California Referendum to Overturn Aid-in-Dying Law (2016)

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Referendum to Overturn Aid-in-Dying Law
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TypeVeto referendum
OriginCitizens
TopicAssisted death
StatusNot on the ballot

Not on Ballot
Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
This measure was not put
on an election ballot

The Referendum to Overturn Aid-in-Dying Law (#15-0080) did not qualify to be on the November 8, 2016 California ballot as a veto referendum.

If it had reached the ballot, this referendum would have allowed the voters to decide whether to approve or repeal a law previously passed by the state legislature allowing terminally ill, mentally healthy adults to seek a prescription for a lethal drug, provided two doctors confirm the patient's condition.[1]

Text of measure

Ballot title

The official ballot title was:[1]

Referendum to Overturn Aid-in-Dying Law.[2]

Ballot summary

The official ballot summary was:[1]

If signed by the required number of registered voters and timely filed with the Secretary of State, this petition will place on the statewide ballot a challenge to a state law previously approved by the Legislature and the Governor. The challenged law must then be approved by a majority of voters at the next statewide election to go into effect. The law allows a terminally ill, mentally competent adult to obtain a prescription for a life-ending drug, provided two doctors confirm the diagnosis and prognosis, and other safeguards are met. (15-0080.) [2]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in California and California signature requirements


State profile

Demographic data for California
 CaliforniaU.S.
Total population:38,993,940316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):155,7793,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:61.8%73.6%
Black/African American:5.9%12.6%
Asian:13.7%5.1%
Native American:0.7%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.4%0.2%
Two or more:4.5%3%
Hispanic/Latino:38.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:81.8%86.7%
College graduation rate:31.4%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$61,818$53,889
Persons below poverty level:18.2%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in California

California voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.


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See also

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 California Secretary of State, "Initiatives and Referenda Failed to Qualify," accessed February 24, 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. California Attorney General, "Initiative #15-0080," October 6, 2015