mental health programs under the terms of CaliforniaProposition 63 2004Proposition 63 , also known as the California Mental Health Services Act Mental Health Services Act . For two years that revenue ...ElectionsCA Proposition 1E was a defeated CaliforniaCalifornia ballot proposition ballot proposition that appeared on the May 19, 2009 California state special elections, 2009 special election ballot. The measure was legislative referral legislatively referred by the California State Legislature State Legislature . If passed Proposition 1E would have authorized a one time reallocation of income tax ... pdf guide text of proposed law.pdf Text of Proposition 1E CA2009elections Category California ballot ... passed the 2008 2009 California budget crisis 2008 2009 state budget during a special session, months ... ordered a special election with various budget reform ballot propositions, among them Proposition 1E. ref cite web url http www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov analysis prop1a.htm title Proposition 1A Analysis Voter Information Guide 2009 publisher California Secretary of State accessdate 2009 05 08 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref The proposition was part of Senate Bill 10 Third Extraordinary Session , which was authored by Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny Denise Ducheny , a California Democratic ...?bill number sbx3 10&sess CUR&house B&author ducheny title Bill Documents SBX3 10 publisher California Office of the Legislative Counsel accessdate 2009 07 14 ref The bill passed in the California State Senate State Senate by a vote of 36 to 2 and in the California State Assembly State Assembly by a vote of 76 to 4. ref name SBX3 10 Proposal Proposition 1E would have authorized a fund shift of approximately ... web url http www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov analysis prop1e.htm title Proposition 1E Analysis Voter Information Guide 2009 publisher California Secretary of State accessdate 2009 07 14 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref The earmarked Proposition 63 revenue that would be diverted comes from a 1 ... more details
ElectionsAZ Proposition 200 , an Arizona state initiative passed in November 2004 with 56 of the vote, requires individuals to produce proof of citizenship before they may register to vote or apply for public benefits in Arizona. The proposition also makes it a misdemeanor for public officials to fail to report persons unable to produce documentation of citizenship who apply for these benefits, and allows citizens who believe that public officials have given undocumented persons benefits to sue for remedies. Authors of the ballot measure, the Protect Arizona Now committee, wrote it because of a serious ... called it nativism politics anti immigrant , and considered it to be reminiscent of California s 1994 Proposition 187 . Proponents Despite a huge effort by political leadership on both sides of the aisle to defeat it, the electorate passed Proposition 200 with 56 percent of voters voting in the affirmative ... latimes anti immigration.htm Two separate, rival groups supported Proposition 200 Prop 200 s sponsor ... Citizens Councils of the 1950s, from which she had resigned. Campaign On July 5, 2004, Protect Arizona ... , was formed to block Proposition 200, claiming the initiative is racist and will target Latino civil ... ELECTION 2004 pages results states AZ I 01 epolls.0.html Arizona Prop. 200 Exit Poll , CNN, 2004 ... to which, given the Attorney General s finding, the new law will not apply. Proposition 200 s sponsor ... to Proposition 200 are still pending. Yes on 200 filed a post election lawsuit, initially ... 23, 2004, the federal appeals court in Tucson, Arizona had removed an earlier restraining order ... America NOW , to support similar initiatives in other states. Identification at the polls Proposition ... of the proposition remained unclear. Opponents challenged the constitutionality of such a requirement ... of Stay , 549 U. S. 1 October 20, 2006 U.S. Supreme Court ref The proposition was held by a 3 ... 2004 in law Category Arizona ballot measures 200 Category Arizona ballot measures, 2004 ... more details
title sum.htm Summary from the Secretary of State CA2008elections DEFAULTSORT CaliforniaProposition ...ElectionsCA Proposition 1A or the Safe, Reliable High Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century is a law that was approved by California voters in the California state elections, November 2008 November, 2008 state elections . It was a California ballot proposition ballot proposition and bond measure , that allocated funds for the California High Speed Rail California High Speed Rail Authority . It now forms Chapter 20 of the Streets and Highways Code . Background The proposition was put before voters by the State Legislature. It was originally to appear on the California state elections, 20042004 state election ballot, but was delayed to the California state elections, 2006 2006 state election due to budget concerns raised at the time by Governor of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ... in the 2006 07 budget for the California High Speed Rail Authority, enough for it to begin some preliminary ... 2008 09 11 publisher BayRail Alliance ref The proposition was delayed again from 2006 to 2008 to avoid competition with the huge infrastructure bond, Proposition 1B, which passed in 2006. The original proposition would have appeared in the 2008 general election as Proposition 1, but the State Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 3034 which replaced that measure with an updated proposal called Proposition ... title Assembly Bill 3034 date 2008 04 09 accessdate 2008 09 11 publisher California State Legislature ref . Provisions The law allocates 9.95 billion to the California High Speed Rail Authority ... Image CA2008Prop1A.svg right 250px Referendum title Proposition 1A ref cite web url http www.sos.ca.gov ... PDF publisher California Secretary of State date 2008 12 13 ref yes 6,680,485 yespct 52.62 no 6,015,944 ... turnoutpct 79.42 See also California High Speed Rail California state elections, November 2008 California ... California High Speed Rail Authority official website http www.hsrlandimpacts.org ... more details
