Last Day to Register to Vote is May 19

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offices, libraries, city and county government offices, and the California Secretary of States office. In every statewide election, the
California Council of Churches IMPACT makes recommendations for the state ballot propositions. We base them on our faith principles
and arrive at them through prayerful discernment and careful study. This June there are only two propositions on the state ballot.

HOUSING FOR HOMELESS VETERANS

AND

TRANSPARENCY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT

PROPOSITION 41:

IMPACT Recommendation - SUPPORT

Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act

Proposition 41 will allow conversion of an existing $600 million in state bond revenue to construct and rehabilitate housing for
Californias large population of homeless veterans. The housing will be linked with essential services to strengthen veterans
independent living. The funds will construct or upgrade affordable, supportive, and transitional housing for homeless and
nearly-homeless veterans. No new funds will be required.
PROPOSITION 42:

IMPACT Recommendation - SUPPORT

Public Records. Open Meetings. State Reimbursement to Local Agencies

In the past, when budgets have gotten tight, the Legislature has suspended of the local government open-meeting and
public-records requirements rather than pay their costs. Proposition 42 will put these transparency requirements into the
state constitution, where they cannot be suspended. It also will require local governments to pay the very low costs of these
requirements.
The peoples ability to control their government depends on freed access to information. Proposition 42 is a major step toward
assuring that neither the state not the local governments can deny the people basic access to information. Requiring local
governments to pay the costs of local government transparency seems simply fair, and it should give local governments an
incentive to streamline public access and keep costs down.
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Ballot Proposition Recommendations

June 2014
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