List of California ballot propositions

This page provides a list of ballot measures that have appeared on the statewide ballot in California.

List of ballot measures by year

Measures are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent and upcoming elections appearing first. Tables include brief summaries, relevant topics, and the election results for each measure.

2026

See also: California 2026 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Eliminate Successor Election at a State Officer Recall Election Amendment	Recall process; State executive branch structure	Eliminate the successor election when a state officer is recalled, thereby leaving the office vacant until it is filled according to state law
LRCA	Vote Requirements for Initiatives Requiring Supermajority Votes Amendment	Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Initiative and referendum process	Require initiatives that change vote thresholds to supermajority votes to pass by the same vote requirement as is being proposed

2025

See also: California 2025 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 50	Redistricting policy	Allow the state to use a new congressional district map for 2026 through 2030

2024

See also: California 2024 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 2	Bond issues; Higher education funding; Public education funding	Issue $10 billion in bonds to fund construction and modernization of public education facilities	a	8,820,842 (59%)	6,207,390 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Constitutional rights; Family-related policy	Repeal Proposition 8 and establish a right to marry	a	9,477,435 (63%)	5,658,187 (37%)
CISS	Proposition 32	Minimum wage laws	Increase the state's minimum wage to $18 per hour	d	7,469,803 (49%)	7,686,126 (51%)
CISS	Proposition 33	Rent control and regulations	Repeals Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act	d	5,979,880 (40%)	8,975,542 (60%)
CISS	Proposition 34	Business regulations; Healthcare governance; Public health insurance; Campaign finance	Requires health care providers to spend 98% of revenues from federal discount prescription drug program on direct patient care	a	7,378,686 (51%)	7,121,317 (49%)
CISS	Proposition 35	Business taxes; Public health insurance	Permanently authorizes a tax on managed care organizations to fund Medi-Cal programs	a	10,124,174 (68%)	4,783,434 (32%)
CISS	Proposition 36	Criminal sentencing; Drug crime policy	Increase penalties for certain drug crimes and theft convictions and allow a new class of crime to be called treatment-mandated felony	a	10,307,296 (68%)	4,756,612 (32%)
BI	Proposition 4	Energy; Water; Bond issues; Environment	Issue $10 billion in bonds to fund state and local parks, environmental protection projects, water infrastructure projects, energy projects, and flood protection projects	a	9,055,116 (60%)	6,086,414 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Local government finance and taxes; Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Housing development funding	Lower the vote threshold from two-thirds to 55% for local bond measures to fund housing projects and public infrastructure	d	6,738,890 (45%)	8,239,337 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Constitutional wording changes	Remove involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime from the state constitution	d	6,895,604 (47%)	7,882,137 (53%)

March 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Housing; Healthcare facility funding	Change the Mental Health Services Act to Behavioral Health Services Act and issue bonds for veteran housing and housing for homeless persons	a	3,636,678 (50%)	3,610,436 (50%)

2022

See also: California 2022 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Constitutional rights; Abortion policy	Provide a state constitutional right to reproductive freedom, defined to include abortion and contraceptives	a	7,176,883 (67%)	3,553,561 (33%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 26	Gambling policy; American Indian issues	Legalize sports betting at American Indian gaming casinos and licensed racetracks in California	d	3,514,593 (33%)	7,129,122 (67%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 27	Gambling policy	Legalize online and mobile sports betting in California	d	1,906,339 (18%)	8,849,200 (82%)
CISS	Proposition 28	Public education funding; Revenue allocation	Require funding for K-12 art and music education	a	6,924,613 (64%)	3,827,967 (36%)
CISS	Proposition 29	Healthcare governance; Business regulations	Enact staffing requirements, reporting requirements, ownership disclosure, and closing requirements for chronic dialysis clinics	d	3,364,404 (32%)	7,281,196 (68%)
CISS	Proposition 30	Wildfire management; Income taxes; Vehicle and driver regulations	Create a 1.75% tax on personal income above $2 million and allocate revenue for zero-emissions vehicle and wildfire programs	d	4,560,483 (42%)	6,203,806 (58%)
VR	Proposition 31	Tobacco laws; Business regulations	Uphold a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products	a	6,803,424 (63%)	3,923,383 (37%)

2020

See also: California 2020 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Proposition 14	Bond issues; Vaccinations and disease policy	Issues $5.5 billion in bonds for state stem cell research institute	a	8,588,618 (51%)	8,222,154 (49%)
CICA	Proposition 15	Taxes; Property	Requires commercial and industrial properties to be taxed based on market value and dedicates revenue	d	8,213,054 (48%)	8,885,569 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Affirmative action	Repeals Proposition 209 (1996), which says that the state cannot consider race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, education, or contracting	d	7,217,064 (43%)	9,655,595 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions	Restores the right to vote to people convicted of felonies who are on parole	a	9,985,568 (59%)	7,069,173 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Primary election participation; Voting age policy	Allows 17-year-olds who will be 18 at the time of the next general election to vote in primaries and special elections	d	7,514,317 (44%)	9,577,807 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	Property; Taxes; Wildfire management; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Changes how tax assessments are transferred between properties and inheritance rules for tax assessments; Dedicates increases in state revenue to fire agencies and counties	a	8,545,818 (51%)	8,176,105 (49%)
CISS	Proposition 20	Criminal sentencing; Corrections governance	Makes changes to policies related to criminal sentencing charges, prison release, and DNA collection	d	6,385,839 (38%)	10,294,058 (62%)
CISS	Proposition 21	Rent control and regulations	Expands the power of local governments to use rent control	d	6,771,298 (40%)	10,095,206 (60%)
CISS	Proposition 22	Business regulations	Considers app-based drivers to be independent contractors and enacts several labor policies related to app-based companies	a	9,958,425 (59%)	7,027,820 (41%)
CISS	Proposition 23	Business regulations; Healthcare governance	Adopts new regulations for dialysis clinics, including having an on-site physician and requring consent to close	d	6,161,457 (37%)	10,681,171 (63%)
CISS	Proposition 24	Business regulations	Expands the provisions of the state's consumer privacy law	a	9,384,625 (56%)	7,305,431 (44%)
VR	Proposition 25	Bail policy	Upholds the contested legislation, Senate Bill 10, which would replace cash bail with risk assessments for detained suspects awaiting trials	d	7,232,380 (44%)	9,358,226 (56%)

March 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 13	Bond issues	Authorizes $15 billion in bonds for school and college facilities	d	4,304,013 (47%)	4,856,154 (53%)

2018

See also: California 2018 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Housing	Authorize $4 billion in general obligation bonds for housing-related programs, loans, grants, and projects and housing loans for veterans	a	6,751,018 (56%)	5,258,157 (44%)
CISS	Proposition 10	Rent control and regulations	Repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, allowing local governments to adopt rent control on any type of rental housing	d	4,949,543 (41%)	7,251,443 (59%)
CISS	Proposition 11	Working hours regulations; Business regulations	Allow ambulance providers to require workers to remain on-call during breaks paid at their regular rate, among other changes	a	7,181,116 (60%)	4,861,831 (40%)
CISS	Proposition 12	Agriculture policy; Animal treatment laws	Establish minimum space requirements for calves raised for veal, breeding pigs, and egg-laying hens	a	7,551,434 (63%)	4,499,702 (37%)
LRSS	Proposition 2	Taxes; Bond issues; Housing	Allow the state to use revenue from Proposition 63 (2004)—a 1 percent tax on income above $1 million for mental health services—on $2 billion in revenue bonds for homelessness prevention housing for persons in need of mental health services	a	7,662,528 (63%)	4,417,327 (37%)
CISS	Proposition 3	Environment; Water; Bond issues	Authorize $8.877 billion in general obligation bonds for water infrastructure, groundwater supplies and storage, surface water storage and dam repairs, watershed improvements, and habitat restoration	d	5,879,836 (49%)	6,034,991 (51%)
CISS	Proposition 4	Bond issues; Healthcare facility funding	Authorize $1.5 billion in bonds for the construction, expansion, renovation, and equipping of children's hospitals in California	a	7,551,298 (63%)	4,494,143 (37%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 5	Taxes	Amend Proposition 13 (1978) to allow homebuyers who are age 55 or older or severely disabled to transfer their tax assessments, with a possible adjustment, from their prior home to their new home	d	4,813,251 (40%)	7,152,993 (60%)
CICA	Proposition 6	Transportation taxes and fees; Ballot measure process; Fees, licenses, and charges; Fuel taxes	Repeal fuel tax increases and vehicle fees from the 2017 RRAA and require voter approval for future fuel tax or vehicle fee changes by the California State Legislature.	d	5,283,222 (43%)	6,952,081 (57%)
LRSS	Proposition 7	Time standards	Allow the California Legislature to adjust daylight saving time or adopt permanent standard or daylight time with a two-thirds vote, pending federal law	a	7,167,315 (60%)	4,828,564 (40%)
CISS	Proposition 8	Business regulations; Healthcare governance	Require dialysis clinics to issue refunds to patients or patients' payers for revenue above certain limits	d	4,845,264 (40%)	7,247,917 (60%)

June 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 68	Bond issues; Environment; Water	Authorize $4 billion in general obligation bonds for state and local parks, environmental protection projects, water infrastructure projects, and flood protection projects	a	3,455,226 (58%)	2,544,854 (42%)
LRCA	Proposition 69	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Transportation	Require that revenue from the diesel sales tax and Transportation Improvement Fee be used for transportation-related purposes	a	4,886,924 (81%)	1,121,924 (19%)
LRCA	Proposition 70	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require a one-time two-thirds vote in each chamber of the state legislature in 2024 or thereafter to pass a spending plan for revenue from the state's cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases.	d	2,229,468 (37%)	3,746,434 (63%)
LRCA	Proposition 71	Ballot measure process	Move the effective date of ballot propositions, including citizen initiatives and legislative referrals, from the day after election day to the fifth day after the secretary of state certifies election results	a	4,527,073 (78%)	1,288,385 (22%)
LRCA	Proposition 72	Water; Taxes	Allow the state legislature to exclude rainwater capture systems added after January 1, 2019, from property tax reassessments	a	4,979,651 (84%)	932,263 (16%)

2016

See also: California 2016 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Proposition 51	Higher education funding; Bond issues; Public education funding	Authorizes $9 billion in bonds for education and schools	a	7,516,142 (55%)	6,104,294 (45%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 52	Fees, licenses, and charges; Restricted-use funds; Public health insurance; State legislative vote requirements	Require voter approval of changes to the hospital fee program	a	9,427,714 (70%)	4,026,710 (30%)
CICA	Proposition 53	Ballot measure process; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require voter approval of projects that cost more than $2 billion	d	6,508,909 (49%)	6,660,555 (51%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 54	State legislative processes and sessions; Open meetings and public information	Prohibit the legislature from passing any bill until it has been in print and published on the Internet for 72 hours prior to the vote	a	8,607,266 (65%)	4,559,903 (35%)
CICA	Proposition 55	Taxes	Extend personal income tax on incomes over $250,000 to provide education and healthcare funding	a	8,594,273 (63%)	4,988,329 (37%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 56	Tobacco and cigarette taxes; Tobacco laws	Increase the cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack	a	8,980,448 (64%)	4,957,994 (36%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 57	Parole policy; Juvenile criminal justice; Criminal sentencing	Increase parole and good behavior opportunities for felons convicted of non-violent crimes and juvenile trials	a	8,790,723 (64%)	4,847,354 (36%)
LRSS	Proposition 58	Education; English language policy	Allow bilingual education in public schools	a	9,994,454 (74%)	3,598,855 (26%)
LRAQ	Proposition 59	Federal government issues; Campaign finance	Advise on the state's position on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission	a	6,845,943 (53%)	6,027,084 (47%)
CISS	Proposition 60	Sexual content regulations	Require the use of condoms in pornographic films	d	6,168,388 (46%)	7,146,039 (54%)
CISS	Proposition 61	Healthcare governance; Public health insurance	Regulate drug prices by requiring state agencies to pay no more than the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pays for prescription drugs	d	6,254,342 (47%)	7,109,642 (53%)
CISS	Proposition 62	Death penalty	Abolish the death penalty in California	d	6,361,788 (47%)	7,218,625 (53%)
CISS	Proposition 63	Firearms policy	Prohibit the possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines (defined as more than 10 rounds) and require certain individuals to pass a background check in order to purchase ammunition	a	8,663,159 (63%)	5,070,772 (37%)
CISS	Proposition 64	Marijuana laws	Legalize marijuana and hemp in California	a	7,979,041 (57%)	5,987,020 (43%)
CISS	Proposition 65	Environment	Dedicates revenue from grocery and retail carry-out bags to a special fund administered by the Wildlife Conservation Board	d	6,222,547 (46%)	7,276,478 (54%)
CISS	Proposition 66	Death penalty	Changes death penalty procedures	a	6,626,159 (51%)	6,333,731 (49%)
VR	Proposition 67	Business regulations	Upholds prohibition on plastic single-use carryout bags	a	7,228,900 (53%)	6,340,322 (47%)