budget provisions adopted by a vote of the people in CaliforniaProposition 58 2004Proposition 58 . ref name analysis cite web url http www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov analysis prop1c.htm title Proposition 1C Analysis Voter Information Guide 2009 publisher California Secretary of State accessdate ...ElectionsCA Proposition 1C was a defeated CaliforniaCalifornia ballot proposition ballot proposition that appeared on the May 19, 2009 California state special elections, 2009 special election ballot ... law.pdf Text of Proposition 1C CA2009elections Category California ballot propositions, 2009 ... made significant changes to the operation of the California State Lottery State Lottery . Background In February 2009, the California State Legislature State Legislature narrowly passed the 2008 2009 California budget crisis 2008 2009 state budget during a special session, months after it was due. As part ... with various budget reform ballot propositions, among them Proposition 1C. ref cite web url http www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov analysis prop1a.htm title Proposition 1A Analysis Voter Information Guide 2009 publisher California Secretary of State accessdate 2009 05 08 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref The proposition was part of Assembly Bill 12 Third Extraordinary Session , which was authored by Assemblywoman Noreen Evans , a California Democratic Party Democrat from Santa Rosa, California ... abx3 12&sess 0910 title Bill Documents ABX3 12 publisher California Office of the Legislative Counsel accessdate 2009 07 14 ref The bill passed in the California State Assembly State Assembly by a vote of 70 to 8 and in the California State Senate State Senate by a vote of 30 to 8. ref name ABX3 12 Proposal Proposition 1C would have authorized borrowing against future State Lottery proceeds as a way ... File 2009 CA special 1A.svg thumb right 250px Electoral results by county Referendum title Proposition ... of Vote May 19, 2009, Statewide Special Election publisher California Secretary of State format ... more details
ElectionsCA CaliforniaProposition 90 was a 2006 ballot initiative in the state of California , United States . Passing of the initiative would have made two changes to California law Eminent domain could not be used by government except to provide facilities for public use, to abate specific public nuisances, and to act in a declared state of emergency. This was a reaction to the Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court s decision in Kelo v. City of New London . Government would be required to reimburse property owners whose property value is decreased as a result of any government regulation or action. The measure was defeated by a vote of 47.6 in favor and 52.4 opposed. ref California Secretary of State http www.sos.ca.gov elections sov 2006 general contents.htm 2006 Election returns ref In the California state elections, June 2008 June 2008 election the more narrowly defined California Propositions 98 and 99 2008 Proposition 99 was passed. The initiative was similar to the controversial Oregon Ballot Measure 37 2004 . References div class references small references div External links http ca.lwv.org lwvc edfund elections 2006nov id prop90.html League of Women Voters of California Education Fund In Depth Nonpartisan Analysis of Proposition 90 DEFAULTSORT 90 Category California ballot propositions, 2006 Category Eminent domain US law stub ... more details
ElectionsCA Proposition 74 2005 was a California ballot proposition ballot proposition in the California special election, 2005 2005 California special election that intended to extend probationary periods ... of 2004, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sponsored a bill to amend the California ... Proposition 74. ref name job security Prop 74 was one of four propositions the other three were CaliforniaProposition 73 2005 73 , CaliforniaProposition 75 2005 75 , and CaliforniaProposition 76 ... and Rebuttals Proposition 74 year 2005 work Official Voter Information Guide publisher California Secretary of State accessdate 2009 06 26 ref Opposition California s two teachers unions, the California Teachers Association and California Federation of Teachers , as well as state superintendent of education ... Result On November 8, 2005, California voters soundly rejected the proposition, with 44 voting for and 55 ... Proposition 74 Teacher Tenure, Institute of Governmental Studies Library, UC Berkeley California ... 2005 10 20 national 20tenure.html title In California, a Fierce Battle Is Joined Over Teachers ... Bonnie Garcia Republican, Cathedral City . That act laid out the conditions for Proposition ... June 6. ref name igs cite web url http igs.berkeley.edu library htTeacherTenure.html title Proposition 74 Teacher Tenure year 2005 publisher University of California, Berkeley Institute of Governmental ... Attorney General Proposition 74 Public School Teachers. Waiting Period for Permanent Status. Dismissal ... 2004 fiscal year . Modifies the process by which school board s can dismiss a permanent teaching ... was a horror story A Riverside, California Riverside teacher swore at her students, showed them R rated ... 25,000 USD to quit. They said that Proposition 74 would make it easier to fire these kinds ... that the unions presented against Proposition 74 included that its new requirements would discourage ... Category California ballot propositions, 2005 74 ... more details
