California Governor Vetoed 4 Bills Last Month That Would Have Restricted the Initiative Process

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed four bills last month that would have inhibited the initiative process in some way. A previous blog post of October 12 said that he had vetoed SB 34, to make it illegal to pay initiative circulators on a per-signature basis. However, that blog post failed to mention three other vetoed bills: AB 6 would have required organizations that hire circulators to register with the Secretary of State and to pay an unspecified fee. AB 436 would have raised the filing fee for anyone to file a proposed initiative with the Attorney General, from $200, to $2,000. And AB 1068 would have it made it illegal for companies that hire paid circulators to write into the contract a provision saying no circulator would be paid unless the initiative qualified for the ballot.


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