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November 4, 2014 Ballot Prop. 2

Proposition 2: Budget Stabilization Account Official Results

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

Yes votes: 4,831,045 (69.1%) No votes: 2,158,004 (30.9%)

Proposition 2 is a Constitutional amendment which would change the requirements for the State's Budget Stablization Account, which was created in 2004, to force the government to pass an balanced budget each year. The measure would require half the revenues to be used to repay state debts...

November 4, 2014 Ballot Prop. 1

Proposition 1: Funding for Water Quality, Supply, Treatment, and Storage Projects Official Results

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

Yes votes: 4,771,350 (67.1%) No votes: 2,336,676 (32.9%)

Proposition 1 authorizes $7.5 billion in general obligation bonds for new water programs such as watershed restoration and protection, groundwater storage, and ecosystem sustainability. The bonds are expected to cost an average of about $360 million annually for 40 years. Local...

June 7, 2016 Ballot Prop. 50

Proposition 50: Members of the Legislature: Suspension Official Results

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

Yes votes: 3,766,852 (75.3%) No votes: 1,238,521 (24.7%)

Proposition 50 would amend the State Constitution to authorize the suspension of a member of either house of the Legislature. The suspension would require a 2/3 vote of the members in that house. Rules for suspension and when it would end, would have to be set forth at the time of the suspension....

November 8, 2016 Ballot Prop. 67

Proposition 67: Plastic Bag Ban Official Results

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

Yes votes: 7,228,900 (53.3%) No votes: 6,340,322 (46.7%)

A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects, a statute that prohibits grocery and other stores from providing customers single–use plastic or paper carryout bags but permits sale of recycled paper bags and reusable bags. Fiscal Impact: Relatively small fiscal effects on state and local governments, including a minor...

November 8, 2016: General Election Summary

Title Yes votes No votes Proposition 51: Public School Facilities Improvement 7,516,142 (55.2%) 6,104,294 (44.8%) Proposition 52: Voter Approval to Divert Hospital Fees to Medi-Cal 9,427,714 (70.1%) 4,026,710 (29.9%) Proposition 53: Voter Approval Requirement for Revenue Bonds Over $2 Billion 6,508,909 (49.4%) 6,660,555 (50.6%)...

November 8, 2016 Ballot Prop. 66

Proposition 66: Death Penalty Procedures Official Results

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

Yes votes: 6,626,159 (51.1%) No votes: 6,333,731 (48.9%)

Changes procedures governing state court challenges to death sentences. Designates superior court for initial petitions and limits successive petitions. Requires appointed attorneys who take noncapital appeals to accept death penalty appeals. Exempts prison officials from existing regulation process for...

November 8, 2016 Ballot Prop. 65

Proposition 65: Revenue from Disposable Bag Sales to Support Environmental Projects Official Results

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

Yes votes: 6,222,547 (46.1%) No votes: 7,276,478 (53.9%)

Redirects money collected by grocery and certain other retail stores through mandated sale of carryout bags. Requires stores to deposit bag sale proceeds into a special fund to support specified environmental projects. Fiscal Impact: Potential state revenue of several...

November 8, 2016 Ballot Prop. 64

Proposition 64: Marijuana Legalization Official Results

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

Yes votes: 7,979,041 (57.1%) No votes: 5,987,020 (42.9%)

Legalizes marijuana under state law, for use by adults 21 or older. Imposes state taxes on sales and cultivation. Provides for industry licensing and establishes standards for marijuana products. Allows local regulation and taxation. Fiscal Impact: Additional tax revenues ranging from high hundreds of millions of...

November 8, 2016 Ballot Prop. 63

Proposition 63: Large Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban Official Results

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

Yes votes: 8,663,159 (63.1%) No votes: 5,070,772 (36.9%)

Requires background check and Department of Justice authorization to purchase ammunition. Prohibits possession of large–capacity ammunition magazines. Establishes procedures for enforcing laws prohibiting firearm possession by specified persons. Requires Department of Justice's participation in...

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...