2008 California Proposition 5 Explained

California Proposition 5, or the Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act (or NORA) was an initiated state statute that appeared as a ballot measure on the November 2008 ballot in California. It was disapproved by voters on November 4 of that year.

Provisions of the initiative

Proposition 5:

Fiscal impact analysis

According to the state of California, the initiative, if it passes, would lead to:

Supporters

The official proponent of the measure is Daniel Abrahamson.

Argument in favor of Prop 5

Notable arguments that have been made in favor of Prop 5 include:

Donors to the Prop 5 campaign

As of September 6, 2008, the five largest donors to the "Yes on 5" campaign are:

Path to ballot

The petition drive conducted to qualify the measure for the fall ballot was conducted by Progressive Campaigns, Inc. at a cost of about $1.762 million.[3]

Opposition

People Against the Proposition 5 Deception is the official committee against the proposition.

Other opponents include:

Arguments against Prop 5

Notable arguments that have been made against Prop 5 include:

Donors to no on 5 Campaign

As of October 16, 2008, the ten largest donors for 'No on 5' are:

Lawsuit to remove from ballot

Opponents of Proposition 5, including thirty-two district attorneys and former California governors Pete Wilson and Gray Davis, petitioned the California Supreme Court to issue a preemptory writ of mandate to remove Proposition 5 from the November ballot. The lawsuit alleges that Proposition 5 attempts to alter the constitution via statute, which is unconstitutional.[8] [9]

The California Supreme Court declined to issue the preemptory writ. Generally, initiatives' constitutionality are not reviewed until after a vote has passed and the initiative becomes law.[10]

Newspaper endorsements

Editorial boards opposed

External links

Official campaigns

Further reading

Basic information

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sacramento Bee, "George Soros adds $400,000 to Yes on 5", September 3, 2008 . April 8, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080918094351/http://data.sacbee.com/capalert/login.html?prv=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sacbee.com%2Fstatic%2Fweblogs%2Fcapitolalertlatest%2F015028.html . September 18, 2008 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1302707&session=2007&view=late1 Details of $5,000+ donations
  3. http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1302707&session=2007&view=expenditures Campaign expenditure details
  4. News: L.A. Now . The Los Angeles Times . August 27, 2008.
  5. Web site: In Case Democracy is Still Working, Vote NO on Prop 5 » Rational Recovery News & Information Blog . 2008-11-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090130041908/http://www.rational.org/blog/57/ . 2009-01-30 . dead .
  6. Web site: Sacramento Bee, "Our View: Judges believe Proposition 5's flaws are fatal", October 3, 2008 . 2008-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081007042529/http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/1284905.html . 2008-10-07 . dead .
  7. Web site: PEOPLE AGAINST THE PROPOSITION 5 DECEPTION . 4 November 2012.
  8. Web site: No on Prop 5 Campaign Files With State Supreme Court to Remove It From the Ballot, July 17, 2008 . 2008-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080919020003/http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/prop--campaign-files-state-supreme-court-remove-ballot/ . 2008-09-19 . dead .
  9. http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_9913485 Calif. justices asked to reject drug initiative
  10. Web site: California Supreme Court rejects efforts to strike prop 5 from ballot. . 2008-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081003212502/http://www.prop5yes.com/supreme-court-rejects-effort-to-strike-prop-5-from-ballot . 2008-10-03 . dead .
  11. Web site: The Battle Over CA Prop 5: Special Interests Overwhelming the Public Interest. Huffington . Arianna. October 30, 2008. The Huffington Post. 2008-11-08.
  12. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-ed-5prop26-2008sep26,0,7072255.story Los Angeles Times, "No on Proposition 9", September 26, 2008
  13. Web site: Pasadena Star News, "Dangerous Prop 5", September 2, 2008 . 2008-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081006080003/http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_10623643 . 2008-10-06 . dead .