California "Federal Government Censure" Initiative (2016)
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The California Federal Government Censure Initiative will not be on the November 8, 2016 ballot in California as an initiative. The proposed measure was absorbed into the California "Devolution" Panel Initiative, which was submitted to the Attorney General.[1] The measure, upon voter approval, would have censured the federal government.[2]
The initiative would have based the censure on seven reasons, including on the federal government's appropriation and allocation of the federal income tax, inability to secure the state's border with Mexico, hinderance of California's trade with other nations, failure to provide the state with accurate proportional representation in Congress and the Electoral College, denial of the state's access to its own water resources, ignorance of the estimated 2.5 million undocumented immigrants living in California and utilization of federal agents to deport undocumented immigrants.[2]
The ballot initiative was sponsored by Sovereign California. Supporters call the measure the People’s Censure Initiative.
Sovereign California is fronting the campaign in support of the "Devolution" Panel Initiative. The organization is also supporting the Resident Deportation Ban Initiative. Sovereign California is planning to propose multiple ballot initiatives in the future “seeking to redefine the relationship between the United States and the California Republic.”[3]
Support
The measure was proposed Sovereign California.[4]
Donors
One ballot measure campaign committee registered in support of the measure:[5]
| Committee | Amount raised | Amount spent |
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| Sovereign California | $0 | $0 |
| Total | $0 | $0 |
Path to the ballot
- See also: California signature requirements
In California, the number of signatures needed to qualify a measure for the ballot is based on the total number of votes cast for the office of governor. For initiated constitutional amendments, petitioners must collect signatures equal to eight percent of the most recent gubernatorial vote. To place a statute on the ballot, signatures equal to five percent of this vote are required.
Initiative proponents will need to collect a number of signatures based on votes cast in the November 4, 2014, gubernatorial election.
See also
External links
Additional reading
Footnotes
- ↑ Brittany Clingen, "Email with Louis J. Marinelli," February 20, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sovereign California, "People’s Censure Initiative," accessed November 21, 2014
- ↑ Sovereign California, "About," accessed November 21, 2014
- ↑ Sovereign California, "Homepage," accessed November 21, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State Campaign Finance, "Sovereign California," accessed November 20, 2014
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