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Federal attempts to influence the outcome of the June 1976 California nuclear referendum
United States. General Accounting Office
Published
1978
by General Accounting Office in Washington
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | by the Comptroller General of the United States. |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Pagination | vi, 37 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 37 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL17647015M |
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In the state's June primary, California Gov. Jerry Brown beat him by a 3- to-1 ratio. No matter -- Carter had locked up enough states to withstand California's snub. Our History It was November when the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco first opened its rented office in the back of the old Merchants National Bank. The Federal Reserve Act of called for the establishment of 12 Federal Reserve Banks throughout the nation in order to create a more stable and secure financial system.
Jerry Brown, at age 79 the nation’s old governor, will be term-limited out of office. Dianne Feinstein, at age 84 the nation’s oldest U.S. senator, finds herself with at least one notable. [11] California had the same experience in connection with a referendum measure which would have required legislative approval of nuclear generating plant sites. Two hundred and three corporations contributed approximately $2,, in opposition to the amendment, which was defeated.
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Federal Attempts To Influence The Outcome Of The June California Nuclear Referendum A GAO review of information activities of the former Energy Research and Development Administration before a June California referendum on nuclear power showed that: -The agency significantly increased cer.
Attempts to restrict or prohibit construction of new nuclear powerplants through public referenda were on several State ballots during The first referendum, the California Nuclear Safeguards Initiative, Proposit was voted on and defeated by California citizens by a 2 to 1 vote on June 8, A review was conducted of information activities of the former Energy Research and.
Get this from a library. Federal attempts to influence the outcome of the June California nuclear referendum: report to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
[United States. General Accounting Office.]. The United States presidential election in California refers to how California participated in the United States presidential election. California narrowly voted for the Republican incumbent, Gerald Ford, over the Democratic challenger, Jimmy Carter.
California Proposition 15 was on the June 8, statewide ballot in California as an initiated state statute, where it was defeated. Text of measure Ballot summary. The following was the ballot summary for Proposition “. California ballot propositions.
From Ballotpedia. Prohibit new nuclear power plant construction, limit operation of existing nuclear power plants November 2. Type Title Subject PDF of the June 8, ballot proposition voter guide; PDF of the November 2, ballot proposition voter guide.
The United States Senate election in California took place on November 2, Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Tunney ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Republican Sam Hayakawa.
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions that release nuclear energy to generate heat, which most frequently is then used in steam turbines to produce electricity in a nuclear power r power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions.
Presently, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced by nuclear fission of uranium. To start, we need to correct a term used in the question (please see Initiative, Referendum and Recall).
* A referendum is a measure that appears on a ballot generally as a result of legislative action. * An initiative is a statute or constitution. California Proposition (also known as the Save Our State (SOS) initiative) was a ballot initiative to establish a state-run citizenship screening system and prohibit undocumented immigrants from using non-emergency health care, public education, and other services in the State of passed the proposed law at a referendum on November 8, The recall, referendum, and the initiative process.
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While the people’s ability to exercise the initiative or referendum powers over local legislative acts is quite broad, it is not so broad as to extend beyond the legislative authority of a city council. In fact, experience at the state level suggests that voter choice actually is increased by term limits.
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Yet in few states does the initiative and referendum process play such an important role in the discussion and ultimate determination of public policy as in California. In fact, in the 13 statewide elections since June ofCalifornians have voted on 38 initiatives and referendums, 38 bond issues, and 76 constitutional amendments.
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Even with the help of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) predecessor, the AEC, PG&E was finally forced after 3 years of federal in-fighting to rebuild seismic bracing in In attempts to stop a seismic retrofit, PG&E even coined the Tao Effect which said that the bigger the structure, the less damage a quake would have.
California Referendum The Big Lie and the Big Dollar are at work again in California. Both have greased two referendums onto the March ballot that would further the ongoing corporate drive to destroy those laws of America that protect your safety and your savings. Just over a century ago in California, the initiative process was proposed by Progressives, the labor movement, and others as a means of addressing a Legislature which was perceived to be under the control of the Southern Pacific railroad and other special interests.
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American national election study, Pre-election wave, Septem November 1,post-election waveAuthor: Warren E Miller.TESTIMONY (PRESENTED 10 DECEMBER ) ON THE CALIFORNIA NUCLEAR INITIATIVE THEODORE B. TAYLOR Independent Consultant, International Research and Technology Corporation, Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VAU.S.A.
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