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California Secret Ballot Voting in State Legislature Initiative (2016)
| California Secret Ballot Voting in State Legislature Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2016 | |
| Topic State legislatures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
| Voting on State Legislature |
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| Not on ballot |
The Secret Ballot Voting in State Legislature Initiative (#15-0112) was a proposed initiative and was not put on the November 8, 2016, ballot in California as an initiated constitutional amendment.
The measure would have required the Legislature to vote by secret ballot.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The official ballot title was as follows:[2]
| “ | Legislature. Secret Ballots. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.[3] | ” |
Ballot summary
The official ballot summary was as follows:[2]
| “ | Requires members of State Legislature to vote by secret ballot in all legislative decision-making.[3] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure could be found here.
Fiscal impact
Note: The fiscal impact statement for a California ballot initiative authorized for circulation is jointly prepared by the state's legislative analyst and its director of finance. The statement was as follows:[2]
| “ | Potential increase in state legislative costs, which would be funded within the existing constitutional budget limit for the Legislature.[3] | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: California signature requirements
- Subhendu Das submitted a letter requesting a title and summary on November 19, 2015.[1]
- A title and summary were issued by California's attorney general's office on January 27, 2016.[2]
- 585,407 valid signatures are required for qualification purposes.
- Supporters had until July 25, 2016, to collect the required signatures.
State profile
| Demographic data for California | ||
|---|---|---|
| California | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 38,993,940 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 155,779 | 3,531,905 |
| 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) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in California. **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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 California Secretary of State, "Full text," accessed January 29, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 California Secretary of State, "Initiatives and Referenda Cleared for Circulation," accessed January 29, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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