California 1988 ballot propositions

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Forty-one statewide ballot propositions were on the 1988 ballot in California.

The California Constitution was amended in 11 different ways by propositions that voters approved in 1988. One of the more far-reaching changes came with Proposition 98, which mandates that a certain level of spending from the state's general fund must go to public education.

The 1988 ballot included a war over how and whether to regulate California's insurance companies. Proposition 103, which established the office of California Insurance Commissioner, emerged victorious. The brainchild of consumer watchdog Harvey Rosenfield, it was actively supported by Ralph Nader. Proposition 103 bested Proposition 100, Proposition 101 and Proposition 104.

With 41 propositions on the ballot, 1988 had the third highest number of ballot propositions ever on the California ballot. 1914 set the record, with 48 propositions, and 1990 comes in second with 45 propositions. (See also: Number of ballot propositions per decade in California.)

On the ballot

June 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 66	Elections	Office of county assessor shall be elective	a
LRSS	Proposition 67	Judiciary	Increase minimum term in prison for second-degree murder	a
CISS	Proposition 68	Elections	Campaign finance limitations	a
CISS	Proposition 69	Admin of gov't	Add AIDS to list of diseases that can be quarantined	d
CISS	Proposition 70	Bonds	$776 million for parks and wildlife conservation	a
CICA	Proposition 71	Spending	Adjust the appropriations limits	d
CICA	Proposition 72	Taxes	3% of annual budget to go into a rainy day fund	d
CISS	Proposition 73	Elections	Campaign contribution limits	a
LBM	Proposition 74	Bonds	$1 billion for streets, roads, state highways and mass transit guideways	d
LBM	Proposition 75	Bonds	$800 million for construction/repair of public schools	a
LBM	Proposition 76	Bonds	$510 million for housing loans to veterans	a
LBM	Proposition 77	Bonds	$150 million to fix earthquake damage	a

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 78	Bonds	$600 million for higher education	a
LBM	Proposition 79	Bonds	$800 million for public schools	a
LBM	Proposition 80	Bonds	$817 million for prisons, jails	a
LBM	Proposition 81	Bonds	$75 million for domestic water systems	a
LBM	Proposition 82	Bonds	$60 million for water projects assistance	a
LBM	Proposition 83	Bonds	$65 million for water pollution control	a
LBM	Proposition 84	Bonds	$300 million for housing programs for homeless	a
LBM	Proposition 85	Bonds	$75 million for library construction and repair	a
LBM	Proposition 86	Bonds	$500 million for country correctional facilities	a
LRCA	Proposition 87	Taxes	Taxes from rate increases for property acquisition go to repay bonded indebtedness	a
LRCA	Proposition 88	Admin of gov't	Public monies can be deposited in any federally insured industrial loan company in the state	a
LRCA	Proposition 89	Law enforcement	Decisions of parole authority about murder convicts can be reviewed by governor within 30 days	a
LRCA	Proposition 90	Taxes	Transfer assessed value of home to replacement home in other counties, for over 55s	a
LRCA	Proposition 91	Judiciary	Justice courts are courts of record . Eligibility requirements for justice court judges.	a
LRCA	Proposition 92	Judiciary	Powers of Commission on Judicial Performance, length of term of members	a
LRCA	Proposition 93	Taxes	Conditions of eligibility for property tax exemption for veterans	a
LRCA	Proposition 94	Judiciary	Judges allowed to accept part-time teaching positions	a
CISS	Proposition 95	Housing	Create agency to oversee emergency housing for homeless. Fines for non-compliance.	d
CISS	Proposition 96	Public health	Mandates testing for contagious diseases under certain circumstances	a
CISS	Proposition 97	Public health	State budget must include funding for OSHA enforcement	a
CICA/SS	Proposition 98	Spending	Mandates state spending on education	a
CICA	Proposition 99	Taxes	Add to taxes on cigarettes	a
CISS	Proposition 100	Insurance	Regulations on insurance agencies, including lids on insurance costs	d
CISS	Proposition 101	Insurance	Regulations on insurance agencies, including lids on insurance costs	d
CISS	Proposition 102	Public health	Require doctors to report suspected AIDs patients to local health officers	d
CISS	Proposition 103	Insurance	Mandated 20% rate reduction for automobile and property/casualty insurance	a
CISS	Proposition 104	Insurance	No fault automobile insurance	d
CISS	Proposition 105	Regulation	Various disclosures required	a
CISS	Proposition 106	State judiciary	Limit amount of contingency fee an attorney may collect from plaintiff in tort cases	d

External links

Suggest a link

• PDF of the June 7, 1988 ballot proposition voter guide
• PDF of the November 8, 1988 ballot proposition voter guide
• Hastings California I&R database
• California Law Library, June 7, 1988 ballot propositions
• California Law Library, November 8, 1988 ballot propositions