2006 Election

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Vote No on Proposition 85
For detailed information on our campaign against Prop 85, read more here.
Complete text of Proposition 85
Legislative Analyst's Summary of Proposition 85

Vote No on Proposition 83
Prop 83 raises serious civil liberties concerns.  It would place lifetime residency restrictions and electronic monitoring requirements on sex offenders, regardless of whether they pose any ongoing threat to the public. Its residency ban -- 2,000 feet from schools or parks -- would prevent any registered offender from living almost anywhere in most large urban areas. This provision may be applied retroactively such that a person convicted of indecent exposure many years ago could be forced to move out of his home and the community in which he has been living for years without incident. The proposition would also require costly lifetime GPS monitoring for felony sex offenders. Finally, Prop 83 eliminates the right of individuals confined under the “sexually violent predator” law (which provides for civil confinement upon release from prison) to periodic judicial review. 
Complete text of Proposition 83
Legislative Analyst's Summary of Proposition 83

NEUTRAL on Proposition 89
Prop 89 contains public-financing provisions that we support because they promote broader political participation. However, other provisions in the initiative violate First Amendment rights in ballot-measure campaigns. Therefore, the ACLU of Northern California has taken no position on this initiative.
Complete text of Proposition 89
Legislative Analyst's Summary of Proposition 89

Vote No on Proposition 90
Prop 90 would not only affect the government’s eminent domain power, it would also restrict the government’s authority to regulate the use of private property for the public good. If Prop 90 passes, new laws mandating rent control, mixed-income housing, anti-discrimination, or the protection of endangered species could likely be enforced only if the enacting government were willing to pay property owners for any reduction in the value of the property. The likely result would be that governments would simply decline to enact or enforce such laws.
Complete text of Proposition 90
Legislative Analyst's Summary of Proposition 90