Income And Sales Tax Rates

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2 Office of the Secretary of State March Fang En III Capitol Mall, Room 220 Sacramento, California Elections Division (916) August 17, 1978 TO: FROM: ALL COUNTY CLERKS/REGISTRARS OF VOTERS CASHMERE M. APPERSON, ELECTIONS TECHNICIAN Pursuant to Elections Code 3520(b) you are hereby notified that the total number of signatures to the hereinafter named proposed Initiative Constitutional Amendment filed with all county clerks is less than 100 per cent of the number of qualified voters required to find the petition sufficient. TITLE: Income and Sales Tax Rates SUMMARY DATE: March 14, 1978 PROPONENT: Howard Jarvis The petition has failed and no further action is necessary......

3 .... '... For I~~ediate Release August 17, 1978 Contact: Caren Daniels TWO INITIATIVES FAIL SAYS SECRETARY OF STATE EU SACRru1ENTO -- Secretary of State March Fong Eu today (August 17) officially anno:.mced the failure of two initiative drives to qualify for the June 1980 ballot. "The 'Gaming' and Extended Pari-Hutual Horse Race ~1agering' and the 'Income and Sales Tax Rates' initiative constitutional amendments have fallen short of their respective signature requirements to earn positions on the 1930 primary election ballot," Hrs. Eu announced. Both initiatives failed to collect the 499,846 registered voter signatures needed by the August 11 defidlines. rfhe g!1.ming initiative w'ould have established a People's Experimental Gaming Act Corrunission to issue up to l,oog li_censes to coj:'.d1..lct ext'ended pari-mutuel horse race 'vagering throughout the sta te, and would have provided permits upon request from the cities of Adelanto and Lakeport for the conduct of Nevada-style gaming. This measure vlas sponsored by Robert Wilson and John Hgrdichian of Sherman Oaks. The tax rate initiative \ATould have provided that state income and sales tax rates not exceed the taxes in effect on 1l-_pril 1, proponant of this measure i,.jas Howard Jarvis of Los Angeles,,.,ho The informed the secretary of state that he did not proceed with the drive ai-la. that" for now the matter is a dead. " ~ssue. 7869LL:id

4 PRESIDENT Edward J. Boyd STATE CHAIRMAN Howard Jarvi s STATE EXEQJTlVE SECRETARY Leona Magidson SECRETARY Lillian Wei.. TREASURER Margaret Ehn VICE PRESIDENTS Kenneth Mcintyre, Jr. Frank Tessler Virgil Elkins BOARD OF DIRECTORS Charles Diercksmeier Darl ene Woods Dr. Raland A. Grubb James Christa Chari es Betts Daniel de Jonghe NIT E D====== RGANIZATIONS ==-OF TAXPAYER& la/a Secretary of State, 111 Capital Mall, Election Division, Sacramento, California ATTENTION CASHIE APPERSON: August 14, West Fifth Street los Angeles, California Telephone This to advise that we have nc: proceeded in any way on the amendment to limit income and sales tax in California. For now the matter is a dead issue. If we decide to carry it out in the future we will make a new filing.,..."', A NON-PARTISAN, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

5 DECLAR~TION OF SERVICE BY MAIL I, MARGARET M. FRALISH, declare as follo\-l5: I am over the age of 18 years, and not a party to the within action; my place of employment and busineds address i~ 555 Capitol Hall, suite 350, Sa.cramento, Cali.fornia On' MARCH 14, 1978, I served the attached LETTER TO HONORABLE MARCH FONG EU, SECRETARY OF STATE, DATED: RE: INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT-INCOME AND SALES TAX RATES by placing a true copy thereof in an erivelope addressed to each of tne persons named below at the address set out immediately below ~ach respective name, and by sealing and depositing said envelope in the United States Mail at Sacramento, California, with postage thereon fully prepaid. There is delivery servite by United States Mail at each of the places so addressed, or there is regular communication by mail between the place of mailing and each of the places so addressed: HOWARD JARVIS 515 No. Crescent Heights Blvd. Los Angeles, California (213) I declare under penalty of perjury th~t the foregoing is true and correct. EXecuted on MARCH 14, 1978, at Sacra... l~ento, California. 11JJU!/I/i h..!.~ ta~_~~ UD~(:larant

6 ./.;~ los J\:I~~I?", 6431 West Filth SIne! Cali/vr::ia 90G,~8 Tetephuna H82 1/13/78. TO i':3rj Fong Eu, :t,- ",7. Secretary of State of California. R.oom 220, III Capitol Hall, Sacramento, California. Dear firs. Eu: l I.... -l. p : Enclosed is an amendment to the constitution of the State of California I desire to file for title. Also, attached is my check in the amount of $200 to pay the required filing fee. I would he grateful to your office if you would send me a letter stating this filing has been filed. Thank you. J /1. sincerely, ~~~~,~~ J Howard -"... -""':... -:=:.,''''...,..'!', -.~"': ~ :",

7 EVELLE J. YOUNGER ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF CALIFORNIA Honorable March Fong Eu Secretary of State 925 L Street, Suite 605 Sacramento, CA Attention: Rico Nannini Re: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Itpurtmtut of 3Julltirt 555 CAPITOL MALL. 5UITE 350 SACRAMENTO F I LED (916) March 14, 1978 In the office of the Secretory of State of the State of CalifornIa 1;1AR Initiative Constitutional Amendment - Income and Sales Tax Rates Dear Mrs. Eu: FONG E Secretary o~fte I~~~~~' ~ i:yw Depu Pursuant to the prov~s~ons of sections 3503 and 3513 of the Elections Code, you are hereby informed that on this day we mailed to Howard Jarvis, as proponent, the following title and summary: ' INCOME AND SALES TAX RATES. INITIATIVE CONSTITU TIONAL AMENDMENT. Provides that state income and sales tax rates shall not exceed rates in effect on April 1, 1979, except as may be expressly provided by a 2/3 vote of the state's qualified electors. Financial impact: No immediate effect on state and local finances. Effect on future state revenues cannot be determined. Enclosed herewith is a declaration of mailing thereof, and a copy of the proposed measure. According to information available in our records, the address and telephone number of the proponent of this measure are as stated on the declaration of mailing. mf Enclosures Very truly yours, EVELLE J. YOUNGER Attorney General ~f,().r&tt VANCE W. RAYE Deputy Attorney General 3F

