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Government,
Environmental & Energy

Oct. 30, 2010

Proposition 26: California's Stealth Initiative

Proposition 26, which would require a supermajority vote for certain fees, could have a devastating effect on vital programs.

Richard M. Frank

Professor of Environmental Practice UC Davis School of Law

Richard is director of the California Environmental Law & Policy Center at the UC Davis School of Law.

As the Nov. 2 general election approaches, the California ballot initiatives on which most of the public and media attention is focused are Proposition 19, that would legalize recreational use of marijuana, and Proposition 23, which would suspend implementation of California's landmark Global Warming Solutions Act (AB32). But voters and political analysts have largely ignored another initiative measure on next week's ballot - Proposition 26 - despite the fact that its passage would have ...

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