2,510,579 / 46.5% Yes votes ...... 2,880,855 / 53.5% No votes

• Requires all employers and labor organizations to obtain employee's or member's permission before withholding wages or using union dues or fees for political contributions. Employee's or member's permission is to be obtained annually using a prescribed form. Requires record keeping.
• Prohibits contributions to state and local candidates by residents, governments or entities of foreign countries.

• Unknown, but probably not major, net state enforcement costs.
• Annual costs of up to about $2 million and one-time costs of $2 million to $5 million to the state for administration of employee payroll deductions for political activities; costs offset by fees.
• Unknown, but probably not major, costs to local governments for administration of employee payroll deductions for political activities; probably offset by fees.

Meaning of Voting Yes/No

A YES vote of this measure means:

Employers would have to obtain an annual authorization from employees in order to deduct money from wages that will be used by recipient organizations for political campaign activities. Labor unions would have to obtain annual authorization from members in order to use dues and fees for political campaign activities. Under state law, no one could solicit or accept a political campaign contribution for a candidate from a foreign national.

A NO vote of this measure means:

Employers would not have to obtain annual authorization from employees in order to deduct money from wages that will be used by recipient organizations for political campaign activities. Union dues and fees could be used for political campaign activities without the annual authorization of the members. There would be no separate state law ban on foreign contributions to candidates, and only the current federal law ban.

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Summary of Arguments FOR Proposition 226:

Proposition 226 stops unions and employers from taking money from members or employees paychecks for political purposes without their prior consent, and prohibits contributions to state and local candidates from foreign nationals and foreign corporations. Union members deserve the same political freedom of choice as every other Californian.

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Summary of Arguments AGAINST Proposition 226:

226 is an underhanded attempt by out-of-state interests to dramatically impact November's election by limiting the ability of unions and employee organizations to participate in the political process. And, it's not about reducing foreign contributions into California campaigns--that's a trick. Read 226 carefully. You'll see for yourself.

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Contact FOR Proposition 226:

California Foundation for
Campaign Reform
Mark Bucher, President
P.O. Box 365
Tustin, CA 92781
(714) 560-9020
http://www.prop226.com

Contact AGAINST Proposition 226:

Californians to Protect
Employee Rights
1510 J Street, Suite 115
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 554-1050
http://www.defeatprop226.org

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