List of California ballot propositions: 2000–2009 explained

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)

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.

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

Notes and References

Web site: Proposition 8 - Title and Summary - Voter Information Guide 2008 . 2009-05-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090430043558/http://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/past/2008/general/title-sum/prop8-title-sum.htm . April 30, 2009.