Why is Measure T timely and necessary?
A. Unless we pass Measure T, large outside corporations will continue to target our community and attempt to use the electoral process to manipulate Humboldt County laws and elected officials. In 1999 Wal-Mart corporation spent $235,000 to try to change Eureka’s zoning laws by ballot initiative and in 2003 Maxxam corporation spent over $300,000 to try to recall the Humboldt County District Attorney. These two campaigns were the most costly campaigns in Humboldt history. These campaigns are harmful to our community because they undermine citizen’s confidence in the electoral system. See the Humboldt Voter Survey for more information about how Humboldt residents think corporate involvement in elections makes political corruption more likely.