ElectionsCA Proposition 209 also known as the California Civil Rights Initiative is a California ballot proposition which, upon approval in November 1996, Constitutional amendment amended the state Constitution of California constitution to prohibit state government institutions from considering Race ... to suggest a causal link between Proposition 209 and a better prepared student body. The African American graduation rate at the University of California, Berkeley increased by 6.5 percent, ref name Hadley05 Eryn Hadley 2005 , Did the Sky Really Fall? Ten Years after California s Proposition 209, BYU ... Proposition 209 and authorized the University of California and the California State University ... Exception to California s Proposition 209, 44 Santa Clara Law Review 457. Myers, Caitlin Knowles 2007 . A Cure for Discrimination? Affirmative Action and the Case of California s Proposition 209, Industrial ... employment, public contracting or public education. Modeled on the 1964 Civil Right act, the California Civil Rights Initiative CCRI , was authored by two California academics, Glynn Custred and Tom Wood. The political campaign to place CCRI on the California ballot as a constitutional amendment ... Pete Wilson , and supported and funded by the California Civil Rights Initiative Campaign, led by University of California Regents of the University of California Regent Ward Connerly . A Co Chair of the Campaign ... on Civil Rights. The initiative was opposed by affirmative action advocates and supporters. Proposition ... of the proposition. A three judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 9th Circuit Court of Appeals subsequently overturned that ruling. Proposition 209 has been the subject .... Since the passage of Proposition 209, higher graduation rates have been posted at University of California schools, ref name Lowry06 http article.nationalreview.com ?q OTY1NTc0ODAwZjM5OGIwYzY2ZjBjOTc0ZmMwN2Q2YWY ... percent, at the University of California, San Diego . ref name Lowry06 While African American graduation ... more details
ElectionsCA Proposition 1B was a defeated CaliforniaCalifornia ballot proposition ballot proposition that appeared on the May 19, 2009 California state special elections, 2009 special election ballot. The measure was legislative referral legislatively referred to the ballot by the California State Legislature .... Additionally, Proposition 1B would have only passed if CaliforniaProposition 1A 2009 Proposition ... budgets, and the amount that, under some interpretations of CaliforniaProposition 98 1988 Proposition ... been enacted if CaliforniaProposition 1A 2009 Proposition 1A had also been approved. ref name analysis cite web url http www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov analysis prop1b.htm title Proposition 1B Analysis Voter Information Guide 2009 publisher California Secretary of State accessdate 2009 05 08 Dead link ... California budget crisis 2008 2009 state budget during a special session, months after it was due ... with various budget reform ballot propositions, among them Proposition 1B. ref name analysis cite web url http www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov analysis prop1a.htm title Proposition 1A Analysis Voter Information Guide 2009 publisher California Secretary of State accessdate 2009 05 08 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref The proposition was part of Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 Third Extraordinary Session , which was authored by List of Speakers of the California State Assembly Speaker of the State Assembly Karen Bass , a California Democratic Party Democrat from Los Angeles . ref ... B&author bass title Bill Documents ACAX3 2 publisher California Office of the Legislative Counsel accessdate 2009 07 14 ref The amendment passed in the California State Assembly State Assembly by a vote of 68 to 11 and in the California State Senate State Senate by a vote of 28 to 10. ref name ACAX3 2 Proposal Proposition 1B would have mandated supplemental payments of 9.3 billion to schools and community ... by county Referendum title Proposition 1B ref cite web url http www.sos.ca.gov elections sov 2009 ... more details
