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Prop. 31:Two-Year State Budget

Enacts several changes to state budget process, including establishing a two-year budget cycle.

Outcome: Failed

News

Sacramento Bee AM Alert: Supermajority? Not Yet, But Dems Can Get the Champagne Ready Nov. 7, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle Prop. 31: Budget Overhaul Defeated Nov. 7, 2012
Neon Tommy Proposition 31 Rejected Nov. 7, 2012
LA Weekly Proposition 31 Two-Year State Budget: Election Results Show Likely Defeat for Reformers Nov. 7, 2012
LA Weekly Proposition 31 Two-Year State Budget: Absentee Ballots Show Early Opposition to Reforms Nov. 6, 2012
Policy Mic California Propositions 2012: Prop 34, Prop 36 and a Complete Guide to All the Propositions Nov. 5, 2012
New America Media Latino Power Brokers Pulling For Prop. 31 Nov. 5, 2012
LA Weekly Proposition 31 Two-Year State Budget: Too Confusing to Be Convincing? Nov. 4, 2012
Modesto News California State Proposition 31 - Republican Vs. Democrat Nov. 2, 2012
KCET (Link Southern and Central California) Expert Panel Discussion: Understanding Prop 31 Nov. 2, 2012
KQED A Supporter and Opponent Explain Prop. 31′s ‘Community Strategic Action Plans’ Oct. 30, 2012
California Political Review Trick or Treat? Proposition 31 is Reverse of Prop. 13 Oct. 30, 2012
Eureka Times-Standard County Officials Weigh In on Proposition 31; Budget Reform Measure Called a 'Mixed Bag' Oct. 29, 2012
KCRW (NPR Southern California) California Propositions: Prop. 31 Oct. 24, 2012
Business Journal Fresno Business Council Supports Prop. 31 Oct. 24, 2012
Huffington Post Prop 31: Measure Aimed at Fixing California's Dysfunctional Goverment Worries Environmentalists Oct. 23, 2012
Governing.com California's Prop. 31 Seeks Government Reform But Could Backfire, Critics Say Oct. 19, 2012
Capital Public Radio (Sacramento) Insight: Capitol Chat: Proposition 31 / Rural Voices / Voices of Light / Sound Advice: Jazz Oct. 18, 2012
KABC (ABC Los Angeles) California Proposition 31: 2-year state budget cycle Oct. 17, 2012
KNSD (NBC San Diego) Prop. 31: State Budget Reform, Or More Problems in the Making? Oct. 17, 2012
KPBS (PBS San Diego) Election 2012: Proposition 31 Oct. 16, 2012
California Progress Report Prop 31: A Smorgasbord of Provisions Oct. 15, 2012
Redlands Daily Facts Proposition 31: Little-Known Measure Seeks to Change State Budgeting Rules Oct. 13, 2012
California Report Proposition 31: Nine Ideas in Just One Measure Oct. 12, 2012
Visalia Times Delta Prop. 31 Seeks to Alter Budget Process Oct. 10, 2012
Orange County Register Prop. 31's Reforms Sweeping, Largely Unknown Oct. 10, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle State Prop. 31 Impact Tough to Predict Oct. 10, 2012
Ventura County Star Elias: Prop. 31 Creates Anxiety on the Left and Right Oct. 8, 2012
Vacaville Reporter Proposition 31 Seeks to Alter California's Budget Process Oct. 5, 2012
Marysville Appeal-Democrat Thomas D. Elias: Prop. 31 – Strange Target for Anger of Ultra-Right Oct. 5, 2012
Ventura County Star Proposition 31 at a Glance Oct. 4, 2012
California Majority Report California Budget Project: Prop 31 "Unworkable" Sep. 28, 2012
My Mother Lode More Budget Control for Local Government? Sep. 27, 2012
Ventura County Star Prop. 31 Proposes Many Changes to State Government's 'Plumbing' Sep. 25, 2012
Sacramento Bee Voters Aren't Keen on Changing California's Budget Process Sep. 25, 2012
KNSD NBC San Diego Goos Goos and Anti-Taxers Make New Friends Sep. 22, 2012
Central Valley Business Times Likely California Voters Would Reject Prop 31’s Reforms Sep. 19, 2012
LA Times Is Proposition 31 Really a U.N. Conspiracy? Sep. 14, 2012
San Mateo Daily Journal Prop. 31 Would Shift State Gov't Sep. 5, 2012
KCET (Southern California) Prop 31 Cheat Sheet: California Government Performance and Accountability Sep. 5, 2012
San Joaquin Record Backers Say Prop. 31 Can Help Budget Sep. 3, 2012
LA Times California Lawmakers' End-of-Session End Runs Aug. 22, 2012
KNSD NBC 7 San Diego The Most Dangerous Idea on the November Ballot. And Maybe the Best. Aug. 22, 2012
LA Times Prop. 31 Could be Californians' Most Important Ballot Decision Aug. 21, 2012
NBC Bay Area California GOP Embraces a Complicated Budget Reform Aug. 18, 2012
Reason California’s Ballot Initiatives: A Top Ten List Too Boring for Letterman or Buzzfeed July 18, 2012
Capitol Weekly The Two-Year Budget: Cranking Down the Gimmicks and Hype? July 9, 2012
Beverly Hills Courier State Budget Initiative Qualifies for November Ballot June 27, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle Calif. Budget Measure Makes November Ballot June 26, 2012
Fresno Bee (AP) Calif. Budget Reform Measure Qualifies for Ballot June 26, 2012
Sacramento Bee Measure That Includes Budget Changes Makes California Ballot June 26, 2012

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