Ballot Measures. Application. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.
	Argument in Favor of Proposition 219

PROPOSITION 219 STOPS "BALLOT BOX BLACKMAIL" BY POLITICIANS! In November 1993 the politicians in the State Legislature placed a measure on the statewide election ballot which raised the sales tax to pay for additional public safety resources. BUT THAT BALLOT MEASURE CONTAINED A PROVISION TO EXTORT VOTERS INTO SUPPORTING IT! The blackmail provision specified that residents of all 58 counties would have to pay the higher tax--but that only those counties which VOTED IN HIKE would be able to receive the new police and fire protection revenues back!

That's right . . . unless your county voted the way the professional politicians wanted, you would pay the higher tax while getting no benefits back!

A leading nonpartisan watchdog organization publicly called this cynical tactic "inherently undemocratic!"

Proposition 219 will STOP POLITICAL BLACKMAIL of this type and make sure it can never happen again!

Proposition 219 will PROHIBIT POLITICAL DISCRIMINATION against the residents of a city, county or other local jurisdiction just because they voted for or against a particular ballot measure.

Proposition 219 will GUARANTEE BENEFITS of all ballot measures will be provided fairly to the people of every community in California.

Proposition 219 will PRESERVE INTEGRITY in our elections.

Proposition 219 will PROTECT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS of California voters to cast their ballots without fear of political revenge, intimidation or blackmail.

Help keep elections fair and free for all Californians. Join California's Secretary of State and a broad coalition of government reform organizations, taxpayer groups and citizen advocates in achieving REAL campaign reform.

VOTE "YES" ON PROPOSITION 219.

SENATOR JOHN R. LEWIS
33rd District, California Senate
MATTHEW E. WEBB
Member, Western Valleys Group of Riverside County