California 1992 ballot propositions

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In 1992, voters decided on 16 statewide ballot measures in California. On June 2, voters decided on 3. On November 3, voters decided on 13.

• One was an initiated constitutional amendment.
• Four were initiated state statutes.
• Two were combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statutes.
• Five were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Four were bond issues.
• Voters approved 7 (43.75%) and rejected 9 (56.25%).

On the ballot

June 2, 1992

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 152	Education; Bonds	Allow the state legislature to issue $1.9 billion in bonds to fund the construction or improvement of California's public schools.	a	3,119,441 (53%)	2,774,699 (47%)
BI	Proposition 153	Education; Bonds	Allow $900 million in bonds to fund the construction or improvement of California's public college and university facilities.	a	2,967,657 (51%)	2,869,403 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 154	Taxes	Allow renters defined as low-income who purchased a home that he or she occupied as a renter to postpone payment of increased property taxes due to reappraisal		2,291,637 (40%)	3,465,378 (60%)

November 3, 1992

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 155	Education; Bonds	Allow for bonds up to $900,000,000 for school construction and improvement and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	5,440,084 (52%)	5,061,978 (48%)
BI	Proposition 156	Transportation; Bonds	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $1,000,000,000 for transportation improvements and establish the terms of such bonds.		4,910,982 (48%)	5,296,753 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 157	Transportation	Ban the collection of tolls on roads owned by the state and leased to a private entity after tolls had been collected for 35 years or upon expiration of the lease.		2,850,426 (28%)	7,272,907 (72%)
LRCA	Proposition 158	Executive officials	Amend the constitution to create the Office of California Analyst to replace the Legislative Analyst.		3,901,046 (40%)	5,882,438 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 159	Executive officials	Establish the Auditor General is a constitutional office and establish procedures for the hiring and duties of the Auditor General.		3,970,906 (41%)	5,705,058 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 160	Taxes; Veterans	Allow the California State Legislature to expand the state's disabled veterans' property tax exemption.	a	5,288,765 (53%)	4,692,732 (47%)
CISS	Proposition 161	Assisted death	Allow mentally competent adults to instruct their physicians in writing to provide aid-in-dying.		4,863,478 (46%)	5,739,918 (54%)
CICA	Proposition 162	Public retirement funds	Give the board of a public employee retirement system the sole ability to make decisions over the system and prohibit making changes to the board without voter approval.	a	5,066,530 (51%)	4,867,681 (49%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 163	Food; Food and beverage taxes; Sales taxes	Prohibit state and local governments from imposing sales or use taxes on food products	a	6,967,009 (67%)	3,491,372 (33%)
CISS	Proposition 164	Term limits	Establish term limits for members of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate based on years of service.	a	6,578,637 (64%)	3,769,511 (36%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 165	Public assistance; Budgets	Allow the governor to declare a "fiscal emergency", make changes to the automatic cost of living adjustments for certain welfare programs, and allow counties to set general welfare assistance.		4,869,305 (47%)	5,577,061 (53%)
CISS	Proposition 166	Business; Private health insurance	Require employers to provide health insurance to employees		3,255,302 (31%)	7,310,637 (69%)
CISS	Proposition 167	Taxes	Increase the tax for certain taxpayers, corporations, insurers, banks, and corporations and impose a new oil severance tax.		4,293,460 (41%)	6,136,895 (59%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in California
• List of California ballot measures
• 1992 ballot measures

External links

• California Voter Guide (June 1992)
• California Voter Guide (November 1992)