California 1976 ballot propositions

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30 statewide ballot propositions were on the 1976 ballot in California.

On the ballot

June 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Bonds	$200 million in bonds for construction or improvement of public schools	d
LBM	Proposition 2	Bonds	$500 million in bonds for farm and home aid for veterans	a
LBM	Proposition 3	Bonds	$175 million in bonds for improvement of domestic water systems	a
LBM	Proposition 4	Bonds	$150 million in bonds for community college facilities	d
LRCA	Proposition 5	Taxes	Reduce from supermajority to simple majority the vote required to levy taxes on corporations	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Taxes	Eliminate income tax deduction for property taxes insurance companies pay on insurers' home or principal office	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Taxes	Rules governing the taxation of properties of historic significance	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Public finance	Public moneys may be deposited in California savings and loan associations, as well as in banks	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Gambling	Legislature permitted to authorize cities and counties to allow bingo, but only for charitable purposes	a
LRCA	Proposition 10	Public finance	By two-thirds vote, state legislature allowed to refinance outstanding state bond debt	d
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes	Rules governing use of surplus real estate purchased with revenues from motor vehicles taxes	a
LRCA	Proposition 12	Regulations	Allow increase in maximum permissible interest rate chargeable by non-exempt lenders	d
LRCA	Proposition 13	Taxes	Property tax postponement provisions for low-income and elderly persons	a
LRCA	Proposition 14	Constitution	Constitutional revisions touching many different parts of the California Constitution	a
CISS	Proposition 15	Nuclear power	Prohibit new nuclear power plant construction, limit operation of existing nuclear power plants	d

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Bonds	$500 million in bonds to finance housing	d
LBM	Proposition 2	Bonds	$280 million in bonds for the Nejedly-Hart State, Urban and Coastal Park Bond Act	a
LBM	Proposition 3	Bonds	$25 million in bonds to finance residential energy insulation and residential solar heating and cooling systems	d
LRCA	Proposition 4	Education	University of California required to follow competitive bidding practices; prohibited from discrimination in admissions	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Regulation	Increase maximum interest rate that non-exempt lenders can charge	d
LRCA	Proposition 6	Legislature	When state legislative bills become law, extension of time for governor to veto	d
LRCA	Proposition 7	Judiciary	Commission on Judicial Performance; admonishment, censure and removal of judges	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Education	County superintendents of schools	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Executives	Rules for filling vacancies in state constitutional offices	a
LRCA	Proposition 10	Taxes	Property taxation by local governments whose boundaries include area in two or more counties	a
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes	Tax rates on unsecured property	a
LRCA	Proposition 12	Energy	Low-interest state loans for residential energy insulation, solar heating or cooling systems	d
CISS	Proposition 13	Gambling	Greyhound dog racing; gambling permitted on the results of those races	d
CISS	Proposition 14	Labor	Agricultural labor relations	d
LRSS	Proposition 15	Healthcare	Add to members to State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; other changes to Chiropractic Act	a

External links

Suggest a link

• PDF of the June 8, 1976 ballot proposition voter guide
• PDF of the November 2, 1976 ballot proposition voter guide
• Hastings California I&R database