2014 California Proposition 41

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Proposition 41, also known as Prop 41 and Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond, was a California ballot proposition intended to approve California to give $600 million in bonds for housing for veterans and families of veterans and to use money from the state's General Fund to pay off any debt from the bonds. [1] [2] [3] The proposition classified "low-income" as "those who earn less than 80 percent of average family income, as adjusted by family size and county." It was on the ballot as a bond issue and passed in the June 2014 California elections. [4] [5] Opponents of the proposition included the Green Party of California, [6] California Tea Party Groups [7] and the California Federation of Republican Women. [8] Supporters of the proposition included Governor Jerry Brown, Mark Wyland, Marty Block, the California Democratic Party and the California Republican Party. [4]

Result

ResultVotesPercentage
Yes2,708,93365.39
No1,434,06034.61 [4]

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References

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