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<div><div>All,</div><div><br></div><div>The Green Party of Alameda County
recommends a "No" vote on Prop. 70. Below is our current draft Voter
Guide article for Prop. 70.</div><div><br></div><div>Greg</div><br></div><div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:16px;">Proposition 70 -- NO</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:16px;">Vote Requirement to Use Cap-and-Trade Revenue </span><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3">California
Proposition 70 is on the June ballot as a legislatively referred
constitutional amendment. If approved, this amendment will require a
one-time two-thirds vote in each chamber of the state legislature in
2024 or thereafter to pass a spending plan for revenue from the state's
cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases.</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3"><br clear="none"></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3">We
completely oppose this Proposition and urge a NO vote on it, because
this was a bill designed to give the Republicans in the California
Legislature more power on how to spend the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
proceeds that pour into the state coffers from the polluters. This
measure was only agreed to be put onto the ballot by the Governor in
order to gain a couple of Republican votes on the cap-and-trade bill
last year, and it is a terrible idea, essentially putting the fox in
charge of the henhouse. We see enough of that at the Federal level
these days, and do not need any more at the State Level.</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3"><br clear="none"></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3">Further,
at a moment where we need nimble investments in climate change
solutions, the 2/3 requirement this bill would impose would most
definitely lead to more gridlock and bad deals, vs. cleaning up the
state's energy, transport, food production, and other greenhouse gas
related sectors.</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3"><br clear="none"></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3">To quote
in this case the California Democratic party: "A two-thirds vote gives
polluters more leverage in how cap-and-trade funding is spent after
2024. The fact is, ACA 1 itself was a part of a deal to get a two-thirds
vote for the cap-and-trade extension. When a two-thirds vote was
required to approve California's budget, legislative hostage-taking,
gimmicks and pork barrel spending were part and parcel of the process."</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3"><br clear="none"></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3">A DEFINITE NO.<br clear="none"></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3"><br clear="none"></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3">-- Sources:</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3"> <a shape="rect" class="ydpecee39ebyiv7714850116ydp151428ccyiv8990971081ydpf17d4ce1yiv5967285341m_6975828571909014489ydp522d3d0byiv0839560457m_-262522347359281083m_1033493400816940386ydp34556e53yiv5134794792ydpc4e829fcyiv1442806602" href="https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_70,_Vote_Requirement_to_Use_Cap-and-Trade_Revenue_Amendment_%28June_2018%29%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ballotpedia.org/
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On Thursday, February 22, 2018, 3:42:40 AM PST, June Brashares <june.brashares@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp816beb68yiv7270119082"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>The arguments for & against Prop 70 are now up on the Secretary of State's website at <a shape="rect" href="http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/statewide-direct-primary-june-5-2018/public-display/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/statewide-direct-primary-june-5-2018/public-display/</a> . <br clear="none"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br clear="none">The official entities listed in the voter guide that will be mailed out in April include:<br clear="none"><i>In support of Prop 70:</i>
Gov Brown, Chamber of Commerce, and Republican Asm Chad Mayes, CA State
Firefighters Association, and the Western United Dairymen. <br clear="none"><i>In opposition to Prop 70:</i>
Senator Ben Allen, Assemblymember Todd Gloria, League of Women Voters,
California League of Conservation Voters, Tom Steyer, and Coalition for
Clean Air. Several other groups are also named in the con arguments. <br clear="none"></div></div><br clear="none"><div><div><div> Some of the organizations opposing Prop 70 have started a website at <a shape="rect" href="https://stopprop70.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website at: https://stopprop70.org/</a> that they plan to build out over next few months.</div></div></div></div></div><br clear="none"></div>I am planning to vote for GPCA to <i>OPPOSE </i> Prop 70.<br clear="none"><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div>June Brashares<br clear="none"></div><div>SGA Delegate from Sonoma County</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydp816beb68yiv7270119082gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="ydp816beb68yiv7270119082gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 1:33 PM, GPCA Votes <span dir="ltr"><<a shape="rect" href="mailto:gpca.votes@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gpca.votes@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="ydp816beb68yiv7270119082gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="ydp816beb68yiv7270119082yqt8883376391" id="ydp816beb68yiv7270119082yqt78466"><div dir="ltr"><div>Ranked Choice Vote ID<span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span>#141</div><div>Ranked Choice Vote: <b>GPCA position on Proposition 70: ACA 1 (Resolution Chapter 105, statutes of 2017), Mayes. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Reserve Fund.</b></div><div>Ranked Choice Vote Administrators: Victoria Ashley, Brian Good, Laura Wells, Eric Brooks, Mike Goldbeck</div><div>Discussion 02/12/2018 - 03/25/2018</div><div>Voting 03/26/2018 - 04/01/2018</div><div>Voting ends at Midnight Pacific Time</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><b>Background</b></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>This is the ranked choice vote for the GPCA to take a position on Proposition 70: ACA 1 (Resolution Chapter 105, statutes of 2017), Mayes. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Reserve Fund.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>The choices are to rank 'endorse', 'oppose', 'no position' and/or 'abstain.' Delegates can rank as many or few of these options in their order of preference.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>An 'endorse' vote would mean the GPCA would endorse Proposition 70. </div><div>An 'oppose' vote means the GPCA would oppose Proposition 70. </div><div>A 'no position' vote means the GPCA would not take a position on Proposition 70. </div><div>An 'abstain' vote means the voter is not expressing a preference, but is voting to help achieve quorum. </div><div>Any of these position that receives 2/3 after all preferences are transferred is the position of the party. If neither 'endorse' nor 'opposes' receive 2/3, the GPCA's position will be 'no position'.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>The proposition is listed below, along with the Legislative Counsel’s digest and a link to the full text.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><b>Proposition 70</b></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>ACA 1 (Resolution Chapter 105, statutes of 2017), Mayes. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Reserve Fund.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The act authorizes the state board to include the use of market-based compliance mechanisms. Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the state board as part of a market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be available upon appropriation.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>The California Constitution requires appropriations from the General Fund of the state to be passed by a 2/3 vote of the membership of each house of the Legislature and requires a majority vote to pass appropriations for the public schools and appropriations in the Budget Bill and in other bills providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>This measure would create the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Reserve Fund, in which all moneys collected by the state board as part of a market-based compliance mechanism beginning January 1, 2024, and until the effective date of specified legislation would be deposited. The measure would require all moneys in the fund to be available upon appropriation for specified purposes and would require a bill making those appropriations to be passed by a 2/3 vote of the membership of each house of the Legislature. The measure would require all new moneys collected as part of a market-based compliance mechanism after the effective date of that specified legislation to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. The measure would prohibit a specified sales tax exemption from being applied until the effective date of that specified legislation.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Link to full text: <a shape="rect" href="http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ballot-measures/pdf/aca-1.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://elections.cdn.sos.ca. gov/ballot-measures/pdf/aca-1. pdf</a></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><b>Candidates</b></div><div>Endorse</div><div>Oppose</div><div>No Position</div><div>Abstain</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Full details are available at: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.sjcgreens.org/141_gpcapositionprop70" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sjcgreens.org/ 141_gpcapositionprop70</a></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><b>Please send your discussion comments to <a shape="rect" href="mailto:gpca-votes@sfgreens.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gpca-votes@sfgreens.org</a></b></div><div><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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