ElectionsCA Proposition 8 of 1911 or Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 23 was an amendment of the Constitution of California that introduced, for the first time, the representative recall recall of public officials . This allows the governor, state senators and assemblymen, and other elected officials to be removed from office early by a public vote. It was approved by voters in a referendum held as part of a special election on 10 October. On the same day voters approved two other major political reforms, CaliforniaProposition 4 1911 Proposition 4 , which granted women the vote, and CaliforniaProposition 7 1911 Proposition 7 , which introduced the initiative and the optional referendum. Proposition 8 added Article 23 of the Constitution of California . This began Every elective public officer of the State of California may be removed from office at any time by the electors entitled to vote for a successor of such incumbent ref http www.archive.org stream documentsonstate00bear documentsonstate00bear djvu.txt Documents on the State wide Initiative, Referendum & Recall Includes full text of Proposition 8 ref . Article 23 has since been repealed, but today a modified version of the recall procedure is contained in Article 2. References reflist Category California ballot propositions, 1911 Category Amendments to the California constitution 1911 California stub ... more details
ElectionsCA CaliforniaProposition 85 , the Parental Notification Initiative, was a proposition on the ballot for California voters in the California state elections, 2006 general election of November 7, 2006. It was similar to the previous year s CaliforniaProposition 73 2005 Proposition 73 . It failed by a vote of 46 54 . Text from the California Voter Information Guide Parental Notification before Termination of Teen s Pregnancy second attempt at CaliforniaProposition 73 2005 Proposition 73 http www.ss.ca.gov elections vig 06 general 06 pdf proposition 85 entire prop85.pdf PDF Document File of Official Voter Information Guide Proposition 85 Summary Did not Pass ref http vote.ss.ca.gov Returns prop 00.htm State Ballot Measures ref 3,868,714 45.8 voted for it 4,576,128 54.2 voted against it Endorsements Sharon Runner Ben Stein Bill O Reilly commentator Bill O Reilly Dr. Laura Schlessinger Laura Ingraham Jim Holman , San Diego Reader References Reflist External links http yeson85.net Yes on 85 http www.healthvote.org index.php site prop home C36 HealthVote.org Neutral Information & Analysis about Proposition 85 http www.videovoter.org index.php california ballot detail prop 85 parental notification about abortion Video Voter California Short, straightforward video explanation of Prop. 85 http www.votecircle.com proposition.php?id 85 Non partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians http www.ss.ca.gov elections vig 06 general 06 pdf proposition 85 entire prop85.pdf Official Voter Information Guide Proposition 85 http cal access.ss.ca.gov Campaign Committees Detail.aspx?id 1257969&session 2005&view expenditures Campaign Expenditure Details for Proposition 85, Parental Notification Category California ballot propositions, 2006 85 Category United States state abortion legislation California poli stub US law stub Abortion stub Abortion ... more details
as limited under CaliforniaProposition 64 2004 . The best solution for a business is to become compliant ... warnings in advance of those exposures. It is administered by Cal EPA s California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment OEHHA . ref http oehha.ca.gov prop65.html California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment ref Proposition 65 regulates substances officially listed by California ... the California Health and Safety Code , Proposition 65 contained the following language in the 1986 ... lawsuits against Proposition 65 violators. These lawsuits may be brought by the California Attorney ... prop65.asp title CaliforniaProposition 65 author Watts Water Technologies, Inc. ref grocery ... Proposition 65 Court Approval Obtained for Comprehensive Compliance Procedure publisher California ... Proposition 65 b?ie UTF8&node 1041180 title CaliforniaProposition 65 author Target.com ref banks ... interest against future violations. ref name Sills See also California ballot proposition ... updates http ag.ca.gov prop65 regs.php California Attorney General Proposition 65 regulations https ... uploadedimages 000006 SafeGuardS 09907 Proposition 65.pdf CaliforniaProposition 65 http www.envirolaw.org Environmental Law Foundation of California http www.caslab.com Proposition 65 List http www.infotox.com ... of California Category United States state environmental legislation nl Proposition 65 ...ElectionsCA Proposition 65 formally titled The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 is a California law passed by direct voter initiative in 1986 by a 63 37 margin. Its goals are to protect ... arm of Proposition 65 prohibits businesses from knowingly discharging listed substances into drinking ... regulatory arm of Proposition 65 prohibits businesses from knowingly exposing individuals to listed substances without providing a clear and reasonable warning. Since enactment, Proposition 65 has ... by Proposition 65, as well as other significant changes to reduce exposures such as toxic air emissions ... more details
, but similar, bond measure for hospitals, CaliforniaProposition 61 2004Proposition 61 , was approved by voters in 2004, totalling 750 million. As of June 1, 2008, about 403 million just over ...ElectionsCA Proposition 3 or the Children s Hospital Bond Act of 2008 is a law that was enacted by California ... prop3 title sum.htm California Voter s Guide for Proposition 3 http ag.ca.gov cms pdfs initiatives 2007 ... billion over 30 years out of California s general fund. ref http www.dailybreeze.com opinions ci 10586489 ... to a vote as part of the California state elections, November 2008 4 November 2008 state elections ... would be required. Supporters The official committee supporting the initiative was called the California ... 3415156.shtml Aztec Times , Proposition 3 asks Californians to allot 980 million for hospitals ... la ed endorsements2 2008oct02,0,2312420.story Los Angeles Times , Yes on California bonds Bullet ... 