June 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 50	Ballot measure supermajority requirements	Require a two-thirds majority to suspend a state legislator	a	5,601,054 (76%)	1,808,291 (24%)

2014

See also: California 2014 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Water	Issue $7.12 billion in bonds for California's water system	a	4,771,350 (67%)	2,336,676 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Budget stabilization funds	Increase amount of potential savings in the state rainy day fund from 5% to 10% of the General Fund	a	4,831,045 (69%)	2,158,004 (31%)
CISS	Proposition 45	Private health insurance; Insurance policy	Require public notice for insurance company rates	d	2,917,882 (41%)	4,184,416 (59%)
CISS	Proposition 46	Tort law	Increase the cap on damages that can be assessed in medical negligence lawsuits to over $1 million	d	2,376,817 (33%)	4,774,364 (67%)
CISS	Proposition 47	Drug crime policy; Criminal sentencing	Reduce the classification of certain nonviolent crimes from a felony to a misdemeanor	a	4,238,156 (60%)	2,871,943 (40%)
VR	Proposition 48	Gambling policy; American Indian issues	Ratify gaming compacts with the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians and the Wiyot Tribe	d	2,702,157 (39%)	4,219,881 (61%)

June 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 41	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Issue $600 million in bonds for veterans housing and homelessness prevention	a	2,708,933 (65%)	1,434,060 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 42	Open meetings and public information	Require local agencies to comply with the California Public Records Act	a	2,467,357 (62%)	1,522,406 (38%)

2012

See also: California 2012 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 30	Taxes	Increase the state sales and income taxes for seven years	a	7,014,114 (55%)	5,653,637 (45%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 31	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Establish a two-year budget cycle, among other changes	d	4,642,088 (39%)	7,115,166 (61%)
CISS	Proposition 32	Labor union deductions	Ban unions and corporations from contributing payroll-deducted funds to state and local candidates and ban government contractors from contributing to candidates that may award government contracts	d	5,400,218 (43%)	7,043,917 (57%)
CISS	Proposition 33	Insurance policy	Allow insurers to set prices based on whether the driver previously carried insurance coverage with any insurance company over the last five years	d	5,510,282 (45%)	6,737,571 (55%)
CISS	Proposition 34	Death penalty	Prohibit the death penalty and replace it with a maximum life sentence without the opportunity for parole	d	5,974,243 (48%)	6,460,264 (52%)
CISS	Proposition 35	Law enforcement officers and departments; Criminal sentencing	Increase human trafficking penalties, allocate fines to victims, mandate offender registration, and require law enforcement training	a	10,078,476 (81%)	2,310,612 (19%)
CISS	Proposition 36	Criminal sentencing; Criminal trials	Revise the three-strikes law to impose life sentences only for serious or violent felonies and allow resentencing for non-serious, non-violent felonies, excluding cases of rape, murder, or child molestation	a	8,575,619 (69%)	3,798,218 (31%)
CISS	Proposition 37	Food policy; Business regulations	Require labeling for foods that are genetically modified and prohibit labeling such foods as natural	d	6,088,714 (49%)	6,442,371 (51%)
CISS	Proposition 38	Early childhood education; Income taxes; Public education funding	Increase state income taxes by 0.4% for lowest individual earners to 2.2% for individuals earning over $2.5 million to fund education and early childhood programs	d	3,541,199 (29%)	8,789,892 (71%)
CISS	Proposition 39	Environment; Taxes	Require out-of-state businesses to calculate income taxes based on percentage of sales in California, among other changes	a	7,384,417 (61%)	4,701,563 (39%)
VR	Proposition 40	Redistricting policy	Uphold the State Senate districts drawn by the Citizens Redistricting Commission, which took effect on June 5, 2012	a	8,354,158 (72%)	3,258,740 (28%)

June 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 28	State legislative term limits	Change term limits for state legislators	a	3,031,554 (61%)	1,935,058 (39%)
CISS	Proposition 29	Taxes; Tobacco laws	Increase the tax on cigarettes to fund cancer research	d	2,568,715 (50%)	2,592,791 (50%)

2010

See also: California 2010 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Proposition 19	Marijuana laws	Legalize marijuana in California	d	4,643,592 (47%)	5,333,230 (53%)
CICA	Proposition 20	Redistricting policy	Transfer the power of congressional redistricting from the California State Legislature and the governor to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission	a	5,743,069 (61%)	3,636,892 (39%)
CISS	Proposition 21	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Taxes	Create an $18 surcharge to vehicle registration fees and dedicating revenue from the surcharge to state parks and wildlife programs	d	4,190,643 (43%)	5,615,595 (57%)
CICA	Proposition 22	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Prohibit the state from redirecting property tax revenues from local jurisdictions and using fuel tax revenue to pay for transportation bonds, even in the case of a fiscal emergency	a	5,733,755 (61%)	3,725,014 (39%)
CISS	Proposition 23	Environment	Suspend Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32), which required greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to 1990 levels by 2020, until California's unemployment rate decreases to 5.5% or less for four consecutive quarters	d	3,733,883 (38%)	5,974,564 (62%)
CISS	Proposition 24	Taxes	Repeal 2008 and 2009 tax laws that allowed corporations to lower their tax liability through transferring operating losses to prior years, sharing tax credits among affiliated corporations, and changing the tax calculation for multi-state businesses	d	3,947,502 (42%)	5,470,477 (58%)
CICA	Proposition 25	State legislative vote requirements; Salaries of government officials	Change the requirement to pass the state budget from two-thirds to a simple majority vote of the legislature and requiring legislators to forfeit pay when they do not pass a state budget on time	a	5,262,052 (55%)	4,292,648 (45%)
CICA	Proposition 26	Taxes	Increase the vote requirement needed to impose certain new taxes and fees by the state legislature and local governments from a simple majority to a two-thirds supermajority vote	a	4,923,834 (52%)	4,470,234 (48%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 27	Redistricting policy	Repeal a 2008 ballot measure that established a citizens commission for legislative redistricting and returning the power of redistricting to the state legislature	d	3,736,443 (41%)	5,468,703 (59%)

June 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 13	Earthquake infrastructure; Taxes	Exempt construction to seismically retrofit buildings from property tax reassessment	a	4,471,249 (85%)	790,899 (15%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Primary election systems	Establish a top-two system for primary elections	a	2,868,945 (54%)	2,470,658 (46%)
LRSS	Proposition 15	Campaign finance; Fees, licenses, and charges	Repeal the state ban on public funding of campaigns	d	2,218,273 (43%)	2,975,731 (57%)
CICA	Proposition 16	Energy	Prohibit a local government from incurring any debt or expending public funds to expand electricity delivery services and prohibit local governments from becoming an aggregate electricity provider without a two-thirds supermajority vote of approval from voters	d	2,526,544 (47%)	2,820,135 (53%)
CISS	Proposition 17	Insurance policy	Allow car insurance companies to decrease or increase rates based on a driver's history of continuous car insurance coverage	d	2,575,659 (48%)	2,778,599 (52%)

2009

See also: California 2009 ballot measures

May 19

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1A	Taxes; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Extend tax increases passed under the February 2009 budget bill for one to two years	d	1,668,216 (35%)	3,152,141 (65%)
LRCA	Proposition 1B	Education	Make supplemental appropriations for K-12 schools and community colleges annually beginning in 2011-12 until reaching a total of $9.3 billion, dependent on approval of Proposition 1A	d	1,834,242 (38%)	2,975,560 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 1C	Gambling policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Taxes	Authorize borrowing against future lottery proceeds, repeal the requirement that lottery revenue be used only for education, and revise lottery management details	d	1,708,800 (36%)	3,085,138 (64%)
LRSS	Proposition 1D	Tobacco laws; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Healthcare facility funding	Redirect $268 million in annual tobacco tax revenue currently earmarked for First Five early childhood development programs	d	1,633,107 (34%)	3,157,680 (66%)
LRSS	Proposition 1E	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Redirect funds from Proposition 63 of 2004 for a two-year period to support mental health programs through the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) Program	d	1,597,907 (34%)	3,169,163 (66%)
LRCA	Proposition 1F	Salaries of government officials	Prohibit pay increases for state legislators and certain state executive officials in years that the state is experiencing a budget deficit	a	3,565,419 (74%)	1,237,694 (26%)

2008

See also: California 2008 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Proposition 10	Energy conservation and efficiency; Solar energy; Bond issues	Issue $5 billion in bonds for alternative fuel projects	d	5,098,666 (41%)	7,464,154 (59%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 11	Redistricting policy	Transfer the legislative redistricting power from elected representatives to a 14 member commission	a	6,095,033 (51%)	5,897,655 (49%)
BI	Proposition 12	Bond issues; Housing; Veterans policy	Issue $900 million in bonds to provide loans to veterans to purchase homes or farms	a	7,807,630 (64%)	4,481,196 (36%)
BI	Proposition 1A	Transportation; Bond issues	Issue $9.95 in bonds for high-speed rail project	a	6,680,485 (53%)	6,015,944 (47%)
CISS	Proposition 2	Animal treatment laws	Establish minimum space requirements based on square feet for calves raised for veal, breeding pigs, and egg-laying hens	a	8,203,769 (63%)	4,731,738 (37%)
CISS	Proposition 3	Bond issues; Healthcare facility funding	Issue $980 million in bonds for children's hospitals	a	6,984,319 (55%)	5,654,586 (45%)
CICA	Proposition 4	Abortion policy	Require parental notification before a minor can receive an abortion	d	6,220,473 (48%)	6,728,478 (52%)
CISS	Proposition 5	Drug crime policy; Law enforcement	Make changes to drug crime policy, sentencing, and rehabilitation programs	d	5,155,206 (41%)	7,566,783 (59%)
CISS	Proposition 6	Drug crime policy; Criminal sentencing; Parole policy; Law enforcement funding	Make changes to gang-related criminal laws, law enforcement funding, and parole agent caseloads	d	3,824,372 (31%)	8,559,647 (69%)
CISS	Proposition 7	Energy market regulations; Carbon emissions regulations	Increase the state's renewable portfolio standard and make changes to renewable energy market regulations	d	4,502,235 (36%)	8,155,181 (64%)
CICA	Proposition 8	Family-related policy; LGBTQ issues	Define marriage as between one man and one woman, reversing a state judicial ruling that legalized same-sex marriage	a	7,001,084 (52%)	6,401,482 (48%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 9	Crime victims' rights; Criminal trials	Add specific rights of crime victims, together known as Marsy's Law, to the California Constitution	a	6,682,465 (54%)	5,728,968 (46%)

