ACA 13 (Ward), a proposed state constitutional amendment, which will significantly weaken California citizens’ ability to use the statewide initiative process by imposing a higher vote requirement to pass citizen-led initiatives, making it much easier to pass property taxes.
If you are currently a homeowner or hope to be one someday it would be in your best interest to oppose ACA 13 because it seeks to undermine Prop 13, which will lead to higher property taxes and make housing much less affordable. Call your Senator and leave them a message stating your opposition.
ACA 13 will undermine the voice and power of California’s voters. This legislation would change the constitution to make it harder for voters to pass citizen-led initiatives such as Prop 13, Prop 218, and Prop 26. This attack on Prop 13 is in direct response to special interest greed which will result in more taxes being passed on to homeowners.
What's worse is ACA 13 ONLY applies to CITIZEN-LED initiatives, not those put on the ballot by the Legislature.  It takes power away from the people not the government.
ACA 13 will further keep working families from being able to purchase a home by making it easier to increase property taxes. On August 15, KTLA TV reported that California’s housing affordability “hit a 16-year low in the second quarter of 2023.” Increasing property taxes will make it even more difficult for first-time buyers to make the leap from renting to home-ownership. California’s growing diverse population continues to face up-hill battles in buying a home and growing family savings, which is THE fundamental step needed to close the state’s wealth gap.
It could make buying and owning a home even more expensive by eroding Proposition 13 protections. ACA 13 seeks to undo protections enacted by Proposition 13, which established a 2/3 vote requirement for local governments to increase various taxes on homeowners. The passage of ACA 13 will only make it more difficult for homeowners to protect their homes from unfair taxation.
PLEASE CALL YOUR SENATOR TODAY TO OPPOSE ACA 13
