A coalition of local government, transportation, business, public safety, labor and public transit leaders announced they are submitting more than one million signatures to county elections offices throughout the state to qualify the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010 for the November 2010 ballot.  The measure would close loopholes to prevent the state from taking, diverting or borrowing local government, transportation and public transit funds.

In addition to the California Transit Association, sponsors of the measure include the League of California Cities and the California Alliance for Jobs.

By submitting 1.1 million signatures, the coalition is all but assured of having the required 694,354 valid signatures to qualify a constitutional amendment for the statewide ballot.  Counties will now begin the process of validating the signatures, and each county will turn in its results to the Secretary of State as soon as they have finished.  The deadline for the Secreaty of State to certify measures for the November ballot is June 24.

If passed, the measure would:

Click here to read the full press release issued by the campaign.

For more information on the initiative, including a full list of members of the coalition in support, visit www.savelocalservices.com.