CANDIDATES *
Gary Johnson for U.S. President **
Gail Lightfoot for U.S. Senate
Mike Benoit for the 50th Congressional District
SAN DIEGO COUNTY PROPOSITIONS
YES on Proposition A - City of San Diego Fair & Open Competition Ordinance. Amends Municipal Code
YES on Proposition B - City of San Diego Comprehensive Pension Reform Initiative. Amends City Charter
NO POSITION on Proposition C - City of Chula Vista Charter Amendment. Limit Authority, Compensation and Establish Term Limits for Elected City Attorney. Establish Office of Legislative Counsel
NO POSITION on Proposition D - City of El Cajon Charter Adoption. Change from General Law to Charter City
NO POSITION on Propostion E - City of Oceanside. Vacancy Decontrol
NO POSITION on Proposition F - City of Oceanside Charter Amendment. Numbered Council Seats
NO on Proposition G - Mt. Empire Unified School District $30.8 million School Bond Measure
NO on Proposition H - Alpine Union School District $12 million School Bond Measure
STATE PROPOSITIONS
NO on Proposition 28 - Limits on Legislator's Terms in Office. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
NO on Proposition 29 - Imposes Additional Tax on Cigarettes for Cancer Research. Initiative Statute
* This is the first "top two" election which is a result of Proposition 14 which voters previously approved. It is very important that members and registered libertarians vote in the primary so that our candidates have a chance to advance to the general election in November
** Gary Johnson and Jim Gray were already nominated at the Libertarian Party National Convention on May 5, 2012. However, the ballot still indicates choices for President. Please vote for our nominee Gary Johnson, even though it is a non-binding vote
Mike Benoit district
Proposition E
After a spirited debate about proposition E, we decided not to take a position on proposition E. Longtime libertarians might be wondering why. Ideologically, we should be against any proposal to enact new rent controls. In our opinion, the root cause for the need of rent control is the distortion of the real estate market that is caused by terrible government policies. Current land use policies make it difficult to develop new housing or mobile/manufactured home lots. It's just one bad policy on top of many other bad policies. We can certainly understand why a lot of libertarians would choose to vote yes on proposition E. On other other hand, we can also understand why some would choose to vote no. The fear is that prop E isn't the best way to end rent control. We encourage all voters to read this proposition carefully and vote their conscience.