Elections in California
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State propositions 1910–1919 1911 4 7 8 1960–1969 1964 14 1970–1979 1978 6 8 13 1980–1989 1982 8 1986 64 65 1988 98 99 1990–1999 1994 187 1996 196 209 215 218 1998 6 10 227 2000–2009 2000 21 22 36 39 2003 53 54 2004 1A 55 56 57 58 59 60 60A 61 62 63 64 65 66 69 71 2005 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 2006 81 82 83 85 87 89 90 2008 91 92 93 94, 95, 96, and 97 98 and 99 1A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2009 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 2010–2019 2010 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2012 29 30 32 34 37 38 39 2014 1 2 41 42 45 46 47 48 2016 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 2018 68 69 70 71 72 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2020–2029 2020 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2022 1 26 27 28 29 30 31 2024 1 Full list v t e
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Orange County Orange County Board of supervisors 2018 2020 2022 2024 District attorney 2018 Anaheim Mayor 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 Irvine Mayor 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 Costa Mesa Municipal 1947 1953 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 v t e
Sacramento Mayor 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 v t e
San Diego County San Diego County Board of supervisors 2020 San Diego Mayor 1887 1889 1891 1893 1895 1897 1899 1901 1903 1905 1907 1909 1911 1913 1915 1917 1919 1921 1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1932 1935 1939 1943 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 (sp) 1984 1986 (sp) 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2005 (sp) 2008 2012 2013–14 (sp) 2016 2020 2024 City attorney 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 City council 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 Special v t e
San Francisco Mayor 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 (recall) 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2018 (sp) 2019 2024 District attorney 2019 2022 (recall) 2022 (sp) 2024 Board of supervisors 1977 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 Board of education 2018 2022 (recall) Elections 2004 Mar Nov 2005 2006 Jun Nov 2007 2008 Feb Jun Nov 2009 2010 Jun Nov 2011 2012 Jun Nov 2013 2022 Feb v t e
San Jose Mayor 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2024 v t e
Other localities Bakersfield Mayoral elections: 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Fresno Mayoral elections: 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Oakland Mayoral elections: 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 Riverside Mayoral elections: 1997 2001 2005 2009 2012 2016 2020 2024 San Bernardino Mayoral elections: 2005 2009 2014 2018 2022 Stockton Mayoral elections: 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 v t e
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List of California ballot propositions: 2000–2009

Elections

March 7, 2000

• 1A – Passed – Gambling on Tribal Lands. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.
• 12 – Passed – Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000.
• 13 – Passed – Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Bond Act.
• 14 – Passed – California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2000
• 15 – Failed – The Hertzberg-Polanco Crime Laboratories Construction Bond Act of 1999.
• 16 – Passed – Veterans Homes Bond Act of 2000.
• 17 – Passed – Lotteries. Charitable Raffles. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.
• 18 – Passed – Murder: Special Circumstances. Legislative Initiative Amendment.
• 19 – Passed – Murder. BART and CSU Peace Officers. Legislative Initiative Amendment.
• 20 – Passed – California State Lottery. Allocation for Instructional Materials. Legislative Initiative Amendment.
• 21 – Passed – Juvenile Crime. Initiative Statute.
• 22 – Passed – Limit on Marriages. Initiative Statute.
• 23 – Failed – ' None of the Above' Ballot Option. Initiative Statute.
• 24 – Removed from ballot by order of the California Supreme Court. Proposed proposition concerned legislative pay and travel expenses, as well as a financial penalty to be assessed if lawmakers did not pass the annual budget in a timely manner. Deemed to violate the single subject clause of the California Constitution
• 25 – Failed – Election Campaigns. Contributions and Spending Limits. Public Financing. Disclosures. Initiative Statute.
• 26 – Failed – School Facilities. Local Majority Vote. Bonds, Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
• 27 – Failed – Elections. Term Limit Declarations for Congressional Candidates. Initiative Statute.
• 28 – Failed – Repeal of Proposition 10 Tobacco Surtax. Initiative Statute.
• 29 – Passed – 1998 Indian Gaming Compacts. Referendum Statute.
• 30 – Failed – Insurance Claims Practices. Civil Remedies. Referendum.
• 31 – Failed – Insurance Claims Practices. Civil Remedy Amendments. Referendum.

