California Bill to Raise Filing Fee to File a Proposed Initiative from $200 to $8,000

California law requires proponents of a statewide initiative to pay $200 to the state to begin the process. After receipt of the fee, the state writes a proposed description of the idea, which is then printed on initiative petitions by the proponents. Assemblymembers Evan Low (D-Campbell) and Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) have introduced AB 1100. It raises the fee to $8,000.

A better idea might be to require proponents to file a list of perhaps 250 registered voters who would indicate that they represent the group behind the idea. Here is a press release from the co-authors, saying that they introduced the bill because recently an individual filed the “Sodomite Suppression Act”, calling for execution of anyone who engages in same-sex behavior.

The press release refers to California as the “cradle of direct democracy”, but there is no objective basis in history for that claim. South Dakota and Switzerland are the originators of the initiative. Thanks to Dave Kadlecek for this news.

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California Bill to Raise Filing Fee to File a Proposed Initiative from $200 to $8,000 — 8 Comments

Demo Rep on April 4, 2015 at 12:33 pm said:

Hmmm. ONLY *politically correct* initiatives to be allowed by the control freaks in the regime ???

Will Civil WAR II start in CA over the CA initiative process ???

i.e. The Stone Age minority rule monarchs / oligarchs versus Majority Rule Democracy folks.

Are ANY of the gerrymander district control freak HACKS in the CA legislature NOT 100 percent POWERMAD ???
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Andy on April 4, 2015 at 3:19 pm said:

I have go to wonder if the “Sodomite Suppression Act” is a false flag, as in if it was put out so it could be used as an excuse to pass new restrictions on the initiative process in California.

Whatever the case may be, I don’t see the “Sodomite Suppression Act” qualifying for the ballot, much less passing.
Jeff Becker on April 4, 2015 at 5:20 pm said:

Justice will soon be served: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1d9EbIs0qU
Voltaire's Angry Glove on April 4, 2015 at 8:23 pm said:

Jeff: Take your anti-gay hate somewhere else. Your backwater party is a joke.
Bob on April 5, 2015 at 8:33 pm said:

Andy may have a point there.
Demo Rep on April 6, 2015 at 10:15 am said:

Hmmm more.

Will a usual suspect group want to have a Sodomite Qualification Act ??? —
NO person shall be an Elector or a public officer unless he/she does a Sodomite action at least once a day in public that is recorded on a video for the public record ???

Ain’t REAL Democracy interesting regarding *controversial* stuff ???
lone wolf on April 6, 2015 at 10:15 pm said:

I think this is a power grab by Democrats to stop an initiatives
Bob on April 7, 2015 at 1:19 pm said:

Like Andy, Lone Wolf has a valid point there.