California Tribal Sports Betting Regulation Initiative (2024)
| California Tribal Sports Betting Regulation Initiative | |
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic Gambling | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Amendment & Statute | Origin Citizens |
The California Tribal Sports Betting Regulation Initiative (#23-0030) was not on the ballot in California as an combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute on November 5, 2024.
The initiatives would have legalized sports betting for adults 21 years of age or older and established a regulatory framework for sports betting within the state.[1][2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title would have been as follows:[3]
| “ | Legalizes online and in-person sports wagering and other new types of gambling. Initiative constitutional amendment and statute.[4] | ” |
Petition summary
The summary provided for inclusion on signature petition sheets was as follows:[3]
| “ | Legalizes online sports wagering statewide, and in-person sports wagering, roulette, and dice games on tribal lands, all of which currently are prohibited, if operated by federally recognized Indian tribes under gaming compacts approved by Legislature, the model compact approved by this measure, or state law enacted by this measure. Prohibits sports wagering by persons under 21. Requires participating tribes to pay up to 25% of sports-wagering profits to nonparticipating tribes and up to 1% to the state for regulatory costs.[4] | ” |
Fiscal impact
The fiscal impact statement was as follows:[3]
| “ | Increased state revenues that could reach into the tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on how the measure is implemented and legally interpreted. Some portion of these revenues would reflect a shift from other existing state and local revenues. Increased state regulatory costs, potentially in the low- to mid-tens of millions of dollars annually. Some or all of these costs would be offset by the increased revenue or reimbursements to the state.[4] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the initiative can be read here.
Path to the ballot
The state process
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast in the preceding gubernatorial election. Petitions are allowed to circulate for 180 days from the date the attorney general prepares the petition language. Signatures need to be certified at least 131 days before the general election. As the verification process can take multiple months, the secretary of state provides suggested deadlines for ballot initiatives.
The requirements to get initiated constitutional amendments certified for the 2024 ballot:
- Signatures: 874,641 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline for signature verification was 131 days before the general election, which was around June 27, 2024. However, the process of verifying signatures can take multiple months and proponents are recommended to file signatures at least two months before the verification deadline.
Signatures are first filed with local election officials, who determine the total number of signatures submitted. If the total number is equal to at least 100 percent of the required signatures, then local election officials perform a random check of signatures submitted in their counties. If the random sample estimates that more than 110 percent of the required number of signatures are valid, the initiative is eligible for the ballot. If the random sample estimates that between 95 and 110 percent of the required number of signatures are valid, a full check of signatures is done to determine the total number of valid signatures. If less than 95 percent are estimated to be valid, the initiative does not make the ballot.
Details about this initiative
- The initiative was filed on October 27, 2023, by Ryan Tyler Walz.[2]
- The initiative was cleared for signature gathering on January 2, 2024.[2]
- The initiative campaign did not submit a sufficient number of valid signatures by the circulation deadline of July 1, 2024.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Attorney General's Office, "Full text," accessed October 31, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 California Secretary of State's Office, "List of petitions," accessed May 12, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 California Secretary of State, "Initiatives and Referenda Cleared for Circulation," accessed October 20, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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