California Ballot Propositions

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June 5, 1962

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1  

Y

Educ. Code §§19891 et seq.

State School Building Aid Bond Act of 1962

2  

Y

Mil. & Vet. Code Art. 5i

Veterans Bond Act of 1962

3

N

 

State Construction Bond Act of 1962

4

N

 

Housing for the Aged & Physically Handicapped Bonds

5

N

 

State Park & Recreation Bond Act

6  

Y

 

Daylight Savings Time Amendment Initiative

 

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November 6, 1962

Y/N

Codification

Description

1A

Y

Uncodified

Bonds - state colleges & university facilities; facilities for mentally retarded & mentally ill; narcotics control;correctional & forest fire fighting facilities

1

N

 

Compensation of Legislators

2

N

 

Veterans Tax Exemption in Housing Project

3

N

 

Veterans Tax Exemption

4

N

 

Assessment of Agricultural Land

5

N

 

Workmen's Compensation

6  

Y

Const. art. 16, §§1, 2

State Indebtedness

7  

Y

Const. art. 18, §1

Constitutional Revision

8

N

 

General Legislative Sessions

9  

Y

Const. art. 16, §1.5

General Obligation Bonds

10

N

 

Welfare Exemption, Leased Property

11

N

 

Assessments: Historical Landmark Area

12

N

 

Aid to Widows of Veterans

13  

Y

Const. art. 13, §1a

College Exemption Extension

14 

 Y

Const. art. 15, §3

Sale of Tidelands

15

Y

Const. art. 13, §9.5

County Tax Appeal Boards

16

Y

Const. art. 2, §§4, 6, 9, 11-14, 20, 22, 24, 26

Constitution: Eliminations

17

N

 

Pay of Legislators

18

N

 

Alcoholic Beverages Control Appeals Board

19  

Y

Const. art. 11, §5

Compensation of Local Officers

 20  

Y

Const. art. 4, §25.7

Boxing & Wrestling Contests

21 

Y

Const. art. 6, §6

Superior Court Judges - Election In Counties over 5 mil. pop.

22  

Y

 

Osteopaths Initiative Amendments

23

N

 

State Reapportionment

24

N

 

Subversive Activities



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November 3, 1964

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1

Y

Pub. Res. Code §§5096.1 et seq.

State Beach, Park, Recreat'l & Hist'l Facilities Bond Act of 1964

2

Y

Uncodified

Bonds - State Colleges & University facilities; facilities for mentally retarded & mentally ill; narcotics control, correctional & forest fire fighting facilities

3

Y

Educ. Code §§19911 et seq.

State School Bldg Aid Bond Law of 1964

4  

Y

Const. art. 13, §1 1/2

Veterans Tax Exemption: Residency Requirement

5  

Y

Const. art. 13, §1 1/4

Veterans Tax Exemption for Widows

6  

Y

Const. art. 13, §14 1/2

Taxation - Retaliatory Tax on Out-of-State Insurers

7

N

 

Public Retirement Fund

8  

 Y

Const. art. 6, §6

Super Ct Judges: Election Procedure of Counties over 700,000

9  

Y

Const. art. 11, §5.1

County Supervisorial District Boundaries

10  

Y

Const. art. 9, §4 repeal

State School Fund

11  

Y

Const. art. 11, §6

Performance of Muni Functions by County Officers

12  

Y

Const. art. 13, §2.8

Property Taxation: Relief in Event of Disaster

13  

Y

Const. art. 4, §1d

Constitutional Amend: Naming Corporations

14  

Y

Const. art. 1, §26

Sale & Rental of Residential Property - Initiative

15 

Y

Repealed Rev. & Tax. Code §§35001 et seq.

Act to Preserve Free TV Initiative

16

N

 

Lottery

17

Y

Lab. Code §§6900.1, 6900.5.
Repealed Lab. Code §§6902, 6902.1, 6902.5, 6903

Railroad Train Crews

 

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June 7, 1966

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1

Y

Educ. Code §§19931 et seq.

