California Proposition 64, AIDS Reporting Initiative (1986)
| California Proposition 64 | |
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| Topic Vaccinations and disease policy |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
California Proposition 64 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 4, 1986. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported declaring AIDS and HIV communicable diseases and requiring that the State Department of Health Services add AIDS to the list of diseases that must be reported. |
A “no” vote opposed declaring AIDS and HIV communicable diseases and requiring that the State Department of Health Services add AIDS to the list of diseases that must be reported. |
Election results
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California Proposition 64 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,039,744 | 28.92% | ||
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5,012,255 | 71.08% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 64 was as follows:
| “ | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS). INITIATIVE STATUTE. Declares that AIDS is an infectious, contagious and communicable disease and that the condition of being a carrier of the HTLV-III virus is an infectious, contagious and communicable condition. Requires both be placed on the list of reportable diseases and conditions maintained by the director of the Department of Health Services. Provides that both are subject to quarantine and isolation statutes and regulations. Provides that Department of Health Services personnel and all health officers shall fulfill the duties and obligations set forth in specified statutory provisions to preserve the public health from AIDS. Summary of Legislative Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact: The fiscal effect of the measure could vary greatly depending upon how it would be interpreted by public health officers and the courts. If only existing discretionary communicable disease controls were applied to the AIDS disease, given the current state of medical knowledge, there would be no substantial change in state and local costs as a direct result of this measure. If the measure were interpreted to require added control measures, depending upon the level of activity taken, the cost of implementing these measures could range to hundreds of millions of dollars per year. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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 1986, at least 393,835 valid signatures were required.
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