“ Yes on 32: Cut the Money Tie between Special Interests and
Politicians
Politicians take millions in campaign contributions from
corporations and government unions and then vote the way those
special interests tell them. Politicians end up working for special
interests, not voters.
The result: massive budget deficits and abuses like lavish pensions
and bad teachers we can’t fire.
Prop. 32 prohibits both corporate and union special interest
contributions to politicians. NO EXEMPTIONS. NO
LOOPHOLES. Individual Californians can contribute, not
special interests!
Voters Beware:
Special interests have spent tens of millions of dollars to
prevent Prop. 32 from cutting the money tie between them and
politicians. They’ll say anything to protect the status quo.
They’ve invented a false, bogus, red-herring argument:
They claim Prop. 32 has a loophole to benefit the wealthy
and corporations to fund independent PACs. The fact is both
unions and corporations fund independent political committees
protected by the Constitution that cannot be banned.
“Prop. 32 ends corporate and union contributions to
California politicians. Period. No exceptions. It goes as far as
the U.S. Constitution allows to end special interest influence
in state government. I urge you to vote Yes on Prop. 32.”
—Retired California Supreme Court Justice John Arguelles
YES ON 32: THREE SIMPLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD
REFORMS
• Bans corporate and union contributions to politicians
• Stops contractors from giving to politicians who approve
their contracts
• Makes political contributions voluntary and prohibits money
for political purposes from being deducted from employees’
paychecks
CUTS THE MONEY TIE BETWEEN SPECIAL
INTERESTS AND POLITICIANS
Politicians hold big-ticket, lavish fundraisers at country clubs,
wine tastings and cigar smokers. Fat-cat lobbyists attend these
fundraisers and hand over tens of millions of dollars in campaign
contributions. Most happen when hundreds of bills are up for
votes, allowing politicians and special interests to trade favors:
• Giving multi-million dollar tax loopholes to big developers,
wealthy movie producers and out-of-state corporations
• Exempting contributors from the state’s environmental rules
• Handing out sweetheart pension deals for government
workers
• Protecting funding for wasteful programs like the high-speed
train to nowhere, even as they are cutting funds for schools
and law enforcement while proposing higher taxes
STOPS SPECIAL INTERESTS FROM TAKING
POLITICAL DEDUCTIONS FROM EMPLOYEE
PAYCHECKS TO GUARANTEE EVERY DOLLAR GIVEN
FOR POLITICS IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY
The Supreme Court recently said the political fundraising
practices of a large California union were “indefensible”. (Knox vs.
SEIU)
Prop. 32 will ensure that California workers have the right to
decide how to spend the money they earn. They shouldn’t be
coerced to contribute to politicians or causes they disagree with.
STOPS CONTRACTORS FROM CONTRIBUTING TO
POLITICIANS WHO APPROVE THEIR CONTRACTS
Today, it is legal for politicians to give contracts to political
donors, shutting out small businesses in the process. Prop. 32
will end this special treatment and the waste it causes, like a
$95 million state computer system that didn’t work. (CNET,
June 12, 2002)
All of this Special Interest corruption will continue without
your vote. Yes on 32!
www.stopspecialinterestmoney.org
GLORIA ROMERO, State Director
Democrats for Education Reform
GABRIELLA HOLT, President
Citizens for California Reform
JOHN KABATECK, Executive Director
National Federation of Independent Business—California ”

“ SPECIAL INTERESTS ARE NOT TELLING YOU THE TRUTH. They say they oppose Prop. 32 for WHAT IT DOESN’T DO. But they’re trying to stop it for WHAT IT DOES. The fact is, Prop. 32 goes as far as the Supreme Court allows: It stops both corporations and unions from giving money to politicians. No exemptions. No loopholes. YES ON 32: THREE SIMPLE REFORMS: • For the 2010 elections, corporations and unions gave state politicians $48 million. If Prop. 32 had been in place, that $48 million never could have been given to candidates. • Never again will contractors give money to politicians who approve their contracts. • No more will corporations or unions take money from workers’ paychecks to spend on politics. Under Prop. 32, every employer and union will have to ask permission, and every worker can say no. Big-money special interests are spending millions to stop Prop. 32. They refuse to lose their power over Sacramento. Just one example: When the LA school district couldn’t move quickly to fire a teacher for sexually abusing his students, it asked lawmakers to pass a law making it easier. But the state’s largest teachers union—which gave $1 million to politicians over two years— called in its army of lobbyists. They killed the reform. LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called it “cynical political manipulation.” To the San Francisco Chronicle it was “sickening.” Business as usual hurts real Californians. Take the big money out of politicians’ hands. YES ON 32. MARIAN BERGESON Former California Secretary of Education JON COUPAL, President Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association HON. JOHN ARGUELLES California Supreme Court Justice (Retired) ”

