Anti Union Measure in Chula Vista Fails to Make the Ballot

Earlier in the year I posted a blog entry about the Associated Builders and Contractor's (ABC) attempt to put an anti project labor agreement measure on the November ballot in Chula Vista. Well, the failed to get the "Open Competition and Anti-Discrimination Ordinance" (This ballot title is really deceiving. I read more special rights for the entitled top one percent)

San Diego Politico reported that Donna Norris, Chula Vista's interim city clerk, informed the proponents that they failed to submit enough signatures to qualify for the election. They submitted 7,092 signatures that were obtained legally. This is less than 9,062 needed to qualify.

Below is a press release by the California State Building Trades Council that summarizes the death of the measure in the court.

"A California Court of Appeal has denied a petition by supporters of an anti-union ballot measure in Chula Vista to place it on the November ballot. The denial means the measure WILL NOT appear on the ballot, barring some further action by the Supreme Court.

The measure was aimed at helping non-union contractors snatch contracts on publicly funded projects. The state Elections Code requires notice of a petition drive to be published in a local paper, and an affidavit of publication filed with elections officials within 10 days. The proponents of this measure filed their affidavit more than two months late, in violation of the law. The city clerk then properly rejected the petitions."

The just because they are not organized does mean they will give up. They are persistent. There are two city council candidates that they are backing for the November elections. If they can not trick the voters, then they can get their friends do their bidding.