30, 2008 ref editorialized against the measure. Against the measure it was argued that Proposition ... Proposition 3 had supported the passage of the similar Proposition 61, and half of that money remained ... found that only 18 of 830 likely voters surveyed across the state had heard of Proposition 3 prior ... Bee , Field Poll Voters who ve heard of Proposition 3 tend to favor it , September 30, 2008 ... Proposition 3 ref cite web url http www.sos.ca.gov elections sov 2008 general sov complete.pdf title Statement of Vote 2008 General Election format PDF publisher California Secretary of State date 2008 ... 1,104,272 invalidpct 8.04 total 13,743,177 turnoutpct 79.42 See also California Health and Safety ... BA5Q131FD6.DTL State Proposition 3 would fund children s hospitals http www.sacbee.com 111 story 1253189.html ... pdfs initiatives 2007 07 24 07 0034 Initiative.pdf Full text of Proposition 3 http www.imaginewithus.org ... Detail.aspx?id 1301053&session 2007 Committee filing for the California Children s Hospital Association ... 3 information page http calvoter.org voter elections 2008 general props prop3.html California Voter ... more details
ElectionsCA Proposition 99 is an initiative statute which appeared on the November 8th, 1988 California General election In the United States of America general election ballot, as the Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act . It was passed by a majority vote of the Constituency electorate . Its primary effect is to impose a 25 cent per pack state excise excise tax on the sale of tobacco cigarettes within California, with approximately equivalent excise taxes similarly imposed on the retail sale of other commercial tobacco products, such as cigars and chewing tobacco . Additional restrictions placed on the sale of tobacco include a ban on cigarette vending machines in public areas accessible by minor law juveniles , and a ban on the individual sale of single cigarettes. Revenue Government revenue Revenue generated by the act was earmarked for various environmental and health care programs, and anti tobacco advertisements. ref http www.cdph.ca.gov programs Tobacco Documents CTCPProp99Initiative.pdf California Department of Public Health. Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act of 1988 1988 . ref A detailed history of Proposition 99 and its success in reducing smoking is in the book http publishing.cdlib.org ucpressebooks view?docId ft167nb0vq&brand ucpress Tobacco War . In its first 15 years through 2004 , the program reduced heart disease deaths and lung cancer incidence and reduced California health care costs by an estimated 86 billion. ref Lightwood, Dinno and Glantz. Effect of the California Tobacco Control Program on Personal Health Care Expenditures. http www.plosmedicine.org article info doi 10.1371 journal.pmed.0050178 ref References Reflist California poli stub US law stub Category California ballot propositions, 1988 99 Category Taxation in California ... more details
Proposition 86 was a proposed initiative State constitution United States state constitutional Constitutional amendment amendment and statute on the California state elections, 2006 California general election ballot of November 7, 2006. Its primary intent was to impose a 2.60 per pack excise tax on the retail sale of tobacco cigarettes , as well as to levy a similar excise upon the sale of other commercial tobacco products, such as cigars and chewing tobacco . ref http voterguide.sos.ca.gov past 2006 general pdf prop86 text.pdf California Secretary of State s Office. Proposition 86 Tax on Cigarettes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute 2006 . ref The proposition was defeated with 3,607,506 Yes votes, for 48.0 percent of the total number of votes cast. ref http www.smartvoter.org 2006 11 07 ca state prop 86 League of Women Voters. Proposition 86 Tax on Cigarettes 2006 . ref References reflist Category California ballot propositions, 2006 86 California poli stub US law stub ... more details
ElectionsCA Proposition 93 was a California n California ballot proposition ballot proposition that sought to amend the term limits law for the California state legislature. Voters rejected it on February 5, 2008. Proposal Currently, California allows a person to serve 6 years in the California State Assembly and 8 years in the California State Senate . Proposition 93 would have changed the term limit to 12 years in both houses combined. If passed, the measure would have been the first amendment to the term limits law since Proposition 140 in 1990. ref List of California ballot propositions 1990 1999 ref The proposition would have reduced the total number of years a person could serve in the state legislature from 14 to 12 years, while allowing current members to serve 12 years in their current house regardless of prior service. Consequently, some current members of the legislature would have been allowed to serve beyond the 14 years prescribed by current term limit laws. ref cite news url http www.sfgate.com cgi bin article.cgi?f c a 2008 01 15 ED66UF359.DTL title Corruption of a good idea author The San Francisco Chronicle Editorial Board publisher The San Francisco Chronicle date 2008 01 15 accessdate 2008 03 11 ref Results File CA2008Prop93.png right 250px Referendum title Proposition 93 ref cite web url http www.sos.ca.gov elections sov 2008 primary ballotmeasures.pdf title State Ballot Measures accessdate 2008 04 14 date 2008 03 15 format PDF publisher Secretary of State of California ref no 4,574,826 nopct 53.59 yes 3,961,466 yespct 46.41 valid 8,536,292 validpct 94.13 invalid 532,123 invalidpct 5.87 total 9,068,415 turnoutpct 57.71 External links http www.termlimitsreform.com Yes on 93 http www.stopthepoliticians.com No on 93 http voterguide.sos.ca.gov title sum prop 93 title sum.html Proposition 93 Voter Information Guide References refs CA2008elections DEFAULTSORT 92 Category California ballot propositions, 2008 ... more details