June 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 98	Eminent domain policy; Rent control and regulations	Enact new limits on eminent domain, prohibit any future rent control measures, and phase out rent control measures enacted prior to January 2007	d	1,675,213 (38%)	2,677,456 (62%)
CICA	Proposition 99	Property; Eminent domain policy	Prohibit state and local governments from acquiring an owner-occupied residence for the purpose of conveying it to another person with certain listed exceptions	a	2,678,106 (62%)	1,644,509 (38%)

February 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 91	Transportation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Prohibit funds generated from certain gas taxes dedicated for transportation projects from being deposited into the state's general fund	d	3,427,588 (42%)	4,794,776 (58%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 92	Education	Change the existing formula for community college funding, reduce the credit fee from $20 per unit to $15 per unit, and establish independent community college districts and board of governors	d	3,613,332 (43%)	4,831,445 (57%)
CICA	Proposition 93	State legislative term limits	Change the state's term limits to limit state legislators to a maximum of 12 years in office without regard to what chamber they were serving in	d	3,961,466 (46%)	4,574,826 (54%)
VR	Proposition 94	Gambling policy; American Indian issues	Uphold a change to the gaming compact between the state and the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians to allow them to operate an additional slot machines and require the tribe to pay $42.5 million and a portion of the additional slot revenue to the state	a	4,812,313 (56%)	3,848,998 (44%)
VR	Proposition 95	Gambling policy; American Indian issues	Uphold a change to the gaming compact between the state and the Morongo Band of Mission Indians to allow them to operate an additional slot machines and require the tribe to pay $36.7 million and a portion of the additional slot revenue to the state	a	4,809,573 (56%)	3,841,352 (44%)
VR	Proposition 96	American Indian issues; Gambling policy	Uphold a gaming compact enacted in early 2007 between the state of California and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation	a	4,785,413 (55%)	3,844,408 (45%)
VR	Proposition 97	Gambling policy; American Indian issues	Uphold a change to the gaming compact between the state and the Aqua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to allow them to operate an additional slot machines and require the tribe to pay $23.4 million and a portion of the additional slot revenue to the state	a	4,786,884 (55%)	3,838,892 (45%)

2006

See also: California 2006 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1A	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Transportation	Require gasoline sales tax revenue Transportation Investment Fund transfer suspensions to be treated as loans to the state general fund that must be repaid in full with interest within three years	a	6,400,587 (77%)	1,916,925 (23%)
BI	Proposition 1B	Bond issues; Transportation	Issue $19.925 billion in bonds for transportation projects	a	5,112,142 (61%)	3,218,657 (39%)
BI	Proposition 1C	Bond issues; Housing	Issue $2.85 million in bonds for housing and development programs	a	4,814,850 (58%)	3,521,055 (42%)
BI	Proposition 1D	Education; Bond issues	Issue $10.416 billion in bonds for public school facility repairs and upgrades	a	4,754,868 (57%)	3,602,055 (43%)
BI	Proposition 1E	Water; Bond issues	Issue $4.09 billion in bonds for flood control structures and water supply systems	a	5,305,852 (64%)	2,962,546 (36%)
CISS	Proposition 83	Criminal sentencing	Increase civil and criminal penalties for sex offenders and child molesters, prohibit offenders from living within 2,000 feet of any school or park, and require GPS monitoring of offenders	a	5,926,800 (70%)	2,483,597 (30%)
CISS	Proposition 84	Bond issues; Water	Issue $5.4 billion in bonds for projects related to water quality and supply, flood control, water pollution, and water conservation	a	4,431,945 (54%)	3,807,005 (46%)
CICA	Proposition 85	Abortion policy	Require notification of a parent or legal guardian of an unemancipated pregnant minor at least 48 hours before performing an abortion	d	3,868,714 (46%)	4,576,128 (54%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 86	Taxes; Tobacco laws	Increase tax on cigarettes by $2.60 per pack and increasing the sales tax on other tobacco products	d	4,136,358 (48%)	4,425,689 (52%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 87	Energy; Taxes	Enact a severance tax on oil producers in California based on the gross value of each barrel of oil with funds dedicated to research and production of alternative energy	d	3,861,217 (45%)	4,635,265 (55%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 88	Taxes; Education	Enact a $50 statewide parcel tax with funding dedicated to fund K-12 public class size reduction, instructional material, school safety, facility grants, and data systems	d	1,947,312 (23%)	6,396,956 (77%)
CISS	Proposition 89	Business taxes; Campaign finance	Create a public campaign finance program and increase the income tax rate paid by corporations from 8.4% to 9.04% and the income tax rate paid by financial institutions from 10.84% to 11.04%	d	2,124,728 (26%)	6,132,618 (74%)
CICA	Proposition 90	Property; Eminent domain policy	Require the government to pay for private property losses that result from new laws or rules and limiting government authority to take private property	d	3,932,043 (48%)	4,324,722 (52%)

June 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 81	Education; Bond issues	Issue $600 million in general obligation bonds to fund grants to local governments to fund the construction, expansion, or renovation of libraries	d	2,326,354 (47%)	2,591,012 (53%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 82	Early childhood education; Income taxes	Create a free, voluntary, half-day public preschool program available to all four-year olds funded by a 1.7% tax on individual incomes above $400,000	d	1,958,243 (39%)	3,036,283 (61%)

2005

See also: California 2005 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 73	Abortion policy	Require notification of a parent or legal guardian of a pregnant minor at least 48 hours before performing an abortion	d	3,610,475 (47%)	4,023,840 (53%)
CISS	Proposition 74	Public school teachers and staff	Extend the probationary period for newly hired teachers from two consecutive school years to five and change the process for dismissing permanent teachers who had received two unsatisfactory performance evaluations	d	3,516,071 (45%)	4,329,025 (55%)
CISS	Proposition 75	Labor union deductions	Require obtaining written consent from employees before using union dues for political contributions	d	3,644,006 (47%)	4,190,412 (53%)
CICA	Proposition 76	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Limit state spending to the prior year's level plus three previous years’ average revenue growth, change state minimum funding for schools, and enact other budgetary changes	d	2,948,243 (38%)	4,877,735 (62%)
CICA	Proposition 77	Redistricting policy	Transfer legislative and congressional redistricting from the state legislature to a panel of three retired judges	d	3,130,541 (40%)	4,641,633 (60%)
CISS	Proposition 78	Healthcare	Establish a state drug discount program to reduce prices for prescription drugs for Californians with an income at or below 300% of the federal poverty level	d	3,199,193 (42%)	4,508,873 (58%)
CISS	Proposition 79	Healthcare	Establish a state drug discount program to reduce prices for prescription drugs for Californians with an income at or below 400% of the federal poverty level	d	3,003,912 (39%)	4,625,132 (61%)
CISS	Proposition 80	Energy; Business regulations	Place electric service providers under the regulation of the Public Utilities Commission, require public and private electric service providers to increase renewable energy resource procurement by at least 1% each year, with 20% of retail sales procured from renewable energy by 2010	d	2,580,536 (34%)	4,920,679 (66%)

2004

See also: California 2004 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1A	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; County and municipal governance	Add language to constitution stating that local property and sales tax revenue is to remain with local governments	a	9,411,198 (84%)	1,840,002 (16%)
LRCA	Proposition 59	Open meetings and public information; Constitutional rights	Create a state constitutional right to public information and access to public meetings	a	9,334,852 (83%)	1,870,146 (17%)
LRCA	Proposition 60	Election administration and governance; Primary election participation	Create a state constitutional right for political parties that participated in primaries to participate in general elections	a	7,227,433 (68%)	3,478,774 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 60A	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Dedicate revenue from government property surplus sales to paying for Proposition 57	a	7,776,374 (73%)	2,843,435 (27%)
CISS	Proposition 61	Healthcare facility funding; Bond issues	Issue $750 million bonds for children's hospitals	a	6,629,095 (58%)	4,750,309 (42%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 62	Primary election systems	Establish a top-two system primary election system	d	5,119,155 (46%)	5,968,770 (54%)
CISS	Proposition 63	Income taxes; Healthcare facility funding	Adopt a 1% tax on income above $1 million for mental healthcare services	a	6,191,691 (54%)	5,337,216 (46%)
CISS	Proposition 64	Tort law	Change the rules governing California's Unfair Competition Law	a	6,571,694 (59%)	4,578,725 (41%)
CICA	Proposition 65	Taxes; County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Ballot measure process	Require voter approval of legislation that decreases local governments' revenues from the state from specific taxes	d	3,901,748 (38%)	6,471,506 (62%)
CISS	Proposition 66	Criminal sentencing	Amend the state's three-strikes criminal sentencing law to reduce the number of crimes for which someone can be sentenced for life	d	5,604,060 (47%)	6,238,060 (53%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 67	Healthcare; Taxes	Create a 3% surcharge on telephone calls to provide emergency medical services funding	d	3,243,132 (28%)	8,165,809 (72%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 68	Gambling policy; American Indian issues	Require American Indian tribes to pay 25% of slot machine and gaming device returns or allow non-tribal racetracks and gaming establishments to operate slot machines and gaming devices	d	1,897,177 (16%)	9,801,284 (84%)
CISS	Proposition 69	Law enforcement funding; Corrections governance	Require that DNA be collected from persons convicted of felonies and submitted to a state database	a	7,194,343 (62%)	4,400,826 (38%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 70	Gambling policy; American Indian issues	Require the governor to execute American Indian tribe gaming compacts	d	2,763,800 (24%)	8,880,110 (76%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 71	Healthcare governance; Vaccinations and disease policy; Bond issues; Constitutional rights	Establish a constitutional right to conduct stem cell research, create the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), and issue a $3.00 billion bond to fund CIRM	a	7,018,059 (59%)	4,867,090 (41%)
VR	Proposition 72	Private health insurance; Fees, licenses, and charges	Require employer contributions to healthcare insurance	d	5,709,500 (49%)	5,889,936 (51%)

March 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 55	Education; Bond issues	Issue $12.3 billion in bonds for school and college facilities	a	3,239,706 (51%)	3,130,921 (49%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 56	State legislative vote requirements	Decrease legislative vote needed to pass state budget from 2/3 to 55%	d	2,185,868 (34%)	4,183,188 (66%)
BI	Proposition 57	Bond issues; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Issue $15 billion in bonds for the state government's deficit	a	4,056,313 (63%)	2,348,910 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 58	Balanced budget requirements	Require the passage of balanced budgets	a	4,535,084 (71%)	1,841,138 (29%)

2003

See also: California 2003 ballot measures

October 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 53	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Dedicate upwards of 3% of General Fund revenues each year to fund state and local infrastructure projects	d	3,020,577 (36%)	5,318,065 (64%)
CICA	Proposition 54	Affirmative action	Prohibit government from classifying people based on race, ethnicity, color, or national origin in public education, contracting, or employment	d	3,144,145 (36%)	5,541,314 (64%)

