SAN FRANCISCO — California Supreme Court justices engaged in lively debate Tuesday on whether the state Legislature can use the ballot to conduct a de facto opinion poll of voters.
The case centers on Proposition 49—an advisory ballot measure that would ask voters whether they support overturning the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark campaign-finance decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The initiative has become a hot-button issue for Californians despite the fact that it has little practical impact.
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