Summary of Representative Ballot Measures

Nielsen Merksamer has represented 327 ballot measure committees during the last 32 years.

2012

Tobacco Tax/California
Travel Tax/San Mateo County
Redistricting/California
County Services/San Mateo County
Beverage Taxes/City of Richmond
Beverage Taxes/City of El Monte
Land Development/Napa County

2010-2011

Open Primary/California
Voting on Municipilizing Power/California
Insurance Rate Change/California
Development Approval/Pleasanton
Reapportionment Commission/California
Vehicle fee for Parks/California
Protect Locals’ Revenue/California
Reverse a Sales tax Change/California
Budget & Taxes Vote/California
Definition of Fee vs. Tax/California
Mello-Roos Tax/Santa Clara Unified
Billboard Tax/West Hollywood

2008-2009

Education Funding/California
Housing and Parks/Santa Clara
Development Referendum/Rocklin
Eminent Domain/California
Napa Redevelopment/Napa
School Parcel Tax/San Francisco
Hunters Point Initiative/San Francisco
Home Depot/Thousand Oaks
Humane Farms/California
Energy/California
Reapportionment Commission/California
Beverly Hilton Hotel Referendum/Beverly Hills
School Unification/Pleasant Valley
Energy Municipalization/San Francisco
Open Space/City of Moraga
Open Space/Redwood City
Budget Reform/California
School Funding/California
Lottery Act Amendment/California
Tobacco Tax Amendment/California
Mental Health Revenue Amendment/California
No Raises in Deficit Years/California
Development Approval/Mendocino County
Neiman Marcus Approval/Walnut Creek


2006-2007

Reiner First 5/California
Transportation Bond/California
Education Bond/California
Water Bond/California
Tobacco Tax/California
Oil Severance Tax/California
School Parcel Tax/California
Public Funding of Campaign/California
Eminent Domain/California
SMUD Annexation/Sacramento, Placer and Yolo
Open Space/Albany
Signs/Parking Initiative/Santa Ana
Growth/Newport Beach
Development/Pacifica
Developer Referendum/Cupertino
Development/Freemont
Bay Meadows/City of San Mateo


2004-2005

Shakedown Lawsuits/California
Local Government Revenue Protection/California
Phone Tax for Medical Services/California
Indian Gaming/California
Racetrack/Card Club Gaming/California
Stem Cell Research/California
Higher Education Bonds/ California
Lower Vote on State Budget/California
No on M/San Francisco
Yes on AA (BART)
No on Measures A, B & C/ Glendale
No on Proposition B/ San Diego County
6 Other Local Measures


2002-2003

Voting Machines/California
Transportation Tax/California
Term Limits/California
Higher Education Bonds/ California
After School Funding/California
Election Day Registration/ California
Infrastructure Funding/California
13 Local Measures


2000-2001

Gang Violence/California
Campaign Reform/California
2 School Bonds Vote %/ California
Bad Faith Insurance/California
State Contracting/California
Pebble Beach Resort/Monterey
Rural Heritage/Sonoma
Hospital Initiative/Ventura County
Living Wage/Santa Monica
9 San Francisco Measures
8 Other Local Measures


1998-1999

State Contracting/California
Utility Regulation/California
School Bonds/California
Indian Gaming/California
Class Size Reduction/California
Transportation Funding/California
Padres' Stadium/San Diego
Charter Amendment/City of Alameda


1996-1997

Securities Lawsuits/California
Health Care-HMOs/California
Income Tax Increase/California
Attorneys Fees/California
School Bonds/California
Safe Bridges/California
49ers Stadium/San Francisco
3 San Francisco Measures
Charter Commission/Los Angeles
Hospital Merger/ Contra Costa County
Hospital Referendum/ Ventura County
Land Use Initiative/Napa County
Junkyard Referendum/ City of San Jose


1994-1995

Single Payer Health System/California
4% Gas Tax/California
Smoking Restrictions/California
Higher Education Bonds/California
K-12 School Bonds/California
Steinhart Aquarium/San Francisco
Downtown MUNI Tax/ San Francisco
FAIR Share/City of Petaluma
LEGO Development/ City of Carlsbad


1992-1993

Basic Health Care /California
Job-Terminator Tax /California
Welfare-Budget Reform /California
University Bonds/California
Cardrooms/Colma and Santa Clara


1990-1991

Transportation Bonds/California
Crime Victim Initiative/California
Redistricting/California
Anti-Business (Big Green) Initiative/California
Forests Forever Initiative/California
CAREFUL Initiative/California
Right to Vote/California
Prison Labor/California
Anti-Growth Initiative/ City of Burbank
Waterfront Development/ San Francisco
Mission Bay Development/ San Francisco


1988-1989

K-12 Guaranteed Funding/California
Tobacco Tax/California
Insurance Initiatives/California
Transportation Bonds/California
K-12 School Bonds/California
Regional Transit/Bay Area Counties
Mobile Home Rent Control/Lancaster
San Francisco Ballpark/ San Francisco


1986-1987

Tort Reform/California
School Bonds/California
No on Aids Testing/California
Toxics/California
Sales Tax/Alameda County


1979-1985

State School Building Bonds/California
Campaign Reform/California
Rent Control/County of Los Angeles
Abolish Inheritance Tax/California
Jarvis-Income Tax/California
Victims Bill of Rights/California
Peripheral Canal/California
Bottle Bill/California
Offshore Oil Restrictions/ County of Santa Barbara
Anti-Growth Initiative/Walnut Creek
Property Rights Initiative/Carson
Anti-Growth Referendum/ El Segundo
Toxics/City of West Covina
Rent Control Preemption/ California
Oil Excess Profit Tax/California
Smoking Restrictions/California
Gann Spending Limit/California


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