Ballot Guide

February 5, 2008 Ballot Prop. 93

Proposition 93: Term Limits Official Results

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

Yes votes: 3,961,466 (46.4%) No votes: 4,574,826 (53.6%) Overview

Proposition 93 would impose limits on legislators' terms in office. It would reduce the total amount of time a person may serve in the state legislature from 14 years to 12 years. It would allow a person to serve a total of 12 years either in the Assembly, the Senate, or a combination of both. It also provides a...

November 8, 2016 Ballot Prop. 62

Proposition 62: Repeal of the Death Penalty Official Results

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

Yes votes: 6,361,788 (46.8%) No votes: 7,218,625 (53.2%)

Repeals death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without possibility of parole. Applies retroactively to existing death sentences. Increases the portion of life inmates' wages that may be applied to victim restitution. Fiscal Impact: Net ongoing reduction in state and county criminal justice...

November 6, 2012 Ballot Prop. 31

Proposition 31: State Budget Official Results

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

Yes votes: 3,514,565 (33.0%)

No votes: 7,129,033 (67.0%)

Proposition 31 establishes a two-year state budget, and changes certain fiscal responsibilities of the Governor and the Legislature. State and local budgeting and oversight procedures would be changed. Local governments that create plans to coordinate services would receive funding from the state and could...

June 6, 2006 Ballot Prop. 81

Proposition 81: Library Construction and Literacy Improvement Official Results

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

Yes votes: 2,326,354 (47.3%) No votes: 2,591,012 (52.7%) Introduction

The California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2006 would provide $600 million for public library construction and repair. This is the largest library construction bond measure in state history. The act enjoyed bi-...

June 6, 2006: Primary Election Summary

Title Yes votes No votes Proposition 81: Library Construction and Literacy Improvement 2,326,354 (47.3%) 2,591,012 (52.7%) Proposition 82: Universal Preschool 1,958,243 (39.2%) 3,036,283 (60.8%) Endorsements: June 2006 Primary -- --

November 2, 2010 Ballot Prop. 23

Proposition 23: Suspend pollution control laws until unemployment falls below 5.5% Official Results

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

Yes votes: 3,733,883 (38.4%) No votes: 5,974,564 (61.6%)

Certain existing and proposed regulations to address global warming would be suspended. These regulations would remain suspended until the state unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent or lower for one year.

Pro/Con Statements Pro Con Supporters say that Proposition 23 saves...

November 2, 2004 Ballot Prop. 63

Proposition 63: Mental Health Services Funding Official Results

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

Yes votes: 6,191,691 (53.8%) No votes: 5,337,216 (46.2%) Introduction

Over a million Californians are estimated to suffer from serious mental illness. While many Californians receive treatment through their medical benefits, those without insurance, estimated at 19% of the...

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: 7,216,721 (42.8%)

No votes: 9,655,024 (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.

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November 4, 2008 Ballot Prop. 1A

Proposition 1A: Changes the way the state sets aside "rainy day" funds Official Results

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

Yes votes: 1,668,216 (34.6%) No votes: 3,152,141 (65.4%) Introduction

Proposition 1A is the centerpiece of the February 2009 budget package created by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Legislature. Prop. 1A would make significant changes to the state's budgetary procedures regarding rainy day reserve accounts and state...

November 4, 2008 Ballot Prop. 8

Proposition 8: Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Official Results

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

Yes votes: 7,001,084 (52.3%) No votes: 6,401,482 (47.7%) Introduction

The traditional and predominant legal stance in most of the 50 states is that marriage, as legally defined, can be viewed only as a legally recognized union of one man and one woman. That is, it cannot be defined as a union of same-sex partners, or even as a union of unmarried opposite-sex partners...