February 17, 2004 > State of California Propositions:

Proposition 55. Kindergarten -University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2004 -- State of California (Bond Act Put on the Ballot by the Legislature - Majority Approval Required)
Should the state sell twelve billion three hundred million dollars ($12,300,000,000) in general obligation bonds for construction and renovation of K-12 school facilities and higher education facilities?
Proposition 56. State Budget, Related Taxes, Reserve, Voting Requirements, Penalties -- State of California (Constitutional Amendment and Statute, put on the Ballot by Petition Signatures - Majority Approval Required)
Should the State Constitution and certain statutes be amended to allow the state legislature to pass the state budget and budget-related tax and appropriation bills with a 55 percent vote, and to make other changes to the budget process?
Proposition 57. The Economic Recovery Bond Act -- State of California (Bond Act, put on the Ballot by the Legislature - Majority Approval Required)
Should the state of California borrow 15 billion dollars ($15,000,000,000) through the sale of bonds to provide financing for California's budget deficit?
Proposition 58. The California Balanced Budget Act -- State of California (Legislative Constitutional Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Should the state Constitution be amended to require that the state adopt a balanced budget and provide for mid-year adjustments if the budget falls out of balance? Should the Constitution also include state budget reserve requirements and limits on future borrowing to finance budget deficits?

Measures

Measure 2. Regional Traffic Relief Plan -- County of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Solano (Regional Measure - Majority Vote)
Shall voters authorize a Regional Traffic Relief Plan that does the following:

1. Directs revenues generated through the collection of bridge tolls to provide the following projects:
   
   
   
   1. Expand and extend BART.
      
   2. New transbay commuter rail crossing south of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
      
   3. Comprehensive Regional Express bus network.
      
   4. New expanded ferry service.
      
   
   
2. Better connections between BART, buses, ferries, and rail.
   

3. Approves a one dollar ($1) toll increase effective July 1, 2004, on all toll bridges in the bay area, except the Golden Gate Bridge?