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The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization, which means we do not endorse candidates or parties. However, the League does take positions on some issues.

Check back soon for positions that the League of Women Voters of California will take on ballot measures for the November 2008 election. For the February 5, 2008 election, these are the positions we took.

Prop 91: Transportation Funding - NO.  Prop 92: Community Colleges Funding - NO.  Prop 93: Term Limits - NEUTRAL.  Props 94-97: Indian Gaming - No Position.

Proposition 91: Transportation Funds - NO

OPPOSE Proposition 91: Transportation Funds. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
The League supports stable funding for transportation projects, but Prop 91 is not the way to provide it. Measures like this remove the flexibility that our representatives need in crafting state budgets, especially in difficult times. Even the proponents of Prop 91 urge a NO vote on this measure, recognizing that its aims were accomplished by Prop 1A of 2006.

Proposition 92: Community Colleges. Funding. Governance. Fees - NO

OPPOSE Proposition 92: Community Colleges: Funding, Governance, Fees. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
Prop 92 locks in new constitutional provisions that would mandate increased spending on K-14 education without regard to the overall state budget situation. It doesn't provide new revenues and thus it threatens our ability to address the state's other pressing needs. The League respects supporters' desire for adequate, stable funding and improved governance in the community college system. However, we cannot support further restrictions on the state's ability to fund all the programs that serve Californians, especially in our tight budget times.

Proposition 93: Term Limits - NEUTRAL

Neutral on Propsition 93: Limits on Legislators' Terms in Office. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
This initiative, by itself, makes relatively minor changes to the structure of legislative term limits. Without a package that includes reform of the redistricting process, it does not achieve meaningful improvement of the functioning of our state legislature.

Propositions 94 through 97: Indian Gaming Compacts - No Position

Because League positions do not cover the issues in Props 94 through 97, Referenda on Amendments to Indian Gaming Compacts, the League is taking no stand on those measures.

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