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California Proposition 36, Probation and Treatment for Drug-Related Offenses Initiative (2000)
| California Proposition 36 | |
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| Election date November 7, 2000 | |
| Topic Drug crime policy | |
Status Approved | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 36 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 7, 2000. It was approved.
A "yes" voted supported requiring that people convicted of the possession, use, or transportation of controlled substances and similar parole violations, except sale or manufacture of drugs, receive probation and drug treatment, rather than incarceration. |
A "no" voted opposed requiring that people convicted of the possession, use, or transportation of controlled substances and similar parole violations, except sale or manufacture of drugs, receive probation and drug treatment, rather than incarceration. |
Election results
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California Proposition 36 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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6,233,422 | 60.86% | ||
| No | 4,009,508 | 39.14% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 36 was as follows:
| “ | Drugs. Probation and Treatment Program. Initiative 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
- See also: 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 an initiated state statute is equal to 5 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated statutes filed in 2000, at least 419,260 valid signatures were required.
PCI Consultants, Inc. was hired to manage the signature drive for the ballot initiative.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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