ElectionsCA Proposition 39 was an initiative state constitutional amendment and statute which appeared on the California state elections, 2000 November 7th, 2000, California general election ballot. It was passed with 5,431,152 Yes votes, for 53.4 percent of the total votes cast. ref http www.sos.ca.gov elections sov 2000 general measures.pdf Office of the California Secretary of State State Ballot Measures, retrieved on February 17, 2012 . ref Its principal effect is to amend CaliforniaProposition 13 1978 Proposition 13 , thus lowering the required supermajority necessary in order for voters to impose municipal bond local school bond acts , from 2 3 of all votes cast, to fifty five percent 11 20ths . ref http www.smartvoter.org 2000 11 07 ca state prop 39 League of Women Voters Proposition 39 School Facilities. 55 Local Vote. Bonds, Taxes Accountability Requirements, 2000 . ref Proposition 39 was essentially a milder version of Proposition 26, which would have ended the Proposition 13 supermajority altogether, ref http www.smartvoter.org 2000 03 07 ca state prop 26 League of Women Voters Proposition 26 School Facilities. Local Majority Vote. Bonds, Taxes 2000 . ref but which was defeated with 3,521,327 Yes votes, for 48.7 percent of the total votes cast, in the March 7th, 2000 California primary election . ref http www.sos.ca.gov elections sov 2000 primary measures.pdf Office of the California Secretary of State State Ballot Measures, retrieved on May 2nd, 2009 . ref References reflist Category California ballot propositions, 2000 39 Category Amendments to the California constitution 2000 Category Taxation in California Category Property taxes ... more details
ElectionsCA CaliforniaProposition 36 , the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000 , was an initiative ... who relapsed. Proposition 36 supporters objected to the changes and an Alameda County, California ... Abuse Program Section of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation CDCR , in 2004 ... Proposition 66 2004 , a failed amendment to the three strikes law References Reflist External links ... may be required to serve an additional sentence which may include incarceration. The proposition ... for five years. The act is codified in sections 1210 and 3063.1 of the California Penal Code and Division 10.8 of the California Health and Safety Code . Results File CA2000Prop36.svg right 250px Referendum title Proposition 36 yes 6,233,422 yespct 60.86 no 4,009,508 nopct 39.14 valid 10,242,930 validpct ... for probation and treatment under Prop 36. Subdivision b of section 1210.1 of the California Penal ... to 30 days in jail. Reform Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was critical of Proposition 36 ... complete treatment. Schwarzenegger attempted to reform the proposition by enacting Senate Bill 1137 ... of the state California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs Department of Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs ADP website linked to the California Area Indian Health Services website. When the Indian ... office and that the inclusion was at the time when the federal government was disputing California ... in drug treatment programs. As a result, the California prison population actually increased because ..., with resultant prison terms of 2 4 years. ref James, Stephen 2 September 2004 . http www.newsreview.com ... 5 March 2010. ref Evaluation The University of California, Los Angeles , which was chosen to run the required evaluation of Proposition 36, has issued three annual reports on the implementation and impact ... determine the future of the program each year. A UCLA study released in April 2006 showed Proposition ... pr040606.html title Prop 36 saved California 1.4 billion in first five years publisher http www.prop36.org ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2011 ElectionsCA CaliforniaProposition 82 was a proposition on the ballot for California voters in the primary election of June 6, 2006. The proposition would have made a free, voluntary, half day public preschool program available to all four year olds in California. The State would have imposed a new tax on high income taxpayers to pay for the new program. It was proposed by movie producer Rob Reiner http www.cnn.com 2006 EDUCATION 05 18 preschool.initiative.ap index.html . On the ballot, it received 1,583,787 39.1 yes votes and 2,460,556 60.9 no votes, thereby not passing. http vote.ss.ca.gov Returns prop 00.htm The Proposition would have received its revenue through a 1.7 tax on individual income over 400,000 and couples income over 800,000. The estimated fiscal impact was an increase in annual revenues of 2.1 billion in 2007 08, growing with the economy in future years. All revenues would have been spent on the new preschool program. External links http www.votecircle.com VoteCircle.com Non partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians http www.ss.ca.gov elections vig 06 vig pdf entire 82.pdf Official Voter Information Guide Proposition 82 Category California ballot propositions, 2006 82 California poli stub US law stub ... more details
