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The IGS Library is one of the nation’s major collections in public administration, public affairs, and public policy. The library holds more than 400,000 volumes and is a depository for California local government documents.

November 3, 2020 Ballot Prop. 16

Proposition 16: Restoring Affirmative Action Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 7,217,064 (42.8%)

No votes: 9,655,595 (57.2%)

Proposition 16 would repeal Proposition 209 (1996) by permitting state and local entities to consider race, sex, color, ethnicity, and national origin in public education, public employment, and public contracting to the extent allowed under federal and state law.

Voter Information...

Undocumented Immigrants in California: Evidence from Local Government Publications

February 26, 2026
Paul King
Undocumented Immigrants in California: Evidence from Local Government Publications

Undocumented immigration is among the most debated public policy issues in the United States. Estimates[1] from the Pew Research Center place the undocumented population at approximately 14 million nationwide as of 2023. California has long been central to discussions around undocumented...

California wildfires: documents in the California Local Government Documents digitization collection

June 2, 2025
Paul King
Hazard mitigation report for the East Bay fire in the Oakland-Berkeley hills The East Bay hills fire ...

California Local Government Pamphlets: Early Municipal Governance in Practice

January 9, 2026
Paul King

Rules 2
As part of the California Local Government Documents Digitization Project, the IGS Library processed California Local Government Pamphlets: Early Municipal Governance in Practice in 2024, a compiled volume of four early twentieth-...

California Local Government Documents

The IGS Library collects budgets and financial reports, planning documents, and ordinance codes from cities and counties across California. Under state law (CA Gov Code § 50110(link is external)), the Library is a depository for these publications. ...

Special Collections

The library is home to several special collections related to political campaigns, elections, and public policy.

Berman/D'Agostino Redistricting and Political Campaign Materials, 1968-2000 Historical records and materials on shelf

The collection consists of redistricting maps, campaign literature and related political...

The Library Corner - Fall 2025 Recap Edition

December 15, 2025
Kris Kasianovitz
IGS Library Corner – Fall 2025 A Year of Big Milestones, Fresh Spaces, and Expanding Access IGS Library and Internet Archive Digitization Project aka LoCal Dig Project

The IGS Library (IGSL) has made remarkable progress in its multi-year California Local Government Documents Digitization Project—known internally as LoCALDig. After kicking off digitization in 2024, we’ve worked with our partner, the Internet Archive, to surpass ...

November 2, 2004 Ballot Prop. 72

Proposition 72: Health Care Coverage Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 5,709,500 (49.1%) No votes: 5,889,936 (50.8%) Introduction

The November 2004 election ballot includes Proposition 72: Health Care Coverage, a referendum on the Health Insurance Act of 2003 (SB2) passed by the legislature and Governor Gray...

November 2, 2004 Ballot Prop. 71

Proposition 71: Stem Cells Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 7,018,059 (51.9%) No votes: 4,867,090 (40.9%) Introduction

Proposition 71 seeks to raise $3 billion for stem cell research in California. If approved, the measure would authorize state bonds to create the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The Institute would provide funding to California stem cell researchers at universities, medical schools, hospitals and...