2002

See also: California 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 46	Bond issues; Housing	Issue $2.1 billion in bonds for housing projects, including multifamily, individual and farmworker housing	a	4,064,648 (58%)	3,000,154 (42%)
BI	Proposition 47	Bond issues; Education	Issue $13.05 billion in bonds for construction and renovation of public school facilities	a	4,222,946 (59%)	2,925,223 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 48	Constitutional wording changes; State judiciary	Amend the California Constitution to remove any reference to municipal courts, which had been eliminated in 1998	a	4,849,108 (73%)	1,802,783 (27%)
CISS	Proposition 49	Education	Increase grants for before and after school programs and making every public school, including charter schools, eligible for grants	a	4,024,904 (57%)	3,084,122 (43%)
CISS	Proposition 50	Bond issues; Water	Issue $3.4 billion in general obligation bonds for water projects including the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, regional water management, and safe drinking water	a	3,882,118 (55%)	3,139,478 (45%)
CISS	Proposition 51	Transportation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Taxes	Authorize the state to reallocate 30% of tax revenue from the sale of motor vehicles from the general fund to the Traffic congestion Relief and Safe School Bus Trust Fund	d	2,883,234 (42%)	3,947,217 (58%)
CISS	Proposition 52	Voter registration	Allow eligible voters to register to vote on election day with valid identification, increase the criminal penalty for committing voter fraud, and create a fund to implement the measure	d	2,888,207 (41%)	4,166,035 (59%)

March 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 40	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues; Environment; Water	Issue $2.6 billion for environmental and park projects	a	2,769,178 (57%)	2,101,516 (43%)
BI	Proposition 41	Bond issues; Election administration and governance	Issue $200 million in bonds to provide counties with money to purchase new voting equipment	a	2,474,372 (52%)	2,325,348 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 42	Taxes; Transportation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require the state gas sales tax to be allocated for transportation purposes	a	3,355,553 (69%)	1,503,727 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 43	Election administration and governance; Constitutional rights	Amend the constitution to state that "a voter who casts a vote in an election in accordance with the laws of this state shall have that vote counted."	a	3,391,678 (72%)	1,351,179 (28%)
LRSS	Proposition 44	Complementary and alternative healthcare; Business regulations; Insurance policy	Revoke chiropractic licenses for 10 years if a chiropractor is convicted a second time or on multiple counts of insurance fraud and other offenses	a	3,758,718 (80%)	952,790 (20%)
CICA	Proposition 45	State legislative elections; State legislative term limits	Provide for a local legislative option process in which voters of a state House or Senate district could petition the secretary of state to allow their term-limited representative or senator to serve an extra four years	d	2,049,348 (42%)	2,790,153 (58%)

2000

See also: California 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 32	Housing; Bond issues; Veterans policy	Issue $500 million in general obligation bonds for the Cal-Vet program	a	6,743,986 (67%)	3,294,310 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 33	Public employee retirement funds	Allow members of the state legislature to participate in the state Public Employees Retirement System	d	3,811,044 (39%)	5,973,736 (61%)
LRSS	Proposition 34	Campaign finance	Enact campaign contribution limits to candidates for state elective offices	a	5,934,103 (60%)	3,953,805 (40%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 35	Public works labor and contracting	Allow the government to contract with private entities for engineering and architectural services	a	5,471,515 (55%)	4,448,647 (45%)
CISS	Proposition 36	Drug crime policy; Parole policy; Criminal sentencing	Require that people convicted of the possession, use or transportation of controlled substances and similar parole violations, except sale or manufacture, receive probation and drug treatment, rather than incarceration	a	6,233,422 (61%)	4,009,508 (39%)
CICA	Proposition 37	Taxes; State legislative vote requirements	Define a fee as a tax and require a two-thirds legislative vote to adopt a fee	d	4,593,406 (48%)	4,988,450 (52%)
CICA	Proposition 38	Public education funding; School choice policy; State legislative vote requirements	Authorize a school voucher program providing at least $4,000 per pupil each year	d	3,101,193 (29%)	7,422,037 (71%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 39	Public education funding; Bond issues; Ballot measure process; Ballot measure supermajority requirements	Reduce the supermajority requirement from two-thirds to 55% for voters to pass local school bond measures	a	5,431,152 (53%)	4,756,311 (47%)

March 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 12	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Drinking water systems; Bond issues; Forestry and timber	issue $2.1 billion in bonds for clean water, recreational projects, and preserve open space and farmland	a	4,657,600 (63%)	2,722,030 (37%)
BI	Proposition 13	Water; Bond issues	issue $1.97 billion in bonds for public water, wastewater treatment, groundwater storage, flood control, stream restoration, watershed protection, and other water-related projects	a	4,745,872 (65%)	2,585,298 (35%)
BI	Proposition 14	Education; Bond issues	issue $350 million in bonds for the construction and renovation of public library facilities	a	4,298,471 (59%)	2,994,289 (41%)
BI	Proposition 15	Bond issues; Law enforcement	Issue $220 million in bonds to fund the construction and renovation of forensic laboratories	d	3,265,416 (46%)	3,772,513 (54%)
BI	Proposition 16	Housing; Veterans policy; Bond issues	Issue $50 million in bonds to fund veterans' homes	a	4,402,818 (62%)	2,665,311 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Gambling policy	Permit private nonprofits to conduct raffles with at least 90% of the raffle's gross receipts dedicated to charitable purposes	a	4,112,490 (59%)	2,897,099 (41%)
LRSS	Proposition 18	Criminal sentencing; Death penalty	Define 'lying in wait' as a special circumstance where the maximum penalty for first-degree murder is a life sentence without the possibility of parole or the death penalty	a	5,112,109 (73%)	1,935,113 (27%)
LRSS	Proposition 19	Criminal sentencing	Require longer prison sentences for persons convicted of second-degree murder of a police officer working for the California State University system or the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District, making the criminal punishment consistent with the statewide policy for the murder of other police officers	a	5,126,737 (74%)	1,840,850 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 1A	Gambling policy; American Indian issues	Allow the governor to negotiate (subject to legislative approval) gambling compacts with Indians on tribal lands to authorize slot machines, lottery games, and banking and percentage card games	a	4,758,638 (64%)	2,628,451 (36%)
LRSS	Proposition 20	Gambling policy; Public education funding	Require that half of any future growth in lottery funds be allocated to K-14 public schools and specifically used for instructional materials	a	3,716,726 (53%)	3,305,062 (47%)
CISS	Proposition 21	Juvenile criminal justice; Criminal sentencing; Criminal trials	Increase criminal penalties for gang-related felonies, require individuals 14 years or older to be tried as adults for murder or specified sex offenses, prohibit the use of informal probation for any juvenile offender who commits a felony, and revise the lists of specific crimes defined as serious or violent offenses	a	4,491,166 (62%)	2,742,148 (38%)
CISS	Proposition 22	Family-related policy	Define marriage between a man and a woman in the California Family Code	a	4,618,673 (61%)	2,909,370 (39%)
CISS	Proposition 23	Election administration and governance	Require election ballots for federal and state offices to provide an option to vote for 'none of the above'	d	2,355,850 (36%)	4,175,784 (64%)
CISS	Proposition 25	Campaign finance	Revise the state's campaign finance limits, create limited fundraising periods, provide public financing of certain candidate and ballot measure committees, and require top donors to ballot measure committees to be listed on pamphlets	d	2,444,984 (35%)	4,589,870 (65%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 26	Public education governance; Ballot measure process; Ballot measure supermajority requirements	Decrease the vote requirement for certain local school bond questions from a two-thirds supermajority vote to a simple majority vote and require every K-12 school district to provide for charter school facilities "sufficient to accommodate the charter school’s students"	d	3,521,327 (49%)	3,704,687 (51%)
CISS	Proposition 27	Congressional term limits	Allow all California candidates for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives to sign a non-binding declaration stating their intention to voluntarily limit their years of service to two terms in the Senate (12 years) or three terms in the House of Representatives (6 years)	d	2,737,274 (40%)	4,032,355 (60%)
CISS	Proposition 28	Taxes; Tobacco laws	Eliminate the $0.50 per-pack excise tax on cigarettes and the equivalent tax on other tobacco products imposed by Proposition 10 of 1988 and eliminate the California Children and Families First Trust Fund once all previously collected taxes under Proposition 10 were appropriated and expended	d	2,017,425 (28%)	5,230,734 (72%)
VR	Proposition 29	American Indian issues; Gambling policy	Uphold the Pala Compacts, which authorized video lottery terminals as part of 11 tribal-state compacts	a	3,654,688 (53%)	3,234,492 (47%)
VR	Proposition 30	Civil trials; Insurance policy	Uphold legislation that allowed third-party lawsuits against insurance companies for unfair claims practices in handling liability claims	d	2,232,420 (32%)	4,852,228 (68%)
VR	Proposition 31	Civil trials; Insurance policy	Uphold AB 1309, which was designed to limit certain third-party claimant lawsuits	d	1,979,780 (28%)	4,994,361 (72%)

1998

See also: California 1998 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Taxes; Environment	Allow environmentally contaminated buildings to be repaired or replaced without an increase in the tax-assessed value of the property	a	5,368,288 (71%)	2,186,572 (29%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 10	Tobacco laws; Taxes	Enact a new tax on cigarettes to pay for childhood programs	a	4,044,126 (51%)	3,964,008 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	County and municipal governance; Taxes	Allow local governments to enter into sales tax revenue sharing agreements	a	3,898,165 (53%)	3,409,761 (47%)
BI	Proposition 1A	Bond issues; Education	Issue $9.2 billion in bonds for education	a	4,888,679 (62%)	2,935,048 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Transportation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require loans from transportation-related revenue to the state's general fund to be repaid within the same fiscal year	a	5,521,372 (75%)	1,802,444 (25%)
LRSS	Proposition 3	Primary election participation	Change open primary to closed primary for presidential elections	d	3,425,341 (46%)	3,995,668 (54%)
CISS	Proposition 4	Hunting regulations	Prohibit trapping of fur-bearing animals	a	4,486,989 (57%)	3,325,129 (43%)
CISS	Proposition 5	Gambling policy; American Indian issues	Provide for conditions for compact between Indian tribes and state of California on gambling on tribal lands	a	5,092,446 (62%)	3,071,422 (38%)
CISS	Proposition 6	Animal treatment laws	Prohibit human consumption of horses	a	4,672,457 (59%)	3,195,619 (41%)
CISS	Proposition 7	Taxes; Environment	Authorize tax credit for efforts to reduce emissions	d	3,315,267 (44%)	4,283,970 (56%)
CISS	Proposition 8	School class size policy; Public school teachers and staff	Reduce class sizes and change teacher qualifications	d	2,914,873 (37%)	4,990,993 (63%)
CISS	Proposition 9	Nuclear energy; Utility policy	Prohibit taxes and bonds surcharges to pay costs of nuclear power plants	d	2,065,674 (27%)	5,711,888 (73%)

June 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 219	Ballot measure process; Initiative and referendum process	Require uniform ballot measure application in all parts of the jurisdiction affected by the measure	a	3,528,939 (67%)	1,718,069 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 220	State judiciary	Consolidate superior and municipal courts	a	3,468,468 (64%)	1,912,306 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 221	Ethics rules and commissions; State judiciary	Give Commission on Judicial Performance authority to oversee and discipline court commissioners or referees	a	4,274,331 (81%)	1,002,620 (19%)
LRSS	Proposition 222	Criminal sentencing	Provide that no person convicted of second-degree murder of a police officer may earn credits to reduce their prison sentence	a	4,289,174 (77%)	1,274,381 (23%)
CISS	Proposition 223	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education	Limit amount school districts can spend on administrative costs and establish performance budgeting requirements	d	2,569,355 (46%)	3,076,263 (54%)
CICA	Proposition 224	Business regulations; Public works labor and contracting	Require a new process for public entities prior to awarding contract for a variety of construction services	d	2,128,501 (39%)	3,355,875 (61%)
CISS	Proposition 225	Congressional term limits	Require legislative candidates to indicate their position on term limits for U.S. Senate and U.S. House on ballot	a	2,896,798 (53%)	2,575,900 (47%)
CISS	Proposition 226	Labor union deductions	Prohibit deductions from paychecks and labor dues to fund political contributions without the consent of the worker	d	2,723,268 (47%)	3,099,794 (53%)
CISS	Propositition 227	English language policy; Education	Require public schools to teach LEP students in special classes that are taught nearly all in English	a	3,582,423 (61%)	2,263,672 (39%)

