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California 1980 ballot measures
- See also: California 1980 ballot propositions
June 3
June 3, 1980
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proposition 10 | Establish that rent-control is a local government issue and establish it should only be imposed if established through the enactment by voters. |
|
2,247,395 (35%) |
4,090,180 (65%) |
|
Proposition 11 | Establish provisions relating to the taxation of energy businesses. |
|
2,821,150 (44%) |
3,544,840 (56%) |
|
Proposition 1 | Allow for bonds up to $495,000,000 for land and water resource management and establish the terms of such bonds. |
|
2,800,038 (47%) |
3,163,823 (53%) |
|
Proposition 2 | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $750,000,000 for farms and houses for veterans and establish the terms of such bonds. |
|
3,952,383 (65%) |
2,081,982 (35%) |
|
Proposition 3 | Require that money spent to alter or modify historically restored areas of the state capital come from money specifically appropriated for this. |
|
2,975,344 (51%) |
2,864,729 (49%) |
|
Proposition 4 | Establish provisions relating to low-income housing projects. |
|
2,617,478 (41%) |
3,756,100 (59%) |
|
Proposition 5 | Prohibit any government body from issuing a citation to any person connected with news for refusing to disclose their sources of information. |
|
4,445,400 (73%) |
1,618,175 (27%) |
|
Proposition 6 | Require that all types of districts be reasonably equal in population |
|
2,989,761 (55%) |
2,475,818 (45%) |
|
Proposition 7 | Establish that the political subdivisions may provide aid for cleaning private lands and waters if the President has declared a major disaster in the area. |
|
4,986,629 (83%) |
1,026,516 (17%) |
|
Proposition 8 | Allow the legislature to authorize bonds for the acquisition, construction, and installation of alternative energy source facilities. |
|
2,896,767 (50%) |
2,874,309 (50%) |
|
Proposition 9 | Establish that income taxes cannot exceed 50% of the 1978 rates and establish the indexing of income tax brackets |
|
2,538,667 (39%) |
3,942,248 (61%) |
November 4, 1980
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proposition 10 | Provide for smoking and no-smoking areas in certain enclosed places |
|
3,861,614 (47%) |
4,432,209 (53%) |
|
Proposition 11 | Allow the legislature to stop increases to a judge's salary during their term and establish that judicial salaries are not an obligation of contract. |
|
5,204,250 (70%) |
2,198,702 (30%) |
|
Proposition 1 | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $285,000,000 for the development of parks and other recreational spaces and establish the terms of such bonds. |
|
3,997,292 (52%) |
3,731,440 (48%) |
|
Proposition 2 | Allow for bonds up to $85,000,000 for acquiring property in the Lake Tahoe Basin to prevent the environmental decline in the area. |
|
3,757,009 (49%) |
3,934,723 (51%) |
|
Proposition 3 | Allow the legislature to allow insurance companies to deduct their contributions to the Insurance Guarantee Association from their taxes. |
|
2,014,362 (28%) |
5,251,746 (72%) |
|
Proposition 4 | Allow for the increase in ad valorem taxes on real property to pay for the interest and redemption charges on indebtedness for property acquisition and improvements. |
|
1,807,080 (25%) |
5,449,215 (75%) |
|
Proposition 5 | Establish provisions relating to property valuation of property updated to comply with seismic safety laws and property destroyed by disaster. |
|
3,053,861 (42%) |
4,164,104 (58%) |
|
Proposition 6 | Establish provisions relating to the juries of civil trials. |
|
4,332,330 (58%) |
3,197,458 (42%) |
|
Proposition 7 | Establish that the term "newly constructed" for tax purposes shall not apply to the addition or construction of any active solar energy systems. |
|
4,749,199 (65%) |
2,502,444 (35%) |
|
Proposition 8 | Establish that no water from the Wild and Scenic Rivers System may be stored unless permitted by statute and prohibit any public agency from condemning any water rights in the delta area. |
|
3,918,199 (54%) |
3,367,711 (46%) |
|
Proposition 9 | Allow for bonds up to $30,000,000 for the improvement of domestic water systems that have are contaminated by compounds or radiation. |