Proposition 48 was a California ballot proposition on the November 5, 2002 ballot. It proposed an amendment to the California Constitution to remove obsolete references to municipal courts. It passed successfully with 4,750,367 72.9 votes in favor and 1,769,299 27.1 against. It was placed on the ballot by a vote of the California State Legislature on Assembly Constitutional Amendment 16 ACA 16 . The question before voters was Should the California Constitution be amended to delete references to the municipal courts? Official summary Amends Constitution to delete references to the municipal courts, which references are now obsolete due to the consolidation of superior and municipal trial courts into unified superior courts. Summary of Legislative Analyst s Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact No additional cost to state or local government. External links http www.ss.ca.gov elections elections viguide.htm Voter Information Guide with text of Proposition 48 Category California ballot propositions, 2002 48 Category Amendments to the California constitution 2002 ... more details
ElectionsCA Proposition 1D was a defeated CaliforniaCalifornia ballot proposition ballot proposition that appeared on the May 19, 2009 California state special elections, 2009 special election ballot. The measure was legislative referral legislatively referred by the California State Legislature State Legislature . If approved, the proposition would have authorized a one time reallocation of tobacco ... Child development childhood development programs under the terms of CaliforniaProposition 10 1998 Proposition ... title Proposition 1D Analysis Voter Information Guide 2009 publisher California Secretary of State ... narrowly passed the 2008 2009 California budget crisis 2008 2009 state budget during a special session ... ordered a special election with various budget reform ballot propositions, among them Proposition 1D. ref cite web url http www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov analysis prop1a.htm title Proposition 1A Analysis Voter Information Guide 2009 publisher California Secretary of State accessdate 2009 05 08 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref The proposition was part of Assembly Bill 17 Third Extraordinary Session , which was authored by Assemblywoman Noreen Evans , a California Democratic Party Democrat from Santa Rosa, California Santa Rosa . ref name ABX3 17 cite web url http leginfo.ca.gov ... California Office of the Legislative Counsel accessdate 2009 07 14 ref The bill passed in the California State Assembly State Assembly by a vote of 75 to 3 and in the California State Senate State Senate by a vote of 37 to 0. ref name ABX3 17 Proposal Proposition 1D, officially entitled Budget ... money was distributed to List of counties in California county governments for similar programs, including ... subsidies, and more. Under Proposition 1D, that revenue stream would have ceased for five ... 1D.svg thumb right 250px Electoral results by county Referendum title Proposition 1D ref cite web url ..., Statewide Special Election publisher California Secretary of State format PDF date 2009 06 26 accessdate ... more details
ElectionsCA Proposition 14 is a CaliforniaCalifornia ballot proposition ballot proposition that appeared on the ballot during the California state elections, June 2010 June, 2010 state elections . It is a constitutional amendment that changed California s election processes by consolidating all primary .... ref name Bill Docs The proposition was publicly backed by Governor of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger , as part of a deal in which Maldonado agreed to support his proposed 2008 10 California ... election, regardless of their party preference, effectively transforming California legislative elections from first past the post to a two round system . The proposition was legislative referral legislatively referred to voters by the California State Legislature State Legislature , and it was approved by 54 of the voters. Background Proposition 14 was a proposal to amend Sections 5 and 6 of Article II of the California State Constitution relating to elections. It is officially known as the Top Two Primaries Act. It was authored by California State Senate State Senator Abel Maldonado , who represented the California s 15th State Senate district 15th district as Senate Constitutional ... title Bill Documents SCA 4 publisher California Legislative Counsel accessdate 2010 06 08 ref It was passed ... title California s new primary system expected to change political landscape publisher KPCC radio station KPCC date 2010 06 10 accessdate 2010 06 10 ref Provisions The passage of Proposition 14 changed the way that elections are conducted for all statewide offices in California including the Governor of California Governor and other executive positions, members of the California State Legislature State Legislature , and members of the State Board of Equalization California State Board of Equalization ... House of Representatives . Proposition 14 does not affect the election of President of the United ... past 2010 primary propositions 14 analysis.htm title Proposition 14 Analysis ... more details
