California 1972 ballot propositions

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32 statewide ballot propositions were on the 1972 ballot in California.

On the ballot

June 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Bonds	$250 million for provide farm and home aid for California veterans	a
LBM	Proposition 2	Bonds	$350 million for construction or improvement of public schools	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Judiciary	Defendant has the right to have the assistance of counsel in any criminal prosecution	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Elections	Open presidential primary	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Admin of gov't	Appointments to the Regents of the University of California must be approved by the state senate	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Elections	Eliminate rule that naturalized citizens have to naturalized for 90 days before they can vote	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Taxes	Rules governing the valuation of single-family dwellings for property tax purposes	a
CISS	Proposition 8	Admin of gov't	Members of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners must be citizens of the United States	a
CISS	Proposition 9	Regulation	Regulation of the composition and qualities of internal combustion engine fuels	d
LRCA	Proposition 10	Constitution	Amendment of "several miscellaneous provisions of the Constitution"	a

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Bonds	$160 million in bonds for community college facilities	a
LBM	Proposition 2	Bonds	$155.9 million in bonds for health science facilities	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Bonds	Allow legislature to provide for issuance of bonds for environmental pollution control facilities	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Constitution	Amendment of various state constitutional provisions governing state legislative sessions	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Education	School districts allowed to conduct programs that are not in conflict with purposes of public education	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Constitution	Miscellaneous constitutional revisions	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Elections	Open presidential primary	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes	Property tax exemption for facilities which remove, eliminate, reduce or control air, water or noise pollution	d
LRCA	Proposition 9	Bonds	Bonds to fix unsafe schools can be passed by simple majority, rather than supermajority	a
LRCA	Proposition 10	Veterans	Tax exemption for blind veterans	a
LRCA	Proposition 11	Civil rights	The right of privacy is an inalienable right	a
LRCA	Proposition 12	Veterans	Tax exemption for disabled veterans	a
LRCA	Proposition 13	Labor	Worker's compensation payment for death can go to state government, if deceased worker had no dependents	a
CICA	Proposition 14	Taxes	Property tax rate limits for all purposes except payment of designated types of debts and liabilities	d
CICA	Proposition 15	Admin of gov't	Setting forth a process to determine and fix state employee salaries	d
CICA	Proposition 16	Admin of gov't	California Highway Patrol salaries	d
CICA	Proposition 17	Death penalty	"All state statutes requiring, authorizing, imposing, or relating to death penalty are in full force and effect"	a
CISS	Proposition 18	Obscenity	Several changes in Penal Code statutes relating to obscenity	d
CISS	Proposition 19	Marijuana	"No person 18 years of age or older shall be punished in any way" for personal use or growth of marijuana	d
CISS	Proposition 20	Water	Creation of the California Coastal Commission	a
CISS	Proposition 21	Education	No public school student, because of his race, creed, or color, shall be required to attend a particular school	a
CISS	Proposition 22	Labor	Permissible and prohibited labor relation activities of agricultural employers, employees, and unions	d

External links

Suggest a link

• PDF of the June 6, 1972 ballot proposition voter guide
• PDF of the November 7, 1972 ballot proposition voter guide
• Hastings California I&R database

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