1996

See also: California 1996 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 204	Water; Bond issues	Issue $995 million for water-related infrastructure and conservation projects	a	6,019,951 (63%)	3,560,084 (37%)
BI	Proposition 205	Prison and jail funding; Bond issues	Issue $700 million bonds for county juvenile and adult correctional facilities	d	3,834,745 (41%)	5,606,214 (59%)
BI	Proposition 206	Veterans policy; Bond issues; Housing	Issue $400 million in bonds for farm aid and home aid for veterans	a	4,993,677 (54%)	4,330,354 (46%)
CISS	Proposition 207	Tort law	Prohibit restrictions on negotiating attorneys' fees, prohibit lawsuits that are determined to be frivolous, and prohibit attorneys from charging certain fees	d	3,206,350 (34%)	6,163,645 (66%)
CISS	Proposition 208	Campaign finance	Change California campaign finance laws to limit campaign contributions, prohibit contributions from lobbyists, establish voluntary campaign expenditure limits, and create penalties for campaign finance law violations	a	5,716,349 (61%)	3,612,813 (39%)
CICA	Proposition 209	Affirmative action	Add language to the California Constitution that says that the state cannot discriminate against or grant preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, education, and contracting	a	5,268,462 (55%)	4,388,733 (45%)
CISS	Proposition 210	Minimum wage laws	Increase the state minimum wage to $5.75 per hour	a	5,937,569 (61%)	3,724,598 (39%)
CISS	Proposition 211	Criminal trials; Criminal sentencing; Civil trials	Change laws concerning retirement savings securities fraud and prohibit limits on attorney-client arrangements	d	2,414,216 (26%)	6,997,003 (74%)
CISS	Proposition 212	Campaign finance	Establish limits on campaign contributions to state and local candidates, prohibit lobbyist contributions, set voluntary spending caps, restrict fundraising periods, and impose penalties for campaign finance violations	d	4,539,403 (49%)	4,694,166 (51%)
CISS	Proposition 213	Criminal trials	Prohibit uninsured or DUI drivers and felons injured during a crime or escape from suing the at-fault party for non-economic losses	a	7,278,167 (77%)	2,194,380 (23%)
CISS	Proposition 214	Healthcare; Business regulations; Taxes	Enact new taxes on health care businesses for bed reductions, mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings; require healthcare businesses to make tax returns public, create a nonprofit public corporation for consumer advocacy, and prohibit healthcare businesses from denying recommended care without a physical examination	d	3,540,845 (39%)	5,593,589 (61%)
CISS	Proposition 215	Drug crime policy; Marijuana laws	Exempt patients and defined caregivers who possess or cultivate marijuana for medical treatment recommended by a physician from criminal laws which otherwise prohibit possession or cultivation of marijuana	a	5,382,915 (56%)	4,301,960 (44%)
CISS	Proposition 216	Business regulations; Healthcare	Prohibit healthcare businesses from denying recommended care without a physical examination, require healthcare businesses to make tax returns and other financial information public, and make other changes	d	3,886,699 (42%)	5,358,331 (58%)
CISS	Proposition 217	Taxes; Public education funding	Reinstate an income tax increase for individuals earning between $115,000 to $230,000 per year, which ended in 1995, and allocate the revenue from the increase to schools and local governments	d	4,575,550 (49%)	4,723,873 (51%)
CICA	Proposition 218	Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Ballot measure process; Taxes	Require local governments to refer ordinances to impose taxes or property-related assessments, fees, and charges to the ballot for voter consideration, require that elections for general taxes be held at regulation elections, and require a two-thirds supermajority vote of approval for special taxes	a	5,202,429 (57%)	3,996,702 (43%)

March 26

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 192	Earthquake infrastructure; Bond issues	issue $2 billion in bonds to provide funds for a seismic retrofit program	a	3,347,257 (60%)	2,239,191 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 193	Taxes; Property	Remove requirement for a new appraisal of real property upon purchase or transfer between grandparents and their grandchild	a	3,725,041 (67%)	1,810,493 (33%)
LRSS	Proposition 194	Criminal sentencing; Prison work regulations; Public assistance programs	Prohibit prisoners employed by a joint venture program while in prison from applying for unemployment benefits once released	a	4,126,987 (74%)	1,454,912 (26%)
LRSS	Proposition 195	Criminal trials; Criminal sentencing; Death penalty	Add murder during or resulting from a carjacking or murder of a juror to the list of special circumstances for first-degree murder punishable by the death penalty	a	4,847,966 (86%)	800,857 (14%)
LRSS	Proposition 196	Law enforcement; Criminal sentencing; Death penalty; Criminal trials	Add drive-by shooting murders to the list of crimes punishable by death or life imprisonment	a	4,873,194 (86%)	806,481 (14%)
LRSS	Proposition 197	Hunting regulations	Repeal the special protection status for mountain lions	d	2,366,238 (42%)	3,283,679 (58%)
CISS	Proposition 198	Primary election systems	Adopt an open blanket primary system	a	3,340,642 (60%)	2,273,064 (40%)
CISS	Proposition 199	Rent control and regulations	Prohibit rent control on mobile homes	d	2,159,316 (39%)	3,348,930 (61%)
CISS	Proposition 200	Insurance policy	Require no-fault car insurance	d	2,002,767 (35%)	3,754,414 (65%)
CISS	Proposition 201	Civil trials	Require losing party to pay winning party's legal fees in shareholder actions against corporations	d	2,320,747 (41%)	3,384,580 (59%)
CISS	Proposition 202	Tort law	Limit contingency fees which plaintiffs' attorneys may collect	d	2,769,466 (49%)	2,907,347 (51%)
BI	Proposition 203	Education; Bond issues	issue $3 billion in bonds for school facility improvements	a	3,542,816 (62%)	2,175,917 (38%)

1994

See also: California 1994 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 181	Transportation; Bond issues	Authorize the state to issue $1 million in bonds for rail transportation projects with repayment over 20 years.	d	2,791,681 (35%)	5,203,161 (65%)
LRCA	Proposition 183	Recall process	Amend the state constitution to change laws governing recall elections.	a	5,289,573 (67%)	2,549,855 (33%)
CISS	Proposition 184	Civil and criminal trials; Law enforcement	Create a three-strikes sentencing model to increase prison sentences for repeat offenders.	a	5,906,268 (72%)	2,314,548 (28%)
CISS	Proposition 185	Transportation; Taxes	Increase the retail tax on gasoline by 4% to fund transportation programs and projects.	d	1,586,242 (19%)	6,561,505 (81%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 186	Public health insurance	Create a single-payer healthcare system funded through existing healthcare funds as well as taxes on employers, individuals, and cigarettes/tobacco.	d	2,212,691 (27%)	6,110,899 (73%)
CISS	Proposition 187	Immigration policy	Create provisions related to those who have violated immigration laws.		5,063,537 (59%)	3,529,432 (41%)
CISS	Proposition 188	Smoking bans; Tobacco laws	Ban smoking in public with certain exceptions and regulate the location of tobacco billboards.	d	2,490,156 (29%)	6,004,876 (71%)
LRCA	Proposition 189	State judiciary; Law enforcement; Civil and criminal trials	Allow courts to deny bail for individuals charged with a felony sexual assault.	a	6,378,386 (79%)	1,653,454 (21%)
LRCA	Proposition 190	Ethics rules and commissions; Open meetings and public information; State judiciary	Make changes to the powers and makeup of the Commission on Judicial Performance.	a	4,759,874 (64%)	2,692,377 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 191	State judiciary	Eliminate justice courts and give the state legislature authority to provide for the structure and jurisdiction of municipal courts.	a	4,414,652 (61%)	2,816,425 (39%)

June 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 175	Housing; Taxes	Provide an income tax credit for renters that meet certain requirements.	d	1,907,537 (43%)	2,567,476 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 176	Taxes	Provide that nonprofit organizations that are federally tax-exempt, or exempt from certain state taxes, are also exempt from local taxes.	a	2,311,167 (53%)	2,081,474 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 177	Taxes	Exempt parts of the value of a building that were added in order to make the building usable by a disabled person from property taxation.	a	2,678,403 (61%)	1,731,262 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 178	Taxes	Exempt the value of a property that was related to the installation on the property of water conservation equipment from property taxation.	d	1,939,767 (45%)	2,370,446 (55%)
LRSS	Proposition 179	Civil and criminal trials; Law enforcement	Allow judges to issue sentences of 20 years to life to individuals convicted of certain second-degree murders.	a	3,975,403 (88%)	557,001 (12%)
CISS	Proposition 180	Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Property	Authorize $2 billion in bonds for the acquisition and development of parks, historic sites and recreational facilities.	d	1,944,530 (43%)	2,548,642 (57%)
BI	Proposition 1A	Earthquake infrastructure; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $2,000,000,000 for an earthquake relief and seismic retrofit program and establish the terms of such bonds.	d	2,067,707 (46%)	2,457,475 (54%)
BI	Proposition 1B	Education; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $1,000,000,000 for the construction and improvement of public schools and establish the terms of such bonds.	d	2,229,596 (50%)	2,268,662 (50%)
BI	Proposition 1C	Education; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $900,000,000 for public colleges and universities facilities and establish the terms of such bonds.	d	2,109,103 (47%)	2,338,608 (53%)

1993

See also: California 1993 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 168	Housing	Amend the constitutional definition of low-rent housing projects.	d	1,946,559 (40%)	2,898,211 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 169	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize a law relating to changes to appropriations in the budget.	d	1,811,118 (39%)	2,868,591 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 170	Taxes; Bond issues; Education	Establish provisions relating to repaying school bonds, approval of bonds for schools, and levying fees for schools.	d	1,512,163 (31%)	3,421,342 (69%)
LRCA	Proposition 171	Taxes; Property	Authorize the legislature to extend special valuation provisions to replacement structures located in different counties.	a	2,449,504 (52%)	2,288,046 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 172	Taxes	Establish a revenue source from taxes for public safety purposes.	a	2,893,680 (58%)	2,113,094 (42%)
BI	Proposition 173	Bond issues; Housing	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $200,000,000 for mortgage guaranty insurance and establish the terms of such bonds.	d	2,037,804 (42%)	2,791,573 (58%)
CICA	Proposition 174	School choice policy	Amend the state Constitution to require the state to establish a voucher program for schools.	d	1,561,514 (30%)	3,567,833 (70%)

1992

See also: California 1992 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 155	Bond issues; Education	Allow for bonds up to $900,000,000 for school construction and improvement and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	5,440,084 (52%)	5,061,978 (48%)
BI	Proposition 156	Bond issues; Transportation	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $1,000,000,000 for transportation improvements and establish the terms of such bonds.	d	4,910,982 (48%)	5,296,753 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 157	Transportation	Ban the collection of tolls on roads owned by the state and leased to a private entity after tolls had been collected for 35 years or upon expiration of the lease.	d	2,850,426 (28%)	7,272,907 (72%)
LRCA	Proposition 158	State executive official measures	Amend the constitution to create the Office of California Analyst to replace the Legislative Analyst.	d	3,901,046 (40%)	5,882,438 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 159	State executive official measures	Establish the Auditor General is a constitutional office and establish procedures for the hiring and duties of the Auditor General.	d	3,970,906 (41%)	5,705,058 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 160	Veterans policy; Taxes	Allow the California State Legislature to expand the state's disabled veterans' property tax exemption.	a	5,288,765 (53%)	4,692,732 (47%)
CISS	Proposition 161	Assisted death policy	Allow mentally competent adults to instruct their physicians in writing to provide aid-in-dying.	d	4,863,478 (46%)	5,739,918 (54%)
CICA	Proposition 162	Public employee retirement funds	Give the board of a public employee retirement system the sole ability to make decisions over the system and prohibit making changes to the board without voter approval.	a	5,066,530 (51%)	4,867,681 (49%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 163	Food and beverage taxes; Sales taxes; Food policy	Prohibit state and local governments from imposing sales or use taxes on food products	a	6,967,009 (67%)	3,491,372 (33%)
CISS	Proposition 164	Congressional term limits	Establish term limits for members of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate based on years of service.	a	6,578,637 (64%)	3,769,511 (36%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 165	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Public assistance programs	Allow the governor to declare a "fiscal emergency", make changes to the automatic cost of living adjustments for certain welfare programs, and allow counties to set general welfare assistance.	d	4,869,305 (47%)	5,577,061 (53%)
CISS	Proposition 166	Private health insurance; Business regulations	Require employers to provide health insurance to employees	d	3,255,302 (31%)	7,310,637 (69%)
CISS	Proposition 167	Taxes	Increase the tax for certain taxpayers, corporations, insurers, banks, and corporations and impose a new oil severance tax.	d	4,293,460 (41%)	6,136,895 (59%)

