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California Proposition 10, Smoking and Non-Smoking Sections Initiative (1980)
| California Proposition 10 | |
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| Election date November 4, 1980 | |
| Topic Smoking bans | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 10 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 4, 1980. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported designating smoking and no-smoking areas in enclosed public places, enclosed places of employment, enclosed educational facilities, enclosed health facilities, and enclosed clinics. |
A "no" vote opposed designating smoking and no-smoking areas in enclosed public places, enclosed places of employment, enclosed educational facilities, enclosed health facilities, and enclosed clinics. |
Election results
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California Proposition 10 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 3,861,614 | 46.56% | ||
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4,432,209 | 53.44% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 10 was as follows:
| “ | Smoking and No-Smoking Sections. Initiative Statute. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Provides for designation of smoking and no-smoking sections in every enclosed public place, enclosed place of employment, enclosed educational facility, enclosed health facility and enclosed clinic. Does not limit smoking in outdoor areas or private residences. Establishes criteria for defining smoking and no-smoking sections. Requires signs be posted designating no-smoking areas. Violation is infraction punishable by $15 fine per violation. Provides no person may be taken into custody or subject to search for violation. Allows enactment of further legislation and regulations relating to smoking. Requires implementation standards be adopted by Department of Health Services. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Fiscal impact statement
The fiscal impact statement for this measure was:
| “ | Issuance of regulations by state, posting of nonsmoking signs by state and local governments, and enforcement of measure by state and local governments would result in minor costs to state and local governments. Indeterminable reduction in state and local tax revenues could result from reduced cigarette consumption. Indeterminable savings could result from decline in smoking-related illness among employees and participants in state health-related programs and from decline in fire losses.[1] | ” |
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 5 percent. For initiated statutes filed in 1980, at least 346,119 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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