“ The League of Women Voters of California, California
Common Cause and the California Clean Money Campaign all
oppose Proposition 32.
That’s because Proposition 32 is not what it seems. Prop. 32
promises “political reform” but is really designed by special
interests to help themselves and harm their opponents. That’s why
we urge a No vote.
WILL NOT TAKE MONEY OUT OF POLITICS
• Business Super PACs and independent expenditure
committees are EXEMPT from Prop. 32’s controls. These
organizations work to elect or defeat candidates and ballot
measures but aren’t subject to the same contribution
restrictions and transparency requirements for campaigns
themselves.
• A recent Supreme Court decision allows these groups to
spend unlimited amounts of money. Prop. 32 does nothing
to deal with that.
• If Prop. 32 passes, Super PACs, including committees backed
by corporate special interests, will become the major way
campaigns are funded. These groups have already spent
more than $95,000,000 in California elections since 2004.
Our televisions will be flooded with even more negative
advertisements.
NOT REAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
Real campaign reform treats everyone equally, with no special
exemptions for anyone. Proposition 32 was intentionally written
to exempt thousands of big businesses like Wall Street investment
firms, hedge funds, developers, and insurance companies. Over
1000 of the companies exempted by this measure are listed as
Major Donors by the California Secretary of State. They have
contributed more than $10,000,000 to political campaigns, just
since 2009.
UNBALANCED AND UNFAIR
This measure says it prohibits unions from using payrolldeducted funds for political purposes. It says it also applies to
corporations, so it sounds balanced. But 99% of California
corporations don’t use payroll deductions for political giving; they
would still be allowed to use their profits to influence elections.
That’s not fair or balanced.
Just take a look at the official summary. You can see the
imbalance from this line: “Other political expenditures remain
unrestricted, including corporate expenditures from available
resources not limited by payroll deduction prohibition.”
LOOK WHO’S BEHIND IT
Many top contributors to Proposition 32 are former insurance
company executives, Wall Street executives, developers, and big
money donors to causes which benefit from Prop. 32’s special
exemptions.
Sacramento has too much partisan bickering and gridlock.
The money spent on political campaigns has caused all of us
to mistrust the political campaign system. The sponsors of
Proposition 32 are trying to use our anger and mistrust to change
the rules for their own benefit.
PROPOSITION 32 WILL MAKE THINGS WORSE
Some say “this is unbalanced but it’s a step forward.” Here’s the
problem with that. Restricting unions and their workers while not
stopping corporate special interests will result in a political system
that favors corporate special interests over everyone else. If you
don’t want special interests in control of air and water safety and
consumer protections, vote NO on Prop. 32.
Go to http://www.VoteNoOn32.com and see for yourself
why Proposition 32 is not what it seems and will hurt average
Californians. Vote NO on Proposition 32.
JENNIFER A. WAGGONER, President
League of Women Voters of California
DEREK CRESSMAN, Regional Director
California Common Cause
DAN STANFORD, Former Chairperson
California Fair Political Practices Commission ”

“ Before you vote on Prop. 32, answer two questions: Would billionaires pay to place this on the ballot unless they were getting exemptions? When’s the last time a proposition backed by special interests in California didn’t contain loopholes or exemptions? There’s always a catch, and Prop. 32 is no different. Real estate developers, insurance companies and billionaire venture capitalists are just three groups EXEMPT from provisions of Prop. 32, while a union will no longer be able to contribute to candidates. In addition, huge corporate special interests can continue to spend unlimited money on politics. Prop. 32 supporters claim workers are forced to contribute to politics or causes they disagree with. They aren’t. Current law protects workers from being forced to join a union or paying fees to unions for politics. What’s really going on? • Major contributors to Prop. 32 are former Wall Street investors, insurance company executives and hedge fund managers—they’re EXEMPT from provisions of Prop. 32. Ask yourself why. • Other Prop. 32 funders own development companies that have sought exemptions from laws that protect our environment and neighborhoods. Prop. 32 EXEMPTS those companies too. Ask yourself why. • Business Super PACs and independent expenditure committees are EXEMPT from Prop. 32’s provisions. • Prop. 32 adds to the massive state bureaucracy, and costs Californians over a MILLION DOLLARS for phony reform. The League of Women Voters opposes Prop. 32. It’s a thinly disguised attempt to fool voters into thinking it’ll improve Sacramento’s mess. In fact, it’ll make things worse. JO SEIDITA, Chair California Clean Money Campaign JOHN BURTON, Chair California Democratic Party ROBBIE HUNTER, Executive Secretary Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council ”