June 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 152	Bond issues; Education	Allow the state legislature to issue $1.9 billion in bonds to fund the construction or improvement of California's public schools.	a	3,119,441 (53%)	2,774,699 (47%)
BI	Proposition 153	Education; Bond issues	Allow $900 million in bonds to fund the construction or improvement of California's public college and university facilities.	a	2,967,657 (51%)	2,869,403 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 154	Taxes	Allow renters defined as low-income who purchased a home that he or she occupied as a renter to postpone payment of increased property taxes due to reappraisal	d	2,291,637 (40%)	3,465,378 (60%)

1990

See also: California 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 124	Business regulations; Healthcare	Allow local hospital districts to own stock of corporations engaging in any health-related business.	d	3,225,340 (46%)	3,815,030 (54%)
LRCA	Proposition 125	Transportation; Taxes	Authorize a portion of the revenue from motor vehicle gas taxes to be allocated to the purchase of rail transit vehicles and equipment.	d	3,229,081 (46%)	3,859,304 (54%)
LRCA	Proposition 126	Alcohol laws; Taxes	Amend the state constitution to increase the taxes on alcohol.	d	3,001,351 (41%)	4,332,827 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 127	Earthquake infrastructure; Taxes	Amend the constitution to exclude earthquake safety modifications from property tax assessments until the property is sold.	a	4,431,687 (62%)	2,750,765 (38%)
CISS	Proposition 128	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Environment; Bond issues; Property	Regulate pesticides on food, establish water quality standards, and appropriate $340 million for environmental research and redwoods forestry projects.	d	2,636,663 (36%)	4,760,022 (64%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 129	Bond issues; Law enforcement	Appropriate $1.9 billion over eight years for drug enforcement and issue $740 million in bonds for treatment and confinement facilities.	d	1,982,372 (28%)	5,192,742 (72%)
CISS	Proposition 130	Property; Forestry and timber; Bond issues	Impose restrictions on logging operations on nonfederal lands and authorize $742 million in bonds to acquire old-growth forestlands.	d	3,528,887 (48%)	3,842,733 (52%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 131	Executive official term limits; State legislative term limits; Campaign finance	Establish provisions relating to term lengths and campaign finance contributions.	d	2,723,763 (38%)	4,490,973 (62%)
CICA	Proposition 132	Fisheries and fishing regulations; Environment	Establish the Marine Protection Zone, prohibit gill and trammel, and establish four new ocean water reserves for research purposes.	a	3,959,238 (56%)	3,140,733 (44%)
CISS	Proposition 133	Taxes; Law enforcement	Increase the state's sales tax, create the Safe Streets Fund, and prohibit the early release of certain convicted individuals.	d	2,281,937 (32%)	4,877,808 (68%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 134	Alcohol laws; Taxes	Establish the Alcohol Surtax Fund and add an increased surtax of $0.05 on alcohol.	d	2,285,256 (31%)	5,076,822 (69%)
CISS	Proposition 135	Business regulations; Environment; Agriculture policy	Appropriate $5 million annually to fund pesticide-related research, change the monitoring and regulation of pesticides on foods, and establish state training for pesticide users.	d	2,191,301 (30%)	5,015,928 (70%)
CICA	Proposition 136	Property taxes; Local government finance and taxes; Ballot measure supermajority requirements; State legislative vote requirements	Require certain taxes be voted on by citizens.	d	3,439,621 (48%)	3,744,620 (52%)
CICA	Proposition 137	Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure process	Require voter approval for changes to the rules governing initiative petition circulators and how the initiative is presented to voters.	d	3,157,383 (45%)	3,860,756 (55%)
CISS	Proposition 138	Forestry and timber; Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Establish provisions relating to logging, forests, greenhouse gases, and private land.	d	2,108,389 (29%)	5,201,891 (71%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 139	Prison work regulations	Establish provisions relating to inmate labor.	a	3,867,147 (54%)	3,288,144 (46%)
CICA	Proposition 140	State legislatures measures	Create term limits and provisions relating to the legislature.	a	3,744,447 (52%)	3,432,666 (48%)
LRSS	Proposition 141	Water; Business regulations	Extend to public agencies the prohibition on discharging or releasing into water chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity.	d	3,332,755 (48%)	3,542,894 (52%)
BI	Proposition 142	Bond issues; Veterans policy; Housing	Issue $400 million in bonds for home loans for veterans through the Cal-Vet program.	a	4,153,879 (59%)	2,884,851 (41%)
BI	Proposition 143	Bond issues; Education	Authorize the state to issue $450 million in bonds to fund the improvement of public higher education facilities in the state.	d	3,449,401 (49%)	3,619,457 (51%)
BI	Proposition 144	Bond issues; Prison and jail funding	Authorize $450 million in bonds to fund the construction of new prisons and Youth Authority facilities to address overcrowding.	d	2,871,183 (40%)	4,239,091 (60%)
BI	Proposition 145	Bond issues; Housing	Issue $125 million in bonds to fund a housing and earthquake safety program.	d	3,113,975 (44%)	3,904,145 (56%)
BI	Proposition 146	Bond issues; Education	Authorize $800 million in bonds for improvements to public school buildings under the State School Building Lease-Purchase Program.	a	3,679,099 (53%)	3,324,276 (47%)
BI	Proposition 147	Bond issues; Prison and jail funding	Authorize the state to issue $225 million in bonds to construct and renovate county correctional facilities and county juvenile facilities.	d	2,574,002 (37%)	4,329,678 (63%)
BI	Proposition 148	Water; Bond issues	Authorize the state to issue $380 million for a water resources program and change provisions of the Water Conservation Bond Law.	d	3,024,141 (44%)	3,886,587 (56%)
BI	Proposition 149	Bond issues; Property; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Authorize the state to issue $437 million in bonds for developing and restoring state and local nature, historical, or museum properties.	d	3,330,877 (47%)	3,743,765 (53%)
BI	Proposition 150	Bond issues; State judiciary	Authorize the state to issue $200 million in bonds for the construction and renovation of county courthouse facilities.	d	1,830,612 (26%)	5,100,520 (74%)
BI	Proposition 151	Education; Bond issues	Authorize the state to issue $30 million in bonds for the construction of childcare facilities.	d	3,360,443 (47%)	3,719,971 (53%)

June 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 107	Bond issues; Housing	Issue $150 million in bonds for housing projects and purchasing assistance for first-time homebuyers.	a	2,613,414 (52%)	2,396,377 (48%)
BI	Proposition 108	Transportation; Bond issues	Issue $1 billion in bonds for passenger rail transportation projects.	a	2,795,092 (56%)	2,170,876 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 109	State executive official measures; State legislatures measures	Extend time from 12 days to 29 days for the Governor to review bills after adjournment in the first year of the legislative session.	a	2,627,505 (55%)	2,116,438 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 110	Taxes	Authorize the California State Legislature to allow severely disabled homeowners to transfer the value of their existing home to a replacement home.	a	3,931,937 (80%)	972,850 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 111	Taxes; Transportation	Enact a 55% increase in truck weight fees and increase the tax by $0.01 on January 1 for the next four years.	a	2,621,022 (52%)	2,378,028 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 112	Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures	Establish the Citizens Compensation Commission and limiting the ability of the state legislature to close sessions of the Legislature.	a	2,994,561 (62%)	1,799,517 (38%)
LRSS	Proposition 113	Healthcare governance; Complementary and alternative healthcare	Amend the laws regulating licenses for chiropractors.	a	3,897,974 (82%)	864,835 (18%)
LRSS	Proposition 114	Death penalty; State judiciary; Law enforcement	Amend the law to expand the types of peace officers whose murder is a special circumstance potentially warranting the death penalty.	a	3,435,095 (71%)	1,395,087 (29%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 115	State judiciary; Civil and criminal trials; Law enforcement	Create laws and constitutional amendments relating to criminal prosecution, crimes, and trials.	a	2,690,115 (57%)	2,026,599 (43%)
CISS	Proposition 116	Transportation; Bond issues	Issue nearly $2 billion in bonds for passenger and commuter rail transportation projects.	a	2,579,810 (53%)	2,263,573 (47%)
CISS	Proposition 117	Animal treatment laws; Environment	Create the Habitat Conservation Fund and appropriate $30 million annually to the fund until 2020.	a	2,572,470 (52%)	2,334,899 (48%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 118	Ethics rules and commissions; Redistricting policy; State legislative elections	Require a two-thirds legislative vote and voter approval to approve state legislative and congressional redistricting plans	d	1,615,163 (33%)	3,281,177 (67%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 119	Redistricting policy; State legislative elections	Create the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission responsible for drawing district boundaries for the state legislative, congressional, and Board of Equalization districts	d	1,761,510 (36%)	3,105,501 (64%)
BI	Proposition 120	Prison and jail funding; Bond issues	Authorize the issuance of $450 million in bonds to fund prison construction.	a	2,714,145 (56%)	2,133,995 (44%)
BI	Proposition 121	Bond issues; Education	Authorize the issuance of $450 million in bonds for the construction of higher education facilities.	a	2,687,831 (55%)	2,195,888 (45%)
BI	Proposition 122	Bond issues; Earthquake infrastructure	Authorize the state to issue $300 million in bonds for seismic retrofitting of government facilities against earthquakes.	a	2,679,875 (55%)	2,190,057 (45%)
BI	Proposition 123	Bond issues; Education	Authorize the state to issue $800 million in bonds to fund the construction of public school facilities.	a	2,781,973 (58%)	2,054,385 (42%)

