California 2002 ballot propositions

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Thirteen statewide ballot propositions were on the 2002 ballot in California; first, during the March 5, 2002 statewide primary and then again in the November 5, 2002 general election.

Six statewide propositions were on the March ballot. Of these, five were approved and one defeated. Seven propositions appeared on the November ballot. Of these, five were approved and two defeated.

Key facts

Looking at just the citizen-initiated measures:

• There were 5 citizen-initiated measures on the March and November ballots taken together. Of these, two passed.

• As of the end of 2002, a cumulative total of 280 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.

On the ballot

March 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 40	Bonds	$2.6 billion in bonds for water, air, parks, coastal protection	a
LBM	Proposition 41	Bonds	$200 million in bonds for voting modernization	a
LRCA	Proposition 42	Transportation	Allocate sales tax revenues to transportation	a
LRCA	Proposition 43	Elections	Right to have vote counted	a
LRSS	Proposition 44	Health care	Unprofessional conduct of chiropractors	a
CICA	Proposition 45	Term limits	Extend term limits by local option	d

November 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 46	Bonds	$2.1 billion in bonds for housing and emergency shelter	a
LBM	Proposition 47	Bonds	$13.05 billion in bonds for kindergarten-university facilities	a
LRCA	Proposition 48	Judiciary	Court consolidation	a
CISS	Proposition 49	Education	State grants	a
CISS	Proposition 50	Bonds	$3.4 billion in bonds for water projects	a
CISS	Proposition 51	Transportation	Regulates distribution of motor vehicle sales tax	d
CISS	Proposition 52	Elections	Election day voter registration, fraud penalties	d

See also

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

External links

• Official Voter Guide to the March 5 ballot propositions
• Official Voter Guide to the November 5 ballot propositions
• March 5, 2002 ballot proposition voter guide (PDF)
• November 5, 2002 ballot proposition voter guide (PDF)
• Official declaration of the March 5, 2002 vote
• Official declaration of the November 5, 2002 vote
• Organizational and newspaper endorsements of the March 5, 2002 ballot propositions
• LAO analysis of the March 5, 2002 ballot propositions
• LAO analysis of the November 5, 2002 ballot propositions
• Spending on 2002 California ballot measures