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California Proposition 79, Public Schools Bond (1988)

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California Proposition 79
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Election date
November 8, 1988
Topic
Bond issues
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
Bond issue
Origin
State Legislature

California Proposition 79 was on the ballot as a bond issue in California on November 8, 1988. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported issuing $800 million in bonds for public school construction and improvement.

A "no" vote opposed issuing $800 million in bonds for public school construction and improvement.


Election results

California Proposition 79

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

5,651,376 61.23%
No 3,578,516 38.77%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 79 was as follows:

1988 School Facilities Bond Act.

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

This act provides for a bond issue of eight hundred million dollars ($800,000,000) to provide capital outlay for construction or improvement of public schools.

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

The California State Legislature voted to put Proposition 79 on the ballot with Senate Bill 22 (Statutes of 1988, Ch. 42). A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.

Votes in legislature to refer to ballot
Chamber Ayes Noes
Assembly 70 1
Senate 33 0

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