ElectionsCA Proposition 227 ref http primary98.sos.ca.gov VoterGuide Propositions 227text.htm ref was a California ballot proposition passed in the June 2, 1998 ballot. It effectively ended bilingual education programs in the state with some exceptions and replaced them with the Structured English Immersion model. ref cite book last Baker first Colin authorlink coauthors title Foundations of bilingual education and bilingualism publisher year 2006 location pages url doi id isbn 185359864X ref The bill s intention was to educate English as a foreign or second language Limited English Proficiency students in a rapid, one year program. It was sponsored by Ron Unz , the runner up candidate in the 1994 Republican Party United States Republican gubernatorial primary. The proposition was controversial because of its close proximity to heated political issues including Race classification of humans race , Immigration to the United States immigration , and Poverty in the United States poverty . The methods of education enacted by the proposition reflect the electorate s support of Cultural assimilation assimilation over multiculturalism . It passed with a margin of 61 to 39 . Although many still argue today about the effects of the proposition, research on its success is for the most part inconclusive. See also Bilingual Education Bilingual Education Act English for Children Arizona Proposition 203, 2000 References reflist Category Bilingual education Category California ballot propositions, 1998 227 Category Education law Category Linguistic rights ... more details
ElectionsCA Proposition 4 of 1911 or Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 8 was an amendment of the Constitution of California that granted women the right to vote in the state for the first time. It was proposed by the California State Legislature and approved by voters in a referendum held as part of a special election on 10 October 1911. An earlier attempt to enfranchise women had been rejected in 1896 ref http sor.govoffice3.com vertical Sites 7B3BDD1595 792B 4D20 8D44 626EF05648C7 7D uploads 7B0B59457A 0B89 49AF 8AF0 C0E52E797CAF 7D.HTM 200 Significant Statutes and Constitutional Amendments of the 20th Century ref , but in 1911 California became the sixth U.S. state to adopt the reform ref http csueastbay dspace.calstate.edu xmlui bitstream handle 10211.5 4 CAsuffrage.pdf?sequence 1 California Women s Suffrage Campaign of 1911 ref . Nine years later women s suffrage was recognized at the federal level by the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution . This prohibited both the federal government and all of the states from denying women the right to vote. Women s suffrage was a part of the Progressive Era of reforms. On the same day as Proposition 4, voters enacted the modern system of direct democracy in California, by approving CaliforniaProposition 7 1911 Proposition 7 , which introduced the initiative and the optional referendum, and CaliforniaProposition 8 1911 Proposition 8 , which introduced the representative recall recall of public officials . See also Women s suffrage in the United States References reflist External links http www.zpub.com sf history sfh 2.html San Francisco History 1900 1950 http www.learncalifornia.org doc.asp?id 1646 Argument Against Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 8 Category California ballot propositions, 1911 Category Amendments to the California constitution 1911 California stub ... more details
ElectionsCA Proposition 218 was a proposition in the state of California on the November 5, 1996 ballot. Prop 218 significantly changed local government finance. Prop 218 amended the California Constitution Articles XIIIC and XIIID which, as it relates to assessments, requires the local government to have a vote of the affected property owners for any proposed new or increased assessment before it could be levied. The Proposition was passed ref Votes 5,202,429 56.55 in favor 3,996,702 43.45 against. See http www.sos.ca.gov elections sov 1996 general 1996 general sov.pdf Statement of the Vote , page xiii. ref by California voters on November 5, 1996, and the assessments portion placed in effect on July 1, 1997. In the past, the local government agencies were not required to obtain ballot approval from the property owners before levying street lighting assessments only council approval was required, even if there were significant protests. Government agencies affected by Proposition 218 are counties, cities, and special districts. See also Property tax References reflist External links http www.publiclawnews.com public law news 2006 07 california supr 1.html Bighorn Desert View Water Agency v. Verjil http www.lao.ca.gov 1996 120196 prop 218 understanding prop218 1296.html Understanding Prop 218 from the Legislative Analyst s Office http ca.lwv.org lwvc.files engpc p218.htm League of Women Voters analysis http www.hjta.org tags proposition 218 Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association analysis Category California ballot propositions, 1996 218 Category Amendments to the California constitution 1996 California stub ... more details
ElectionsCA CaliforniaProposition 196 a California legislative initiative adding drive by shooting s to the list of special circumstances for the death penalty or life imprisonment without possibility of parole for defendants convicted of first degree murder . It was passed in 1996. References http lalaw.lib.ca.us ballot 1990.html 196 LA County Law Library http primary96.ss.ca.gov e ballot prop196.html California s 1996 Primary Election Web Site http primary96.ss.ca.gov e ballot 196txt.html Text of Proposition 196 Category California ballot propositions, 1996 196 Category Capital punishment in California statute stub ... more details
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