November 7, 2000

• 32 – Passed – Veterans' Bond Act of 2000. A.B. 2305.
• 33 – Failed – Legislature. Participation in Public Employees' Retirement System. A.C.A. 12.
• 34 – Passed – Campaign Contributions and Spending. Limits. Disclosure. S.B. 1223.
• 35 – Passed – Public Works Projects. Use of Private Contractors for Engineering and Architectural Services. Initiative.
• 36 – Passed – Drugs. Probation and Treatment Program. Initiative.
• 37 – Failed – Fees. Vote Requirements. Taxes. Initiative.
• 38 – Failed – School Vouchers. State-Funded Private and Religious Education. Public Schoolfunding. Initiative.
• 39 – Passed – School Facilities. 55% Local Vote. Bonds, Taxes. Accountability Requirements. Initiative.

March 5, 2002

• 40 – Passed – The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002. AB 1602.
• 41 – Passed – Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002. (Shelley-Hertzberg Act). AB 56.
• 42 – Passed – Transportation Congestion Improvement Act. Allocation of Existing Motor Vehicle Fuel Sales and Use Tax Revenues for Transportation Purposes Only. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. ACA 4.
• 43 – Passed – Right to Have Vote Counted. ACA 9.
• 44 – Failed – Chiropractors. Unprofessional Conduct. SB 1988.
• 45 – Failed – Legislative Term Limits. Local Voter Petitions. Initiative.

November 5, 2002

• 46 – Passed – Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002. S.B. 1227.
• 47 – Passed – Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2002. A.B. 47.
• 48 – Passed – Court Consolidation. A.C.A. 15.
• 49 – Passed – Before and After School Programs. State Grants. Initiative.
• 50 – Passed – Water Quality, Supply and Safe Drinking Water Projects. Coastal Wetlands Purchase and Protection. Bonds. Initiative.
• 51 – Failed – Transportation. Distribution of Existing Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax. Initiative.
• 52 – Failed – Election Day Voter Registration. Voter Fraud Penalties. Initiative.

October 7, 2003

• 53 – Failed – Funds Dedicated for State and Local Infrastructure. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. A.C.A. 11.
• 54 – Failed – Classification by Race, Ethnicity, Color, or National Origin. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

March 2, 2004

• 55 – Passed – Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2004.
• 56 – Failed – State Budget, Related Taxes, and Reserve. Voting Requirements. Penalties. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
• 57 – Passed – The Economic Recovery Bond Act.
• 58 – Passed – The California Balanced Budget Act.

November 2, 2004

• 1A – Passed – Protection of Local Government Revenues.
• 59 – Passed – Public Records, Open Meetings. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.
• 60 – Passed – Election Rights of Political Parties. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.
• 60A – Passed – Surplus Property. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.
• 61 – Passed – Children's Hospital Projects. Grant Program. Bond Act. Initiative Statute.
• 62 – Failed – Elections. Primaries. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
• 63 – Passed – Mental Health Services Expansion, Funding. Tax on Personal Incomes Above $1 Million. Initiative Statute.
• 64 – Passed – Limits on Private Enforcement of Unfair Business Competition Laws. Initiative Statute.
• 65 – Failed – Local Government Funds, Revenues. State Mandates. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
• 66 – Failed – Limitations on "Three Strikes" Law. Sex Crimes. Punishment. Initiative Statute.
• 67 – Failed – Emergency Medical Services. Funding. Telephone Surcharge. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
• 68 – Failed – Non-Tribal Commercial Gambling Expansion. Tribal Gaming Compact Amendments. Revenues, Tax Exemptions. Initiative Constitutional Amendments and Statute.
• 69 – Passed – DNA Samples. Collection. Database. Funding. Initiative Statute.
• 70 – Failed – Tribal Gaming Compacts. Exclusive Gaming Rights. Contributions to State. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
• 71 – Passed – Stem Cell Research. Funding. Bonds. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
• 72 – Failed – Health Care Coverage Requirements. Referendum.

