Taxpayer group calls for state’s ballot-tracking system to aid voter roll clean-up The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association today provided testimony to the Assembly Committee on Elections in opposition to Senate Bill 29 (Umberg), which would extend the emergency expansion of universal mail-in balloting until January 1, 2022. “While we appreciate the concerns over safety during […]
As you know, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association opposed Proposition 19, “The Home Protection for Seniors, Severely Disabled, Families, and Victims of Wildfire or Natural Disasters Act of 2020,” because it took away the right for parents and grandparents to pass family homes and other property to the next generation without an increase in property […]
We thought you’d like to know about this agenda item for the State Board of Equalization’s meeting on Thursday and Friday, January 14-15. The board will hear a presentation on questions and issues related to Proposition 19, “The Home Protection for Seniors, Severely Disabled, Families, and Victims of Wildfire or Natural Disasters Act of 2020,” […]
(The Home Protection for Seniors, Severely Disabled, Families, and Victims of Wildfire or Natural Disasters Act) We at HJTA are saddened to report that Proposition 19 has passed. Although this measure will expand “portability” of property tax base-year value, allowing homeowners over age 55 more opportunities to move to a replacement home while keeping their […]
Last night, the Associated Press reported that California voters have narrowly approved Proposition 19. Some voters may not have been aware that this measure repeals Proposition 58, the 1986 constitutional amendment that families have relied upon to protect their property from reassessment and higher taxes when it is transferred between parents and children. Prop. 19 […]
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association announced today that it will launch its extensive statewide radio campaign against Proposition 15 beginning on Monday. The ads will run in every major media market in California through election day. HJTA’s ad campaign will help to ensure that voters are aware of the serious threat that Proposition 15 poses […]
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association issued the following statement in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s endorsement of Proposition 15: “Today, Governor Gavin Newsom endorsed increased poverty, lost jobs and devastation for California businesses by announcing his support for the largest property tax increase in California history. Proposition 15 targets businesses at the same time they […]
Is your city, county or school district using tax dollars campaigning to raise your taxes? That’s illegal, and we want to stop it. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is committed to enforcing laws that protect public resources from being misused for political campaigning. Local agencies are allowed to provide impartial “informational” materials about ballot measures […]
AWARD TO BE SHARED WITH HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYERS FOUNDATION Today, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association announced that the Fair Political Practices Commission imposed one of the largest fines ever levied by the agency against Los Angeles County for using taxpayer money to fund political ads touting Measure H, a sales tax increase on the ballot in […]
Lower court found ballot title “misleading” but failed to take corrective action The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association today filed a writ of mandate directly to the California Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District seeking reversal of a trial court decision handed down on Tuesday that failed to correct false and misleading ballot material […]
