A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects legislation that: * Provides for individual and dependent health care coverage for employees, as specified, working for large and medium employers; * Requires that employers pay at least 80% of coverage cost; maximum 20% employee contribution; * Requires employers to pay for health coverage or pay fee to medical insurance board that purchases primarily private health coverage; * Applies to employers with 200 or more employees beginning 1/1/06; * Applies to employers with 50 to 199 employees beginning 1/1/07. Applies to employers with 20 to 49 employees if tax credit enacted.
Source for Popular Vote data: California Secretary of State. Statement of Vote 2004 General Election November 2, 2004, California Secretary of State (http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_general/formatted_ballot_measures_detail.pdf) (accessed 25 Feb 2007)