By @Kyle Packham The last day for propositions to qualify to appear on the November 5, 2024 Statewide General Election Ballot is June 27, 2024. Below is an overview of the state-of-play and an executive summary of the most significant measures affecting special districts and the...
2024 New Laws Series, Part 5: Redistricting Procedural Mandates for Special Districts Added to FAIR MAPS Act By: Paul Mitchell, President, Redistricting Partners This past legislative year saw the passage of five redistricting bills by the State Legislature, with three signed into law...
By Derek Cole , co-founder, and Sean De Burgh , partner, of Cole Huber LLP The California Supreme Court recently released its long-awaited opinion in the Pico Neighborhood Association v. City of Santa Monica case. The Court’s opinion reverses a 2021 Court of Appeal decision that...
By Kyle Packham The California Attorney General has declared that the campaign contribution rules of SB 1439 (2022) apply prospectively only to contributions received after January 1, 2023. The bill amended Government Code Section 84308 in the Political Reform Act to require local...
By @Mustafa Hessabi Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom joined the State Legislature and former President pro Tempore of the California State Senate John Burton to file an emergency petition for writ of mandate with the California Supreme Court, asking the court to conduct preelection review...
By @Kyle Packham Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 passed the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee Monday, September 11 with amendments to make clear it does not reverse or invalidate the provisions of Proposition 13 of 1978—a claim opponents of ACA 13...
By @Kyle Packham Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 (Ward) passed the Assembly Elections Committee August 23 on a 5-2 vote. The CSDA-supported measure would require initiatives seeking to raise voter thresholds to meet the same threshold they seek to impose on others. ACA 13 will...
By @Marcus Detwiler August 17 amendments to Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 by Assembly Member Chris Ward will protect local control in communities throughout California by preserving the majority vote and preventing a smaller percentage of statewide voters from overruling the...
By @Colleen Haley On July 31, the Contra Costa Special Districts Association and the Alameda County Special Districts Association came together to hold a joint meeting of the membership. The meeting took place at the Dublin San Ramon Services District, which serves residents within both...
Based on preliminary results from the June 7 statewide primary election, California voters will elect at least 24 new State Assemblymembers and 10 new State Senators in November. This represents 30 percent of the Assembly and 25 percent of the Senate respectively. California’s Congressional...
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