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Fifteen statewide ballot propositions were on the 2006 ballot in California. Two were on the June 6 ballot and were defeated. Thirteen were on the November ballot, of which, seven were approved and six were defeated.

Nine of the 15 measures were initiatives, while 6 were referred to the ballot by the California State Legislature. Of the nine initiatives, two were approved and seven were defeated. Of the six referrals, one was approved and five were defeated.

On the ballot

June 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 81	Bonds	Issues $600 million in general obligation bonds to fund grants to local governments to fund the construction, expansion, or renovation of libraries and related furnishings or equipment	d
CICA/SS	Proposition 82	Education, taxes	Creates a free, voluntary, half-day public preschool program available to all four-year olds funded by a 1.7% tax on individual incomes above $400,000	d

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1A	Transportation	Requires gasoline sales tax revenue Transportation Investment Fund transfer suspensions to be treated as loans to the state general fund that must be repaid in full with interest within three years and limit such suspensions to twice in 10 fiscal years	a
BI	Proposition 1B	Bonds	Issues $19.925 billion in bonds for transportation projects "aimed at relieving congestion, improving movement of goods, improving air quality, and enhancing safety and security of the transportation"	a
BI	Proposition 1C	Bonds	Issues $2.85 million in bonds for housing and development programs	a
BI	Proposition 1D	Bonds	Issues $10.416 billion in bonds for public school facility repairs and upgrades	a
BI	Proposition 1E	Bonds	Issues $4.09 billion in bonds for flood control structures and water supply systems	a
CISS	Proposition 83	Law enforcement	Increases civil and criminal penalties for sex offenders and child molesters; prohibited offenders from living within 2,000 feet of any school or park; and requiring GPS monitoring of offenders	a
CISS	Proposition 84	Bonds	Issues $5.4 billion in bonds for projects related to water quality and supply, flood control, water pollution, and water conservation	a
CICA	Proposition 85	Abortion	Requires notification of a parent or legal guardian of an unemancipated pregnant minor at least 48 hours before performing an abortion; allows exceptions to this law; and requiring physicians to report the number of abortions performed on minors	d
CICA/SS	Proposition 86	Taxes	Increases sales tax on cigarettes by $2.60 per pack and increasing the sales tax on other tobacco products	d
CICA/SS	Proposition 87	Environment, taxes	Imposes severance tax on oil producers in California based on the gross value of each barrel of oil with funds dedicated to research and production of alternative energy	d
CICA/SS	Proposition 88	Education, taxes	Imposes a $50 statewide parcel tax with funding dedicated to fund K-12 public class size reduction, instructional material, school safety, facility grants, and data systems	d
CISS	Proposition 89	Elections and campaigns	Creates a public campaign finance program; increases the income tax rate paid by corporations from 8.4% to 9.04% and the income tax rate paid by financial institutions from 10.84% to 11.04%	d
CICA	Proposition 90	Eminent domain	Requires the government to pay for private property losses that result from new laws or rules and limiting government authority to take private property	d

Getting measures on the ballot

Legislative referrals

The California State Legislature may refer constitutional amendments to the ballot with a two-thirds (66.67%) vote in each chamber.

The legislature can refer statutes and bond issues with a simple majority vote, but the governor's signature is also required.

In California, changes to voter-approved ballot initiatives need to be referred to voters for approval or rejection unless the changes further the initiative's purpose.

Initiatives

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in California

The number of valid signatures for citizen-initiated measures in California are based on the votes cast for governor in the last gubernatorial election, which are held every four years. Initiated constitutional amendments require 8% of that total while initiated state statutes and veto referendums require 5%. The requirements for each type in 2006 were as follows:

• Initiated constitutional amendment (ICA): 598,105
• Initiated state statute (ISS): 373,816
• Veto referendum (VR): 373,816

Cost of signatures

See also: California ballot initiative petition signature costs

According to an analysis of California ballot initiative petition signature costs for 2006, a total of $16,843,421 was spent collecting signatures to qualify the initiated measures for the 2006 ballot.

Ballot measure	Subject	Signature collection company	Cost	Signatures required	CPRS
Proposition 82	Education	Kimball Petition Management	$1,616,569	598,105	$2.70
Proposition 83	Law enforcement	Bader & Associates	$700,000	373,816	$1.87
Proposition 84	Bond issues	Kimball Petition Management	$1,043,484	373,816	$2.79
Proposition 85	Abortion	Bader & Associates	$2,527,615	598,105	$4.22
Proposition 86	Taxes	Masterson & Wright	$2,558,147	598,105	$4.28
Proposition 87	Taxes	Kimball Petition Management	$2,382,280	598,105	$3.98
Proposition 88	Taxes	National Petition Management	$4,226,621	598,105	$7.06
Proposition 89	Elections and campaigns			373,816
Proposition 90	Eminent domain	Arno Political Consultants	$1,788,706	598,105	$2.99
		TOTAL:	$16,843,422

Background

As of the end of 2006, a cumulative total of 310 initiatives (counting citizen-initiated constitutional amendments and citizen-initiated state statutes and not counting veto referenda) had appeared on California ballots since the first initiatives in 1912.

See also

• 2006 ballot measures
• List of California ballot propositions from 1912-present
• California 2008 ballot propositions
• History of Initiative and Referendum in California
• Laws governing I&R in California
• List of California ballot propositions

External links

• California Secretary of State
• California State Legislature
• June 6, 2006 online voter guide (official)
• November 7, 2006 online voter guide (official)
• PDF of the mailed June 6, 2006 voter guide for Propositions 81 and 82
• PDF of the mailed November 7, 2006 voter guide for Propositions 1A-1E and 83-90
• Official declaration of the November 7, 2006 results on ballot propositions