8 S'J:'ATE\'iIDF. - PROPLE' S PJ~'T.cTION TO LHUT INCO! J:E AND SALES TAX '- HO\\~ARD J"ARVIS, 515 ~o. Crescent Hc::ights Proponent of this Proposed.~menc1:l1cn t.. Blvd., Los Anqeles, Calif. 90G j} iel~~-l-~' --~ J I rn1p! '~'.J INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AHENDMENT - INCOHE AND SALES 'fax LHUTATION TO: The Honorable Secretary of the State of California We, the undersigned, registered, qualified electors of the State of California, residents of County (or City and County) present to the Secretary of State this petition proposing to add Article XIIIB to the Constitution, and petition that the same be submitted to the electors of t.he State of California for the adoption or rejection at the next succeeding general election, or at any special statewide election held prior to that general election, or as otherwise provided by la\v. The follm'ling is a full and correct copy of the title and text of the proposed maesure. That Article XIIIB is added to the Constitution to read: Section 1. The Income Tax of the State of California and the Sales Tax of the State of California shall not be computed at rates that exceed those rates which may be in effect on April 1, 1979, except as may be otherwise express 1:.:, provid(~d by a two-thirds vote of the qualified electors of the State of California. Section 2. If any section, part, clause, or phrase hereof is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining section shall not be affected but will remain in full force and effect. / f JO

9 Office of the Secretary of State \1arch Fong Eu III Capitol Mall, Room 220 Sacramento, California Elections Division (916) March 14, 1978 TO ALL COUNTY CLERKS/REGISTRARS OF VOTERS Pursuant to Section 3513 of the Elections Code, there is transmitted herewith a copy of the Title and Summary prepared by the Attorney General on a proposed Initiative Measure entitled: INCOME AND SALES TAX RATES INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Circulating and Filing Schedule 1. Minimum number of signatures required 499,846 Constitution II, 8(b). 2. Official Summary Date.. Tuesday, 3/14/78 Elections Code Section Petition Sections: a. First day Proponent can circulate Sections for signatures Tuesday, 3/14/78 Elections Code Section b. Last day Proponent can circulate and file with the county. All Sections are to be filed at the same time within each county.. Friday, 8/11/78+ Elections Code Sections 3513, 3520(a). c. Last day for county to determine total number of signatures affixed to petition and to transmit total to Secretary of State.. Friday, 8/18/78 + IMPORTANT NOTE: This petition must be filed with the County Clerk or Registrar of Voters by May 4, 1978 to ensure that it will be verified by the county in time to qualify for the November 7, 1978 General Election. August 11, 1978 is the last date which the petition may legally be filed. However, a petition filed on that date could qualify for a later election. Please call me at (916) if you wish further explanation of this note. I / ~13

10 Page 2 (If the Proponent files the petition with the county on a date prior to 8/11/78, the county has 5 working days from the filing of the petition to determine the total number of signatures affixed to the petition and to transmit this total to the Secretary of State.) Elections Code Section 3520(b). d. Last day for county to determine number of qualified electors who have signed the petition, and to transmit certificate, with a blank copy of the petition to the Secretary of State Saturday, 9/2/78 (If the Secretary of State notifies the counties to determine the number of qualified electors who signed the petition on a date prior to 8/18/78, the last day is not later than the fifteenth day after the notification. ) Elections Code Section 3520(d), (e). e. If the signature count is between 449,861 and 549,831, then the Secretary of State notifies counties using the random sampling technique to determine validity of all signatures. Last day for county to determine actual number of all qualified electors who signed the petition, and to transmit certificate, with a blank copy of the petition to the Secretary of State.. Monday, 10/2/78 (If the Secretary of State notifies the counties to determine the number of qualified electors who have signed the petition on a date prior to 9/2/78, the last day is not later than the thirtieth day after the notification.) Elections Code Section 352l(b), (c).

11 Page 3 4. Campaign Statements: Last day for Proponent to file a Campaign Statement of Receipts and Expenditures for period ending 9/8/78. Friday, 9/15/78 (If the Secretary of State finds that the measure has either qualified or failed to qualify on a date earlier than 8/11/78, the last date to file is the 35th calendar day after the date of notification by the Secretary of State that the measure has either qualified or failed to qualify. The closing date for this campaign statement is 7 days prior to the filing deadline.) Government Code Section The proponent of the above named measure is: Howard Jarvis 515 North Crescent Heights Blvd. Los Angeles, CA (213) CMA:mp WILLIAM N. DURLEY Assistant to the Secretary of State Elections and Political Reform ~m.~ CASHMERE M. APPERSON Elections Technician NOTE TO PROPONENT: Your attention is directed to Elections Code Sections 41, 44, 3501, 3507, 3508, 3516, 3517, and 3518 for appropriate format and type considerations in printing, typing and otherwise preparing your initiative petition for circulation and signatures. Your attention is further directed to the campaign disclosure and petition circulating requirements of the Political Reform Act of 1974.