California Proposition 12, Halting of Nuclear Weapon Production Imitative (1982)
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| Topic Nuclear weapons and missiles policy |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
California Proposition 12 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 2, 1982. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring that the governor send a letter to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and all Members of Congress proposing that the United States and Soviet Union halt nuclear weapon production. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring that the governor send a letter to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and all Members of Congress proposing that the United States and Soviet Union halt nuclear weapon production. |
Election results
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California Proposition 12 |
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3,871,345 | 52.32% | ||
| No | 3,528,463 | 47.68% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 12 was as follows:
| “ | Nuclear Weapons. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | NUCLEAR WEAPONS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. This measure identifies the people's concern about the danger of nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union and states findings and declarations regarding this. It requires the Governor of California to write a specified communication to the President of the United States and other identified United States officials urging that the United States government propose to the Soviet Union government that both countries agree to immediately halt the testing, production and further deployment of all nuclear weapons, missiles and delivery systems in a way that can be checked and verified by both sides. Summary of Legislative Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact: No direct fiscal effect on the state and local governments. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 5 percent. For initiated statutes filed in 1982, at least 346,119 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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