1988

See also: California 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Proposition 100	Insurance policy	Implement motor vehicle insurance discounts for good drivers, and prohibit the government from setting insurance attorneys' fees.	d	3,849,572 (41%)	5,562,483 (59%)
CISS	Proposition 101	Insurance policy	Require insurance companies reduce the bodily injury liability and uninsured motorist parts of rates and limit claims for non-economic losses.	d	1,226,735 (13%)	8,020,659 (87%)
CISS	Proposition 102	Vaccinations and disease policy	Require doctors to report suspected AIDs patients to local health officers.	d	3,208,517 (34%)	6,116,276 (66%)
CISS	Proposition 103	Insurance policy	Mandate 20% rate reduction for automobile and property/casualty insurance.	a	4,844,312 (51%)	4,630,752 (49%)
CISS	Proposition 104	Insurance policy	Establish no-fault insurance for automobile accidents up to specified limits and permit individuals to sue for losses that exceed those limits.	d	2,391,287 (25%)	7,015,325 (75%)
CISS	Proposition 105	Business regulations; Campaign finance	Require certain disclosures for consumer, voters, and investors.	a	4,864,674 (55%)	4,046,654 (45%)
CISS	Proposition 106	Tort law	Limit amount of contingency fee an attorney may collect from plaintiffs in tort cases.	d	4,288,346 (47%)	4,855,839 (53%)
BI	Proposition 78	Bond issues; Education	Issue $600 million in bonds for state higher education facilities.	a	5,355,974 (58%)	3,929,062 (42%)
BI	Proposition 79	Education; Bond issues	Issue $800 million in bonds for public school construction and improvement.	a	5,651,376 (61%)	3,578,516 (39%)
BI	Proposition 80	Bond issues; Prison and jail funding	Issue $817 million for the construction of new prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities.	a	5,591,465 (61%)	3,558,140 (39%)
BI	Proposition 81	Bond issues; Drinking water systems	Issue $75 million for improvements to drinking water systems.	a	6,621,966 (72%)	2,619,300 (28%)
BI	Proposition 82	Water; Bond issues	Issue $60 million for local water projects assistance program, water conservation programs, and groundwater recharge facilities.	a	5,601,764 (62%)	3,375,935 (38%)
BI	Proposition 83	Water; Bond issues	Issue $65 million in bonds for water pollution control and water reclamation projects.	a	5,854,824 (64%)	3,230,261 (36%)
BI	Proposition 84	Bond issues; Housing	Authorize the issuance of $300 million in bonds to fund housing and first-time homebuyer purchase assistance.	a	5,428,003 (58%)	3,902,220 (42%)
BI	Proposition 85	Bond issues; Education	Authorize the issuance of $75 million in bonds to fund library construction and renovation.	a	4,813,324 (53%)	4,321,576 (47%)
BI	Proposition 86	Law enforcement; Bond issues	Authorize the issuance of $500 million in bonds to fund the county correctional facilities, county juvenile facilities, and youth centers.	a	4,913,599 (55%)	4,061,722 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 87	Taxes	Authorize the state legislature to require redevelopment agencies to use property tax revenue to pay off bonded indebtedness.	a	5,840,297 (68%)	2,764,559 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 88	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the state legislature to allow the deposit of public funds in any federally insured industrial loan company in California.	a	6,514,145 (75%)	2,194,932 (25%)
LRCA	Proposition 89	State executive official measures; Law enforcement	Authorize the governor to change any decision by the parole authority regarding the parole of those sentenced for committing murder.	a	4,928,991 (55%)	4,031,422 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 90	Property; Taxes	Authorize individuals 55 years of age or older to transfer the assessed value of their residency to a replacement dwelling in other counties.	a	6,080,268 (69%)	2,716,732 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 91	State judiciary	Establish provisions relating to justice courts and their justices.	a	5,966,766 (71%)	2,474,255 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 92	Ethics rules and commissions; State judiciary	Change provisions regarding serving on the Commission on Judicial Performance.	a	6,259,210 (74%)	2,174,266 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 93	Veterans policy; Taxes	Remove the residency requirement for receiving the veterans' property tax exemption.	a	6,273,718 (71%)	2,583,966 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 94	Education; State judiciary	Allow judges to serve as part-time teachers.	a	5,719,900 (65%)	3,062,872 (35%)
CISS	Proposition 95	Healthcare; Housing	Establish infraction tickets for building standards and food preparation, create the "Corporation for California", and allow it to sell bonds.	d	4,090,441 (45%)	4,962,409 (55%)
CISS	Proposition 96	Criminal trials; Vaccinations and disease policy	Establish provisions regarding when there may be court-ordered HIV and other disease testing.	a	5,758,670 (62%)	3,468,215 (38%)
CISS	Proposition 97	Labor and unions	Reestablish the private sector Cal-OSHA program and allow the state to enforce workplace health and safety standards where the state is also investigating such matters.	a	4,776,182 (53%)	4,166,102 (47%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 98	Education	Adopt a law to establish a minimum level of funding for public education using two formulas.	a	4,689,737 (51%)	4,500,503 (49%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 99	Taxes; Tobacco laws	Enact an additional excise tax of 25 cents per pack of cigarettes	a	5,607,387 (58%)	4,032,644 (42%)

June 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 66	Local government officials and elections	Establish that the position of county assessor must be filled through an election.	a	3,833,206 (74%)	1,379,782 (26%)
LRSS	Proposition 67	Criminal sentencing	Increase the minimum penalty for second-degree murder of a peace officer who was performing their duties to 25 years.	a	4,488,251 (82%)	979,354 (18%)
CISS	Proposition 68	Campaign finance	Establish provisions relating to limits on campaign contributions and partial state funding for legislative candidates.	a	2,802,614 (53%)	2,501,263 (47%)
CISS	Proposition 69	Vaccinations and disease policy; Administration of government	Establish that AIDS and HIV are communicable diseases and establish provisions regarding the mandatory reporting of these diseases.	d	1,746,780 (32%)	3,718,776 (68%)
BI	Proposition 70	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $776,000,000 for the development and maintenance of natural lands and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,531,629 (65%)	1,889,346 (35%)
CICA	Proposition 71	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Make changes to inflation calculations, taxes, and the use of state revenue.	d	2,544,731 (49%)	2,662,463 (51%)
CICA	Proposition 72	Taxes	Establish provisions relating to sales tax for motor vehicle fuel and general fund expenditures.	d	2,046,358 (39%)	3,264,653 (61%)
CISS	Proposition 73	Campaign finance	Place limits on campaign contributions and prohibit elected officials from using public funds to send mass mailings.	a	3,144,944 (58%)	2,271,941 (42%)
BI	Proposition 74	Bond issues; Transportation	Allow for bonds up to $1,000,000,000 for road improvements and exclusive public mass transit guideways.	d	2,640,711 (50%)	2,641,256 (50%)
BI	Proposition 75	Bond issues; Education	Allow for bonds up to $8,000,000 for the construction and improvement of public schools and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,519,903 (65%)	1,899,245 (35%)
BI	Proposition 76	Bond issues; Veterans policy	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $510,000,000 for aiding veterans in purchasing farms and homes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,607,813 (68%)	1,731,881 (32%)
BI	Proposition 77	Earthquake infrastructure; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $150,000,000 for the California Earthquake Safety and Housing Rehabilitation program.	a	3,019,481 (56%)	2,358,551 (44%)

1986

See also: California 1986 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 53	Bond issues; Education	Authorize the state to issue $800 million in bonds for new public school construction and renovations.	a	4,100,775 (61%)	2,651,479 (39%)
BI	Proposition 54	Prison and jail funding; Bond issues	Authorize the state to issue $500 million in bonds for the construction of new prisons.	a	4,471,387 (65%)	2,374,818 (35%)
BI	Proposition 55	Bond issues; Drinking water systems	Authorize the state to issue $100 million in bonds to make loans and grants for local drinking water systems.	a	5,405,385 (79%)	1,466,214 (21%)
BI	Proposition 56	Bond issues; Education	Authorize $400 million in bonds for construction or improvement of facilities at California's public higher education institutions.	a	4,038,085 (59%)	2,751,378 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 57	Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures	Preclude the retirement benefits of any nonlegislative or nonjudicial elected state constitutional officers from increasing.	a	4,851,214 (73%)	1,820,746 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 58	Taxes	Establish that property tax re-assessments need not occur when real property is transferred between spouses and between parents and children.	a	5,109,645 (76%)	1,638,812 (24%)
LRCA	Proposition 59	Local government officials and elections	Establish that the office of district attorney must be filled by election.	a	5,422,619 (82%)	1,164,585 (18%)
LRCA	Proposition 60	Taxes	Establish a procedure for determining the property valuation for replacement residential property for those over 55.	a	5,121,859 (77%)	1,528,254 (23%)
CICA	Proposition 61	Salaries of government officials	Increase the salary of certain elected officials and establish limits on the salaries of state and local government employees and contractors.	d	2,341,883 (34%)	4,523,463 (66%)
CISS	Proposition 62	Taxes; Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Ballot measure process	Require new or higher general taxes to be approved by a two-thirds vote of the local government body and a simple majority vote of voters	a	3,858,119 (58%)	2,798,805 (42%)
CICA	Proposition 63	English language policy	Designate English as the official language of California	a	5,138,577 (73%)	1,876,639 (27%)
CISS	Proposition 64	Vaccinations and disease policy	Declare AIDS and HIV communicable diseases and require that the Department of Health Services add AIDS to the list of diseases that must be reported.	d	2,039,744 (29%)	5,012,255 (71%)
CISS	Proposition 65	Pollution, waste, and recycling policy; Business regulations	Adopt new environmental health regulations on chemical discharges, public warnings, state chemical lists, and enforcement	a	4,400,471 (63%)	2,632,617 (37%)

June 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 42	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Authorize the state to issue $850 million in bonds to fund veterans home loans and farm aid.	a	3,338,320 (76%)	1,076,981 (24%)
BI	Proposition 43	Property; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Authorize the state to issue $100 million in bonds for park and recreational developments.	a	2,924,973 (67%)	1,420,822 (33%)
BI	Proposition 44	Bond issues; Water	Authorize the state to issue $150 million in bonds for water conservation and water quality management.	a	3,204,793 (74%)	1,120,499 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 45	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Amend the state constitution to authorize the state to deposit public money in credit unions.	a	2,796,049 (66%)	1,452,804 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 46	Taxes	Amend the state constitution to create an exception to bond repayments.	a	2,516,490 (60%)	1,685,186 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 47	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Amend the constitution to require the state to allocate all revenues from taxes imposed under the Vehicle License Fee Law to counties and cities.	a	3,487,604 (82%)	775,437 (18%)
LRCA	Proposition 48	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Amend the state constitution to set limits on retirement payments for enrollees of the California Legislators' and Judges' Retirement Systems.	a	3,649,784 (85%)	638,678 (15%)
LRCA	Proposition 49	Election administration and governance	Amend the state constitution to prohibit political parties or party central committees from endorsing or opposing nonpartisan candidates.		2,292,678 (56%)	1,805,305 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 50	Taxes	Require the state legislature to provide that a replacement property acquired after a declared disaster have the same tax assessment as the property damaged.	a	2,910,665 (70%)	1,220,565 (30%)
CISS	Proposition 51	Tort law	Limit the liability of each responsible party in a lawsuit to that part of the non-economic damages that is equal to each responsible party's share of fault.	a	2,875,382 (62%)	1,753,244 (38%)
BI	Proposition 52	Prison and jail funding; Bond issues	Authorize $495 million in bonds to fund the construction, reconstruction, remodeling, and replacement of county correctional facilities.	a	2,795,123 (67%)	1,364,737 (33%)