State School Bldg Aid Bond Law of 1966

 

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November 8, 1966

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1A

Y

Const. art. 3-8, §§13, 22

Constitutional Revision

1  

Y

Const. art. 12, §13

Public Retirement Funds

2

Y

Uncodified

State College & University Facilities Bond

3  

Y

Const. art. 28, §§1, 2

Open Space Conservation

4

N

 

Indebtedness for Local Agencies

5  

Y

Const. art. 13, §2.8

Property Taxation: Relief in Event of Disaster

6  

Y

Const. art. 4, §§1, 2, 16

Legislative Procedure

7

N

 

Compensation of County Officers

8  

Y

Const. art. 13, §14 1/2

Taxation - Ins. Co.: Home or Principal Office Deduction

9  

Y

Const. art. 13, §1 1/4b

Veterans Tax Exemption for Blind Veterans

10

N

 

Loans of Public Funds

11  

Y

Bus. & Prof. Code §18608

Boxing & Wrestling Contests (Amend of Initiative)

12

Y

Const. art. 13, §9.5

County Assessment Appeals Board

13

Y

Repealed Const. art. 13, §8

Property Tax Statement

14

N

 

Personal Income Tax

15

N

 

Eligibility to Vote

16

N

 

Obscenity


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June 4, 1968

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1

Y

Mil. & Vet. Code §§996.971 et seq.

Veterans Bond Act of 1968

2

Y

Uncodified

Bonds to Provide Junior College Facilities

 

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November 5, 1968

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1A

Y

Const. art. 13, §14

Homeowners Property Tax Exemption

1

N

 

Misc. Constitutional Revision

2

Y

Const. art. 13, §§1.60 et seq.

Taxation of Publicly Owned Property

3

N

 

Bonds - State Colleges, University and Urban School Facilities

4  

N

 

Personal Income Tax

5  

Y

Const. art. 13, §21.5

Hospital Loans

6

N

 

Insurance Co. - Gross Premium Tax

7  

Y

Const. art. 13, §12

State Funds

8   

Y

Const. art. 13, §25.5

Apportionment of Local Sales & Use Tax

9

N

 

Taxation Limitation on Property Tax Rate

 

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June 2, 1970

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1

N

 

State Bond - U.C. Health Science Facilities

2   

Y

Const. art. 2, §§11, 13-22

Local Govt Reduced Constitutional Provisions

N

 

PUC Revised Constitutional Provisions

4

N

 

Obsolete Provisions of Constitution

5

N

 

Constitutional Amendments

6   

Y

Const. art. 9, §7

Multiple Adoption of State Provided Textbooks

7   

Y

Const. art. 16, §1

Bond Interest - 7% Ceiling

8               

N

 

Increased State Participation - Schools & Welfare

 

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November 3, 1970

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1

Y

Water Code §13970

Water Bonds

2

N

 

Constitutional Vacancies

3  

Y

Const. art. 4, §12

State Budget

4

N

 

Public Schools

5

Y

Const. art. 9, §9

Regents Meeting

6

Y

Const. art. 12, §13

Teachers' Funds

7

Y

Const. art. 20, §23

Assembly Speaker

8  

N

 

Superintendent of Instruction

9  

N

 

Superintendent of Schools

10

N

 

Interest Rate

11

Y

Chiropractic Act of 1922, §§4-10

Chiropractors (Amendment)

12   

Y

Const. art. 11, §1

County Supervisors

13  

Y

Const. art. 13, §1 1/4

Veterans

14

Y

Const. art. 24

Civil Service

15  

Y

Const. art. 20

Misc. Constitutional Revisions

16  

Y

Const. art. 4, 18

Constitutional Amendment Procedure

17   

Y

Repealed Const. art. 27

Constitutional - Repeals Obsolete Provisions

18

N

 

"Clean Air"Smog Fund. Use of gas tax & license fees to finance public transit

19

Y

Initiative Act of 1918, §3

Usury Law

20  

Y

Water Code §11922

Wildlife Band



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June 6, 1972

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1  

Y

Mil. & Vet. Code §996.985

Veterans Bonds

2  

Y

Educ. Code §19946

School Bonds

3

Y

Const. art. 1, §13

November 7, 1973

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1

N

Const. art. 19

Tax & Expenditure Limitations



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June 4, 1974

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1   

Y

Pub. Res. Code §5096.71

Recreational Land Bonds et seq.

