California Nonpartisan Ballots Initiative (2016)

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California Nonpartisan Ballots Initiative
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Election date
November 8, 2016
Topic
Elections and campaigns
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
Constitutional amendment
Origin
Citizens


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The Nonpartisan Ballots Initiative (#15-0053) was not put on the November 8, 2016 ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California.

The measure would prohibit candidates from listing their political party affiliations on the ballot.[1]

Text of measure

Ballot title

The official ballot title is:[2]

Nonpartisan Ballots. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.[3]

Ballot summary

The official ballot summary is:[2]

Bars candidates for United States Congress or state elective office from listing their political party preference, or lack of political party preference, on the election ballot.[3]

Full text

The full text of the measure is:[1]

Purpose:

In an effort to remove party line voting and partisan generalizations, this initiative intends to strike party affiliation from the ballot.

This initiative amends the California Constitution, Article II, Section 5 (b), to add a "not" before the word "have".

The amended text would look as follows (with the new text in bold and underlined).

(b) Except as otherwise provided by Section 6, a candidate for a congressional or state elective office may not have his or her political party preference, or lack of political party preference, indicated upon the ballot for the office in the manner provided by statute.[3]

Fiscal impact

Note: The fiscal impact statement for a California ballot initiative authorized for circulation is jointly prepared by the state's legislative analyst and its director of finance. The statement reads:[2]

No direct fiscal effect on state or local governments.[3]

Path to the ballot

See also: California signature requirements


State profile

Demographic data for California
 CaliforniaU.S.
Total population:38,993,940316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):155,7793,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:61.8%73.6%
Black/African American:5.9%12.6%
Asian:13.7%5.1%
Native American:0.7%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.4%0.2%
Two or more:4.5%3%
Hispanic/Latino:38.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:81.8%86.7%
College graduation rate:31.4%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$61,818$53,889
Persons below poverty level:18.2%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in California.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in California

California voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.


More California coverage on Ballotpedia

See also

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 California Secretary of State, "Full text," accessed November 20, 2015
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 California Secretary of State, "Initiatives and Referenda Cleared for Circulation," accessed November 20, 2015
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.