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California "Preservation and Modernization of California Direct Democracy" Initiative (2016)

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California Preservation and Modernization of California Direct Democracy Initiative
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Election date
November 8, 2016
Topic
Direct democracy measures
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
State statute		Origin
Citizens


A California Preservation and Modernization of California Direct Democracy Initiative (#15-0042) was not put on the November 8, 2016, ballot for voters in California as an initiated state statute.[1]

Text of measure

Ballot title:

Initiative and Referendum Petitions. Electronic Signature Gathering. Initiative Statute.

Official summary:

"Authorizes electronic signature gathering for initiative and referendum petitions. Requires county elections officials to establish a digital platform to accept and process registered voters’ digital signatures, scanned thumbprints, and personal identification numbers for use in signing petitions. Prohibits election officials from discriminating between handwritten or electronic signatures. Permits proponents, at their own cost, to translate and circulate petitions in any language. Requires legislators to pay, from personal funds, the same fee to introduce legislation as proponents pay to obtain a title and summary from the Attorney General."

Fiscal impact statement:

Note: The fiscal impact statement for a California ballot initiative authorized for circulation is jointly prepared by the state's legislative analyst and its director of finance.

"Increased costs to state and local governments to administer the initiative process. These costs include (1) one-time costs—possibly tens of millions of dollars—to state and local governments to develop new information technology systems and (2) ongoing costs to local governments of possibly millions of dollars each year. Ongoing fiscal effect on state government is not certain and depends on future decisions and actions by lawmakers."

Read the full text of the measure here.

Path to the ballot

See also: California signature requirements
  • Bart C. Gilbert submitted a letter requesting a title and summary on July 16, 2015.
  • A title and summary was issued by California's attorney general's office on September 21, 2015.
  • 365,880 valid signatures were required for qualification purposes.
  • Supporters had until March 21, 2016, to collect the required signatures.
  • The signature deadline was March 21, 2016, and the measure failed to qualify for the ballot at that time.

See also

External links

State profile

Demographic data for California
 CaliforniaU.S.
Total population:38,993,940316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):155,7793,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:61.8%73.6%
Black/African American:5.9%12.6%
Asian:13.7%5.1%
Native American:0.7%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.4%0.2%
Two or more:4.5%3%
Hispanic/Latino:38.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:81.8%86.7%
College graduation rate:31.4%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$61,818$53,889
Persons below poverty level:18.2%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in California.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in California

California voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.


More California coverage on Ballotpedia

Footnotes

  1. ↑ California Attorney General, "Letter requesting a ballot title for Initiative 15-0042," July 16, 2015
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