California 2000 ballot propositions

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Twenty-eight statewide ballot propositions were on the 2000 ballot in California. Ballot proposition elections took place twice, first during the March 7, 2000 statewide primary and then again in the November 7, 2000 general election.

• Twenty statewide propositions were on the March ballot. Of these, twelve were approved and eight defeated.
• Eight propositions appeared on the November ballot. Of these, five were approved and three defeated.

Key facts

Looking at just the citizen-initiated measures:

• There were 15 citizen-initiated measures, including 3 veto referenda on the March and November ballots taken together. Of these, six passed.

• Two of the three veto referenda failed.

• As of the end of 2000, a cumulative total of 275 initiatives (counting citizen-initiated constitutional amendments and citizen-initiated state statutes and not counting veto referenda) had appeared on California ballots since the first initiatives in 1912.

March 7, 2000 election

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Outcome	For	Against
LRCA	Prop 1A	Gambling	Gambling on tribal lands		64.5%	35.5%
LBM	Prop 12	Bonds	Bond issue for water projects		63.2%	36.8%
LBM	Prop 13	Bonds	Water pollution protection		64.8%	35.2%
LBM	Prop 14	Bonds	Literacy improvement		59.0%	41.0%
LBM	Prop 16	Bonds	Homes for veterans		62.3%	37.7%
LRCA	Prop 17	Gambling	Lotteries and charitable raffles		58.7%	41.3%
LRSS	Prop 18	Law enforcement	Murder, special circumstances		72.6%	27.4%
LRSS	Prop 19	Law enforcement	Murder of police officers		73.6%	26.4%
LRSS	Prop 20	Gambling	California state lottery		53.0%	47.0%
CISS	Prop 21	Law enforcement	Juvenile crime		62.1%	37.9%
CISS	Prop 22	Marriage	Limit on marriages		61.4%	38.6%
VR	Prop 29	Gambling	1998 Indian gaming compacts		53.1%	46.9%
LBM	Prop 15	Bond issue	Hertzberg-Polanco crime labs construction		46.3%	53.7%
CISS	Prop 23	Elections	None of the above ballot option		36.0%	64.0%
CISS	Prop 25	Campaign finance	Campaign contribution and spending limits		34.7%	65.3%
CIC&S	Prop 26	Education	Authorizes additional education districts to issue bonds if approved by voters		48.7%	51.3%
CISS	Prop 27	Term limits	Term limit declarations		40.4%	59.6%
CISS	Prop 28	Taxing tobacco	Repeal tobacco surtax		27.8%	72.2%
VR	Prop 30	Business regulation	Insurance claims practices, civil remedies		31.5%	68.5%
VR	Prop 31	Business regulation	Insurance claims		28.3%	71.7%

November 7, 2000 election

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Outcome	For	Against
LBM	Prop 32	Bonds	Veterans' bond act		67.2%	32.8%
LRSS	Prop 34	Campaign finance	Campaign spending limits, disclosure		60.1%	39.9%
CIC&S	Prop 35	Administration of government	Governing engineering/architectural contracts on public works		55.2%	44.8%
CISS	Prop 36	Marijuana	Probation and treatment		60.9%	39.1%
CIC&S	Prop 39	Education	Authorizes local school bond issues for certain uses if approved by 55%		53.4%	46.6%
LRCA	Prop 33	State legislature	Legislative participation in retirement system		38.9%	61.1%
CICA	Prop 37	Tax reform	Redefines some fees as taxes		47.9%	52.1%
CICA	Prop 38	School choice	Allow school choice		29.4%	70.6%

See also

• List of California ballot measures from 1912-present
• History of Initiative and Referendum in California
• Laws governing I&R in California

Struck from ballot

• California Proposition 24 (2000)

External links

• Official California Voter Guide for the March ballot proposition election
• Official California Voter Guide for the November 7, 2000 ballot proposition election
• Official declaration of the March 7, 2000 vote
• Official declaration of the November 7, 2000 vote
• California statewide initiative use through 2000

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