2  

Y

Water Code §§13985 et seq.

Clean Water Bonds

3  

Y

Mil. & Vet. Code §997.001

Veterans Bond Act

4   

Y

Const. art. 13, §2.8

Property Tax Reassessment

5   

Y

Const. art. 26

Highway Mass Transit

6   

Y

Const. art. 4, §7

Public Legislative Proceedings

7

N

 

Civil Service

8  

Y

Const. art. 20, §1

Sacramento Consolidation

9

Y

Gov't. Code §§8100 et seq.
Repealed Elec. Code §11500

Financial Disclosure of Political Candidate

 

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November 5, 1974

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1

Y

Educ. Code §19961

Public School Bonds

2

Y

Const. art. XI

Eliminate Legislature Ratif. of City & County Charter Amendments

N

 

Exempts Chf Admin Offcr & 3 Deputies from Civil Service

4

Y

Const. art. 9

U.C. Regents - Reduces Term

5   

Y

Const. art. 11

Residence of Local Govt Employees

6

Y

Const. art. 13

Taxation - conform Constitution to Homeowner property taxation exemption law

7

Y

Const. art. 1, 4, 20

State Bill of Rights - Clarification

Y

Const. art. 4, 9, 11, 13, 16, 20, 28

Taxes - Streamlining Provisions - Delete Obsolete Provisions

9   

Y

Const. art. 23

Recall of Elected Officials - Streamlining

10   

Y

Const. art. 2, 20

Ex-Felons Right to Vote

11

Y

Const. - misc. sections

Eliminates Masculine Terms in State Constitution

12  

Y

Const. art. 12, 20

Public Utilities - Revisions

13

Y

Const. art. 6

San Diego Judicial District

14

N

 

State College Trustees - adds state senate president pro-tem

15

N

 

Low Rent Public Housing

16

N

 

U.C. Tuition

17

N

 

Wild Rivers Initiative



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June 8, 1976

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1  

N

 

State School Bldg. Lease Purchase Bond Act

2

Y

Mil. & Vet. Code §998.001

Veterans Bond Act of 1976

3

Y

Water Code §§13850 et seq.

Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1976

4

N

 

Public Community College Facilities

5

Y

Const. art. 13, §27

Taxation - Banks, Corps, Franchises & Insurers

6   

Y

Const. art. 13, §28

Insurance Co. - Home Office Tax Deduction

7

Y

Const. art. 13, §8

Taxation of Restricted Historic Property

8

Y

Const. art. 11, §11

Deposit of Public Moneys in Savings & Loan Assn.

9

Y

Const. art. 4, §19

Bingo

10

N

 

Bonds to Refund State Indebtedness

11

Y

Const. art. 16, §8

Motor Vehicle Taxes - Local Surplus Property

12

N

 

Interest Rates

13

Y

Const. art. 13, §8.5

Property Tax Postponement (over 62)

14

Y

Const. - misc.

Miscellaneous Constitutional Revisions (Streamlining)

15

N

 

Nuclear Power Plants Initiative

 

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November 2, 1976

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1

N

 

Housing Bonds

2  

Y

Pub. Res. Code §5096.111

State, Urban & Coastal Park Bond Act of 1976

3

N

 

Solar Energy Bond

4  

Y

Const. art. 9

U.C. - Competitive Bidding & Non-Discrimination

5  

N

 

Interest Rate Limit

6

N

 

