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California Proposition 29, Pala Tribal Gaming Compacts Referendum (March 2000)
| California Proposition 29 | |
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| Election date March 7, 2000 | |
| Topic Gambling | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referendum | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 29 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in California on March 7, 2000. It was approved.
A "yes" was to uphold the Pala Compacts, which authorized video lottery terminals as part of 11 tribal-state compacts. |
A "no" vote was to repeal the Pala Compacts, which authorized video lottery terminals as part of 11 tribal-state compacts. |
Election results
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California Proposition 29 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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3,654,688 | 53.05% | ||
| No | 3,234,492 | 46.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 29 was as follows:
| “ | 1998 Indian Gaming Compacts. Referendum Statute. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Fiscal impact statement
The fiscal impact statement was as follows:
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Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 5 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For veto referendums filed in 2000, at least 373,816 valid signatures were required.Proponents of the veto referendum had 90 days from the date that the bill was signed to collect signatures.
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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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