California Proposition 12, Loans for Energy Product Installations Amendment (1976)
| California Proposition 12 | |
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| Topic Energy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 2, 1976. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the legislature to establish a program of providing loans with interest rates below prevailing interest rates for the installation of energy insulation and solar heating or cooling systems on residential structures |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the legislature to establish a program of providing loans with interest rates below prevailing interest rates for the installation of energy insulation and solar heating or cooling systems on residential structures |
Election results
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California Proposition 12 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 3,323,671 | 48.98% | ||
| 3,461,524 | 51.02% | |||
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- Results are officially certified.
- Source
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 12 was as follows:
| “ | https://repository.uchastings.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1821&context=ca_ballot_props | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | LOANS BY STATE FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION IMPROVEMENTS IN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Adds section 12 to Article XVI to authorize Legislature to provide program of state loans at lower than prevailing interest rates to finance installation of energy insulation, solar heating or cooling systems in residential structures. Financial impact: No direct state or local fiscal effect. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the California Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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