Governor's Veto - Time Limit Extension

7

Y

Const. art. 6, §§8, 18

Disciplining Judges

8  

Y

Const. art. 9

Superintendent - Local Option

9  

Y

Const. art. 5, §5

State Constitutional Offices - Filling Vacancies In - Confirmation

10  

Y

Const. art. 11, §14

District Taxation

11  

Y

Const. art. 13, §12

Tax Rates on Unsecured Property

12

N

 

Solar Energy Loans

13

N

 

Greyhound Racing

14

N

 

Reenact Agriculture-Labor Relations Act

15  

Y

Chiropractic Act of 1922

Chiropractic Examiners



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June 6, 1978

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1

N

 

State School Bldg and Bond Law

2  

Y

Water Code §§13955 et seq.

Clean Water & Water Conservation Bond Law

3

N

 

Taxation Exemption - Alternative Energy Systems

4

Y

Const. art. 9, §16

City Charters - Boards of Education

5

Y

Const. art. 3, §3.5

Administrative Agencies

6

Y

Const. art. 11, §§1(b), 4(c)

Sheriffs

7

Y

Const. art. 16, §6

Local Agencies - Insurance Pooling Arrangements

8

N

 

Owner Occupied Dwellings - Tax Rate

9

Y

Const. art. 15, §1

Interest Rate - Judgments

10

N

 

Taxation - Rehabilitated Property

11

N

 

Taxation - County Owned Real Property

12

N

 

Constitutional Officers, Legislators, Judges - Compensation

13

Y

Const. art. 13A, §1-6

Tax Limitation - Initiative

 

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November 7, 1978

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1  

Y

Mil. & Vet. Code §998.021

Veterans Bond Act of 1978

2

N

 

Revising PUC Procedure

3

Y

Const. art. 19, §9

Sale of Surplus Coastal Property

Y

Chiropractic Act of 1922

Chiropractic Schools

5

N

 

Regulation of Smoking Initiative

6

N

 

Required Firing for Homosexual Activity

7

 Y

Penal Code §190

Extension of Death Penalty

8

Y

Const. art. 13A

Amend Jarvis/Gann (Relief for Disaster Victims)

 

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November 6, 1979

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1  

Y

Const. art. 1, §7a

School Assignment & Transportation of Students

2

Y

Const. art. 15, §1

Loan Interest Rates

3  

Y

Const. art. 13, §3.5

Property Taxation - Veterans Exemption

4

 Y

Const. art. 13B

Limitations of Govt appropriations - Initiative

 

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June 3, 1980

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1

N

 

Parklands & Renewable Resources

2

Y

Mil. & Vet. Code §998.041

Veterans Bond Act of 1980

3

Y

Const. art. 4, §28

State Capitol Maintenance

4

N

 

Low Rent Housing

5

Y

Const. art. 1, §2

Freedom of the Press

6

Y

Const. art. 4, 13 & 21

Reapportionment

7

Y

Const. art. 16

Disaster Assistance

8

Y

Const. art. 16

Alternative Energy Sources Facilities Financing

9

N

 

Taxation - Income Initiative

10

N

 

Rent - Initiative - Const. Amndmt

11

N

 

Taxation - Surtax - Initiative



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November 4, 1980

#

Y/N

Codification

Description

1  

Y

Pub. Res. Code §5096.141

Parklands Acquisition & Development

2

N

 

Lake Tahoe Acquisition Bond Act

3

N

 

Insurance Guarantee Fund Tax Offset

4

N

 

Taxation - Real Property -
Acquisition by Taxing Entity

5

N

 

Taxation - Real Property valuation: disasters, seismic safety, change in ownership

6

Y

Const. art. 1, §16

Number of Jurors in Civil Cases

Y

Const. art. 13A, §2

Taxation - Real Property
Valuation of Solar Energy Systems

8  

Y

Const. art. 10A

Water Resources & Development

9

Y

Water Code §13861

Calif. Safe Drinking Water
Bond Law of 1976 (Amendment)

10

N

 

Smoking - No Smoking Sections

11 

Y

Const. art. 3, §4

Judges Salaries



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