November 8, 2005

• 73 – Failed – Termination of Minor's Pregnancy. Waiting Period and Parental Notification. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
• 74 – Failed – Public School Teachers. Waiting Period for Permanent Status. Dismissal. Initiative Statute.
• 75 – Failed – Public Employee Union Dues. Required Employee Consent for Political Contributions. Initiative Statute.
• 76 – Failed – School Funding. State Spending. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
• 77 – Failed – Reapportionment. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
• 78 – Failed – Prescription Drugs. Discounts. Initiative Statute.
• 79 – Failed – Prescription Drug Discounts. State-Negotiated Rebates. Initiative Statute.
• 80 – Failed – Electric Service Providers. Regulation. Initiative Statute.

June 6, 2006

• 81 – Failed – California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2006
• 82 – Failed – Public Preschool Education. Tax Increase on Incomes Over $400,000 for Individuals; $800,000 for Couples.

November 7, 2006

• 1A – Passed – Protection of Transportation Funding
• 1B – Passed – Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security
• 1C – Passed – Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006
• 1D – Passed – Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006
• 1E – Passed – Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Act of 2006
• 83 – Passed – Comprehensive Registered Sex Offender Laws (popularly known as " Jessica's Law")
• 84 – Passed – Bonds for clean water, flood control, state and local park improvements, etc.
• 85 – Failed – Parental Notification before Termination of Teen's Pregnancy (second attempt at Proposition 73)
• 86 – Failed – Increase on Cigarette Tax
• 87 – Failed – Funding for alternative forms of energy
• 88 – Failed – Property Parcel Tax to fund for Education
• 89 – Failed – Campaign Finance Restrictions, including a corporate tax increase
• 90 – Failed – Eminent Domain and Environmental Law Enforcement Restrictions

February 5, 2008

• 91 – Failed – Transportation money. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
• 92 – Failed – Community Colleges. Funding. Governance. Fees. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
• 93 – Failed – Limits on Legislators' Terms in Office. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
• 94 – Passed – Referendum on Amendment to Indian Gaming Compact ( Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians)
• 95 – Passed – Referendum on Amendment to Indian Gaming Compact (Morongo Band of Mission Indians)
• 96 – Passed – Referendum on Amendment to Indian Gaming Compact (Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation)
• 97 – Passed – Referendum on Amendment to Indian Gaming Compact (Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians)

June 3, 2008

• 98 – Failed – Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Authority. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
• 99 – Passed – Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Acquisition of Owner-Occupied Residence. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

November 4, 2008

• 1 – State Legislature amended proposition after a number was already designated; amended version became Proposition 1A.
• 1A – Passed – California High Speed Rail Bond. S.B. 1856.
• 2 – Passed – Treatment of Farm Animals. Statute.
• 3 – Passed – Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program. Statute.
• 4 – Failed – Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy. Constitutional Amendment. (third attempt at Proposition 73)
• 5 – Failed – Nonviolent Offenders. Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation. Statute.
• 6 – Failed – Criminal Penalties and Laws. Public Safety Funding. Statute.
• 7 – Failed – Renewable Energy. Statute.
• 8 – Passed – Amends the California Constitution so that "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." Initiative Constitutional Amendment. ^[1]
• 9 – Passed – Criminal Justice System. Victims' Rights. Parole. Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
• 10 – Failed – Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy. Statute.
• 11 – Passed – Redistricting. Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
• 12 – Passed – Veterans' Bond Act of 2008. S.B. 1572.

May 19, 2009

• 1A – Failed – State finance.
• 1B – Failed – Education finance.
• 1C – Failed – California State Lottery.
• 1D – Failed – California Children and Families Act: use of funds: services for children.a
• 1E – Failed – The Mental Health Services Act: Proposition 63 amendments.
• 1F – Passed – State officer salary increases.

External links

• California Secretary of State Measures Appearing on May 19 Ballot
• California Secretary of State – Elections & Voter Information – Initiative Update
• Election Volunteer – All Current Propositions

References