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Reducing the Two-Thirds Vote on School Bonds
KQED Commentary
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
8.24.1999
Come next year, it's likely that there will be an initiative on the ballot to reduce the current two-thirds voter approval requirement for local school bonds to a simple majority vote. Those who support the change claim that the passage requirement on bonds must be lowered in order to raise adequate revenues for school construction. The facts, however, tell a different story.
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Perspective on Proposition 187: Everyone’s Happy—Except Voters
Business and Economics Op-Ed
By: Mark W. Davis
8.3.1999
Proposition 187 wasn’t a political hot potato. It was a stick of dynamite with a burning fuse. Now that the fuse has been doused by “mediation”—which, in effect, killed the entire measure—almost everyone is celebrating. But what about the millions of voters who overwhelmingly supported it?
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