^[PDF] The Honest Voting Act of 2005

The prohibition on electronic machines, however, does not apply to those counties which have already purchased and operate this type of equipment. For counties qualifying for this exemption, the measure places new requirements on the administration of elections.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050458.pdf

^[PDF] Taxpayer Protection Act of 2006

BACKGROUND INFORMATION State Taxes and Fees Taxes. The State Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of each house of the Legislature for measures that result in net aggregate increases in revenues from imposing new taxes or changing existing taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050596.pdf

2005 Initiative Analysis:Evans Child Protection Act

The alcohol beverage tax is estimated to raise $315  million in 2005 ‑06. In addition, the sales tax is levied on the sale of alcoholic beverages. The excise tax is included in the tax base on which the sales tax is calculated.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050655.htm

2005 Initiative Analysis: Voters' Right to Protect Marriage Initiative (version 5)

(The law af fects matters such as the receipt of federal benefits and federal taxes.) State Laws. The State Constitution currently does not define marriage. Under current California statute, only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050833.htm

2005 Initiative Analysis: Tobacco Tax, Disease Prevention and Children's Health Insurance Act of 2006 (version 1)

County Health Initiative Matching Fund. Existing law also establishes the County Health Initiative Matching (CHIM) Fund program administered by MRMIB and counties to fund children’s health coverage for children in fa milies with income between 250  percent and 300  percent of FPL.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050848.htm

^[PDF] Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana.

The measure would result in lower costs to the state and local governments by reducing the number of marijuana offenders incarcerated in state prison and county jail, as well as the number placed under community supervision (such as county probation).
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2015/150479.pdf

^[PDF] Personal income taxes and funding for education and health programs.

Personal income taxes and funding for education and health programs. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9005, we have reviewed a proposed constitutional initiative regarding personal income taxes (income taxes) and funding for education and health programs (A.G.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2015/150519.pdf

^[PDF] Retirement benefits for state and local governmental employees in California (Amendment No.1).

(In addition to the 1.45 percent tax towards Medicare, high earners pay an additional 0.9 percent of pay on earnings above a certain threshold; however, the employer does not pay this additional tax.)
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2015/150536.pdf

^[PDF] General obligation bonds for water programs and projects. (Amendment No. 1).

Most spending on water programs in the state is done at the local level, such as by water districts, cities, and counties. In recent years, local governments have spent approximately $26 billion per year to supply water and to treat wastewater.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2015/150568.pdf

^[PDF] Child Care Realignment

This realignment would give counties the flexibility to use child care funds as part of an integrated county strategy to serve low- income families and to tailor their child care programs to meet the needs of their communities’ working poor.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/Education/2003/Realignment_041003.pdf