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California Proposition 3, the Closed Primaries Act (1998)
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Proposition 3 said that only voters who belong to political parties can vote for President in primary elections, and they must vote for President in their own party. Independent voters would not, under the terms of Proposition 3, have been allowed to vote for any presidential candidate in the primary election.
Election results
| Proposition 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 3,995,668 | 53.84% | ||
| Yes | 3,425,341 | 42.16% | ||
Of voters who cast a vote in this election, 1,200,112 or 13.92% did not cast a vote on Proposition 3.
Title
The ballot title was:
Summary
The official ballot summary said:
- Changes existing open primary law to require closed, partisan primary for purposes of selecting delegates to national political party presidential nominating conventions. Limits voting for such delegates to voters registered by political party. Provides partisan ballots to be voted only by members of the particular party.
Fiscal impact
The California Legislative Analyst's Office provided an estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact for Proposition 1. That estimate was:
- "Minor costs to state government."
- "Minor costs to county governments statewide."
Campaign spending
No campaign contributions for or against Proposition 3 were reported to the California Secretary of State.
Path to the ballot
Proposition 3 was referred to the ballot through Senate Bill 1505 (Proposition 3).
| Votes in legislature to refer to ballot | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chamber | Ayes | Noes |
| Assembly | 52 | 12 |
| Senate | 28 | 0 |
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