May 19, 2009 ballot measures in California
May 19, 2009 was a statewide election date in California for general law and charter cities in California to hold elections on local ballot measures. It was also the date of a special election on six statewide ballot propositions.
County
Alameda
Measure A: City of Hayward Utility Users Tax
Contra Costa
Measure D: Mt. Diablo Unified School District parcel tax
Los Angeles
Measure A: City of Palmdale Hotel Tax
Measure A: City of Palmdale Repeal of Term Limits
Madera
Measure A: County of Madera Hotel Tax

Riverside
Measure A: City of Desert Hot Springs Utility Users Tax
Sacramento
Measure A: Sacramento County Binding Arbitration for Police
Measure B: City of Rancho Cordova Utility Users Tax
San Bernardino
Measure K: Mountains Community Hospital District parcel tax
San Mateo
Measure D: City of Pacifica Sales Tax
Santa Clara
Measure A: City of Morgan Hill Residential Development Exemption
Tulare
Measure L: Springville Union Elementary School District bond proposition
Tuolumne
Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District: Mary Kelly recall
Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District: Lillian Cravens recall
Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District: Dave Gooki recall
Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District: Chuck Day recall
Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District: Bryan Berger recall
Statewide
Number | Description | Outcome |
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Proposition 1A | Prop 1A combines a 4-year tax hike of about $16 billion with a state spending cap | ![]() |
Proposition 1B | Modification of California Proposition 98 (1998) to free up money for state's budget overruns. | ![]() |
Proposition 1C | Sell rights to future lottery proceeds as a way of raising some cash now for state budget. | ![]() |
Proposition 1D | Asks voters to approve taking money from Prop 10 in 1998 for purposes not allowed in that 1998 vote. | ![]() |
Proposition 1E | Asks voters to take money from Prop 63 for purposes not allowed in that 2004 vote. | ![]() |
Proposition 1F | No pay raises for state legislators in years when there is a state budget deficit | ![]() |
See also
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