California Proposition 80, Construction of New Prisons Bond (1988)
| California Proposition 80 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1988 | |
| Topic Bond issues | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Bond issue | Origin State Legislature |
California Proposition 80 was on the ballot as a bond issue in California on November 8, 1988. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported issuing $817 million for the construction of new prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities. |
A "no" vote opposed issuing $817 million for the construction of new prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities. |
Election results
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California Proposition 80 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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5,591,465 | 61.11% | ||
| No | 3,558,140 | 38.89% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 80 was as follows:
| “ | New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1988. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | This act provides for a bond issue of eight hundred seventeen million dollars ($817,000,000) to provide urgently needed funds to relieve overcrowding in the state's prisons, county jails, and Youth Authority facilities through new construction. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The California State Legislature voted to put Proposition 80 on the ballot with Senate Bill 468 (Statutes of 1988, Ch. 43), as amended by SB 406 (Statutes of 1988, Ch. 386). 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 | ||
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| Chamber | Ayes | Noes |
| Assembly | 66 | 1 |
| Senate | 33 | 0 |
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