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California Farm Bureau Voter Guide

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2012 Primary Election
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

The California Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors discussed the two ballot measures on the June 5 primary election ballot and did not find sufficient grounds to take a support or oppose position on either measure. Here is background on the measures:

Proposition 28 – Term Limits

Reduces the total amount of time a person may serve in the state Legislature from 14 years to 12 years in the Assembly, the Senate or a combination of both.
Supporting Argument
Proposition 28 will make legislators more accountable by removing their need to seek office in the other house to exhaust their lifetime limits, thus allowing legislators more time to gain experience in the office they already hold.
Sponsors: Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and Los Angeles County Labor Federation.
Opposing Argument
Proposition 28 weakens term limits by allowing legislators to serve many more years than current law allows.  Legislators will be able to serve 12 years as opposed to six years in the Assembly, or 12 years as opposed to eight years in the Senate.
Opponents: California Republican Party, US Term Limits and National Tax Limitation Committee.

Proposition 29 – Cigarette Tax

Imposes an additional tax on tobacco products to fund cancer research, research facilities and prevention programs. 
Supporting Argument
Proposition 29 supports cancer research directed by California research doctors and scientists and is funded only by those who choose to use tobacco products.
Sponsors: American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and American Lung Association.
Opposing Argument
Proposition 29 raises taxes without addressing wasteful state spending or balancing the state budget, while creating a new government spending bureaucracy.
Opponents: California Taxpayers Association, California Chamber of Commerce and Small Business Action Committee.

Farm Bureau Supports Farm-Friendly Candidates

For more information on Farm Bureau-endorsed candidates, visit www.cfbf.com/farmpac/candidates.cfm.