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PROP
99

EMINENT DOMAIN. LIMITS ON GOVERNMENT
ACQUISITION OF OWNER-OCCUPIED RESIDENCE.
INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

SUMMARY                                                       Put on the Ballot by Petition Signatures


Bars use of eminent domain to acquire an owner-occupied residence for conveyance to a private person or business entity. Creates exceptions for public works, public health and safety, and crime prevention. Fiscal Impact: No significant fiscal impact on state or local governments.

WHAT YOUR VOTE MEANS


YES   A YES vote on this measure means: In a limited number of cases, government would no longer have the authority to take a single-family home.

 

NO   A NO vote on this measure means: There would be no change to government’s authority to take single-family homes. That is, government could take a home for a public purpose if government paid the owner for its value.

ARGUMENTS


PRO   99 prohibits government from taking homes for private development. 41 other states reformed eminent domain laws after the Supreme Court ruled it OK for government to take homes for private development. It’s time for California to act. 99 is straightforward reform: no loopholes, no hidden agendas. Protect homes. Yes 99.

 

CON   The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst states Proposition 99 "is not likely to significantly alter current government land acquisition practices."Meaning: “Proposition 99 protects nothing.” Politicians and developers spent $4,000,000.00+ on Proposition 99 to kill every Proposition 98 property protection. Proposition 99 was written to trick voters, and destroy 98’s property protections.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


FOR
Yes on 99, Protect
 Homeowners from
 Eminent Domain
1121 L Street #803
Sacramento, CA 95814
(888) 362-2337
www.YesProp99.org

 

AGAINST
Yes on Prop. 98 –
 Californians for Property
 Rights Protection
921 11th Street, Suite 1201
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 556-1110
info@YesProp98.com
www.YesProp98.com




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