|
4,857,006 (64%) |
2,686,329 (36%) |
November 4
June 3, 1980
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proposition 10 | Establish that rent-control is a local government issue and establish it should only be imposed if established through the enactment by voters. |
|
2,247,395 (35%) |
4,090,180 (65%) |
|
Proposition 11 | Establish provisions relating to the taxation of energy businesses. |
|
2,821,150 (44%) |
3,544,840 (56%) |
|
Proposition 1 | Allow for bonds up to $495,000,000 for land and water resource management and establish the terms of such bonds. |
|
2,800,038 (47%) |
3,163,823 (53%) |
|
Proposition 2 | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $750,000,000 for farms and houses for veterans and establish the terms of such bonds. |
|
3,952,383 (65%) |
2,081,982 (35%) |
|
Proposition 3 | Require that money spent to alter or modify historically restored areas of the state capital come from money specifically appropriated for this. |
|
2,975,344 (51%) |
2,864,729 (49%) |
|
Proposition 4 | Establish provisions relating to low-income housing projects. |
|
2,617,478 (41%) |
3,756,100 (59%) |
|
Proposition 5 | Prohibit any government body from issuing a citation to any person connected with news for refusing to disclose their sources of information. |
|
4,445,400 (73%) |
1,618,175 (27%) |
|
Proposition 6 | Require that all types of districts be reasonably equal in population |
|
2,989,761 (55%) |
2,475,818 (45%) |
|
Proposition 7 | Establish that the political subdivisions may provide aid for cleaning private lands and waters if the President has declared a major disaster in the area. |
|
4,986,629 (83%) |
1,026,516 (17%) |
|
Proposition 8 | Allow the legislature to authorize bonds for the acquisition, construction, and installation of alternative energy source facilities. |
|
2,896,767 (50%) |
2,874,309 (50%) |
|
Proposition 9 | Establish that income taxes cannot exceed 50% of the 1978 rates and establish the indexing of income tax brackets |
|
2,538,667 (39%) |
3,942,248 (61%) |
November 4, 1980
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proposition 10 | Provide for smoking and no-smoking areas in certain enclosed places |
|
3,861,614 (47%) |
4,432,209 (53%) |
|
Proposition 11 | Allow the legislature to stop increases to a judge's salary during their term and establish that judicial salaries are not an obligation of contract. |
|
5,204,250 (70%) |
2,198,702 (30%) |
|
Proposition 1 | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $285,000,000 for the development of parks and other recreational spaces and establish the terms of such bonds. |
|
3,997,292 (52%) |
3,731,440 (48%) |
|
Proposition 2 | Allow for bonds up to $85,000,000 for acquiring property in the Lake Tahoe Basin to prevent the environmental decline in the area. |
|
3,757,009 (49%) |
3,934,723 (51%) |
|
Proposition 3 | Allow the legislature to allow insurance companies to deduct their contributions to the Insurance Guarantee Association from their taxes. |
|
2,014,362 (28%) |
5,251,746 (72%) |
|
Proposition 4 | Allow for the increase in ad valorem taxes on real property to pay for the interest and redemption charges on indebtedness for property acquisition and improvements. |
|
1,807,080 (25%) |
5,449,215 (75%) |
|
Proposition 5 | Establish provisions relating to property valuation of property updated to comply with seismic safety laws and property destroyed by disaster. |
|
3,053,861 (42%) |
4,164,104 (58%) |
|
Proposition 6 | Establish provisions relating to the juries of civil trials. |
|
4,332,330 (58%) |
3,197,458 (42%) |
|
Proposition 7 | Establish that the term "newly constructed" for tax purposes shall not apply to the addition or construction of any active solar energy systems. |
|
4,749,199 (65%) |
2,502,444 (35%) |
|
Proposition 8 | Establish that no water from the Wild and Scenic Rivers System may be stored unless permitted by statute and prohibit any public agency from condemning any water rights in the delta area. |
|
3,918,199 (54%) |
3,367,711 (46%) |
|
Proposition 9 | Allow for bonds up to $30,000,000 for the improvement of domestic water systems that have are contaminated by compounds or radiation. |
|
4,857,006 (64%) |
2,686,329 (36%) |
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