1984

See also: California 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 25	Water; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $325,000,000 for water pollution conservation projects and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	6,509,295 (73%)	2,416,849 (27%)
BI	Proposition 26	Bond issues; Education	Allow for bonds up to $450,000,000 for the construction or improvement of public schools.	a	5,337,372 (61%)	3,451,296 (39%)
BI	Proposition 27	Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $100,000,000 for hazardous substance cleanup and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	6,302,811 (72%)	2,449,626 (28%)
BI	Proposition 28	Water; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $75,000,000 for improving water systems to meet minimum drinking water standards.	a	6,509,505 (74%)	2,344,558 (26%)
BI	Proposition 29	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $650,000,000 for helping veterans purchase farms and homes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	5,845,487 (66%)	2,969,261 (34%)
BI	Proposition 30	Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $50,000,000 for funds for senior centers and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	5,903,868 (67%)	2,940,911 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 31	Taxes	Establish that the term "newly constructed" does not apply to fire-related improvements, for taxation purposes.	a	4,287,308 (51%)	4,158,673 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 32	State judiciary	Establish procedures for determining what cases the Supreme Court of California hears from the courts of appeals.	a	4,775,255 (59%)	3,280,276 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 33	Taxes	Allow the legislature to defer property tax payments for disabled people.	a	7,135,666 (82%)	1,542,818 (18%)
LRCA	Proposition 34	Taxes	Establish that the term "newly constructed" does not include any changes to certified historical structures.	d	3,993,004 (47%)	4,428,036 (53%)
CICA	Proposition 36	Taxes	Add restrictions to the taxation of real property and create restrictions on creating new taxes on real property.	d	4,052,993 (45%)	4,904,372 (55%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 37	Gambling policy	Authorize the establishment of s statewide lottery, prohibit gambling casinos, and establish a California State Lottery Commission.	a	5,398,096 (58%)	3,924,346 (42%)
CISS	Proposition 38	English language policy; Federal government issues	Require the governor of California write a letter to federal governmental officials requesting that all election materials be provided in English only.	a	6,390,676 (71%)	2,645,599 (29%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 39	Redistricting policy	Create a commission of retired or resigned appellate or lower court judges to adopt redistricting plans for state legislative, congressional, and Board of Equalization districts	d	3,995,762 (45%)	4,919,860 (55%)
CISS	Proposition 40	Campaign finance	Limit contributions to political campaigns and establish a fund to give eligible candidates matching amounts to the personal contributions of their opponents.	d	3,109,746 (36%)	5,640,473 (64%)
CISS	Proposition 41	Public assistance programs; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Limit the amount of spending on certain public assistance programs.	d	3,427,127 (38%)	5,517,127 (62%)

June 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 16	Bond issues; Prison and jail funding	Allow for bonds up to $250,000,000 for the construction and improvement of county jails and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	2,906,093 (59%)	2,036,736 (41%)
BI	Proposition 17	Bond issues; Prison and jail funding	Allow for bonds up to $300,000,000 for the construction and improvement of state correctional facilities.	a	2,835,869 (58%)	2,067,033 (42%)
BI	Proposition 18	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $370,000,000 for parks, beaches, recreation, or historical preservation.	a	3,088,486 (63%)	1,798,772 (37%)
BI	Proposition 19	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $85,000,000 for the Wildlife Conservation Board and the State Coastal Conservancy for the development of habitat areas.	a	3,132,792 (64%)	1,762,407 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	State legislative elections; State executive elections	Prevent those who have engaged in libelous or slanderous behavior towards an opponent from holding office.	a	2,472,075 (52%)	2,290,901 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 21	Public employee retirement funds	Allow the legislature to authorize the investment of public retirement systems' funds in any investment.	a	2,440,568 (53%)	2,148,729 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 22	Civil service	Exempt the chief investment officer, assistant chief investment officer, and principal fund managers of the PERS and STRS from state civil service.	d	2,181,491 (48%)	2,365,466 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 23	Taxes; Earthquake infrastructure	Establish that "new construction" for property taxation purposes does not apply to changes made to buildings to comply with earthquake safety law.	a	2,476,934 (53%)	2,174,218 (47%)
CISS	Proposition 24	State legislatures measures	Change procedures relating to the legislature.	a	2,444,751 (53%)	2,162,024 (47%)

1982

See also: California 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Education	Allow for bonds up to $500,000,000 for the construction and improvement of public schools and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,621,422 (50%)	3,554,500 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	State judiciary	Allow municipal and justice courts of a county to unify within its superior court, subject to the approval of the majority of voters.	d	2,314,700 (35%)	4,362,767 (65%)
CISS	Proposition 11	Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Establish a beverage container return program where returned containers can be exchange for money.	d	3,359,281 (44%)	4,256,274 (56%)
CISS	Proposition 12	Nuclear weapons and missiles policy	Require that the governor send a letter to members of the federal government proposing that governments halt nuclear weapon production.	a	3,871,345 (52%)	3,528,463 (48%)
CISS	Proposition 13	Water	Establish provisions relating to water conservation programs and the use of water.	d	2,497,200 (35%)	4,599,103 (65%)
CICA	Proposition 14	Redistricting policy	Create a Districting Commission to conduct state legislative and congressional redistricting	d	3,065,072 (45%)	3,672,301 (55%)
CISS	Proposition 15	Firearms policy	Establish regulations relating to handgun ownership.	d	2,840,154 (37%)	4,799,586 (63%)
BI	Proposition 2	Prison and jail funding; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $280,000,000 for constructing and remodeling county jails and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,893,113 (54%)	3,276,068 (46%)
BI	Proposition 3	Bond issues; Veterans policy	Allow for bonds up to $450,000,000 for helping veterans acquire farms and homes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	4,840,325 (67%)	2,369,166 (33%)
BI	Proposition 4	Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Water	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $85,000,000 for protecting the Lake Tahoe Basin and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,780,098 (53%)	3,365,937 (47%)
BI	Proposition 5	Housing; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $200,000,000 for housing mortgage loans as part of the Cal-First Home Buyers Act and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,875,064 (54%)	3,323,877 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Public employee retirement funds	Establish provisions relating to the investment of public pensions and retirement funds.	d	2,650,290 (39%)	4,110,123 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Taxes	Establish that the term "newly constructed" does not include the addition of any fire sprinkler or alarm system not required by law.	d	2,802,425 (41%)	3,990,336 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow the treasurer of any city, county, or city and county to transfer up to 85% of total anticipated revenues to local agencies.	a	3,367,595 (51%)	3,236,686 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Public education governance	Allow the legislature to authorize public school textbooks to be loaned to students at nonpublic schools	d	2,810,191 (39%)	4,411,672 (61%)

June 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Prison and jail funding; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $495,000,000 for constructing state prisons and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	2,925,215 (56%)	2,292,471 (44%)
VR	Proposition 10	Redistricting policy	Uphold the congressional redistricting map passed by the state legislature	d	1,764,981 (35%)	3,226,333 (65%)
VR	Proposition 11	Redistricting policy	Uphold the state Senate redistricting map passed by the state legislature	d	1,883,702 (38%)	3,101,411 (62%)
VR	Proposition 12	Redistricting policy	Uphold the state Assembly redistricting map passed by the state legislature	d	1,889,730 (38%)	3,091,888 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	State executive official measures	Eliminate the provision that establishes the Lieutenant Governor as the President of the Senate.	d	1,723,467 (36%)	3,038,338 (64%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes; Eminent domain policy	Establish that the acquisition of comparable property to replace property taken through eminent domain would not trigger a change in ownership that requires reappraisal.	a	2,779,226 (56%)	2,140,207 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	State judiciary; Civil and criminal trials	Prohibit the issuance of bail for felony cases where the release may cause a substantial risk of harm to others.	a	4,278,709 (83%)	885,938 (17%)
CISS	Proposition 5	Taxes	Repeal the current inheritance and gift tax laws, prohibit gift and inheritance taxes, and require the state to levy an estate tax.	a	3,208,394 (62%)	1,983,818 (38%)
CISS	Proposition 6	Taxes	Repeal the gift and inheritance tax statutes, prohibit the establishment of gift and inheritance taxes, and re-enact the "pickup" tax.	a	3,300,547 (64%)	1,838,128 (36%)
CISS	Proposition 7	Taxes	Adjust the graduated state personal income tax brackets by establishing that index percentage changes which exceed 3% be used.	a	3,191,178 (63%)	1,835,054 (37%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 8	Civil and criminal trials	Establish a right to safe schools and make changes to the criminal justice system.	a	2,826,081 (56%)	2,182,710 (44%)
VR	Proposition 9	Water	Establish certain facilities and programs, including a peripheral canal, as part of the Central Valley Project.	d	2,049,042 (37%)	3,444,483 (63%)

1980

See also: California 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $285,000,000 for the development of parks and other recreational spaces and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,997,292 (52%)	3,731,440 (48%)
CISS	Proposition 10	Smoking bans	Provide for smoking and no-smoking areas in certain enclosed places	d	3,861,614 (47%)	4,432,209 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	State judiciary	Allow the legislature to stop increases to a judge's salary during their term and establish that judicial salaries are not an obligation of contract.	a	5,204,250 (70%)	2,198,702 (30%)
BI	Proposition 2	Environment; Bond issues; Property	Allow for bonds up to $85,000,000 for acquiring property in the Lake Tahoe Basin to prevent the environmental decline in the area.	d	3,757,009 (49%)	3,934,723 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes; Insurance policy	Allow the legislature to allow insurance companies to deduct their contributions to the Insurance Guarantee Association from their taxes.	d	2,014,362 (28%)	5,251,746 (72%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Taxes	Allow for the increase in ad valorem taxes on real property to pay for the interest and redemption charges on indebtedness for property acquisition and improvements.	d	1,807,080 (25%)	5,449,215 (75%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Taxes; Earthquake infrastructure	Establish provisions relating to property valuation of property updated to comply with seismic safety laws and property destroyed by disaster.	d	3,053,861 (42%)	4,164,104 (58%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	State judiciary	Establish provisions relating to the juries of civil trials.	a	4,332,330 (58%)	3,197,458 (42%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Taxes; Energy	Establish that the term "newly constructed" for tax purposes shall not apply to the addition or construction of any active solar energy systems.	a	4,749,199 (65%)	2,502,444 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Eminent domain policy; Water	Establish that no water from the Wild and Scenic Rivers System may be stored unless permitted by statute and prohibit any public agency from condemning any water rights in the delta area.	a	3,918,199 (54%)	3,367,711 (46%)
BI	Proposition 9	Water; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $30,000,000 for the improvement of domestic water systems that have are contaminated by compounds or radiation.	a	4,857,006 (64%)	2,686,329 (36%)

June 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Water; Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Allow for bonds up to $495,000,000 for land and water resource management and establish the terms of such bonds.	d	2,800,038 (47%)	3,163,823 (53%)
CICA	Proposition 10	Housing; Property	Establish that rent-control is a local government issue and establish it should only be imposed if established through the enactment by voters.	d	2,247,395 (35%)	4,090,180 (65%)
CISS	Proposition 11	Revenue allocation; Fossil fuel energy; Public transportation; Business taxes	Establish provisions relating to the taxation of energy businesses.	d	2,821,150 (44%)	3,544,840 (56%)
BI	Proposition 2	Bond issues; Veterans policy	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $750,000,000 for farms and houses for veterans and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,952,383 (65%)	2,081,982 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require that money spent to alter or modify historically restored areas of the state capital come from money specifically appropriated for this.	a	2,975,344 (51%)	2,864,729 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Initiative and referendum process; Housing assistance programs	Establish provisions relating to low-income housing projects.	d	2,617,478 (41%)	3,756,100 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Business regulations; Civil trials	Prohibit any government body from issuing a citation to any person connected with news for refusing to disclose their sources of information.	a	4,445,400 (73%)	1,618,175 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Redistricting policy	Require that all types of districts be reasonably equal in population	a	2,989,761 (55%)	2,475,818 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Environment	Establish that the political subdivisions may provide aid for cleaning private lands and waters if the President has declared a major disaster in the area.	a	4,986,629 (83%)	1,026,516 (17%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Energy; Bond issues	Allow the legislature to authorize bonds for the acquisition, construction, and installation of alternative energy source facilities.	a	2,896,767 (50%)	2,874,309 (50%)
CICA	Proposition 9	Taxes	Establish that income taxes cannot exceed 50% of the 1978 rates and establish the indexing of income tax brackets	d	2,538,667 (39%)	3,942,248 (61%)

1979

See also: California 1979 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Race and ethnicity issues; Education	Amend the state constitution to provide that desegregation through busing are only required in cases where the federal constitution requires it	a	2,433,312 (69%)	1,112,923 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Business regulations	Establish provisions related to interest rates on loans.	a	2,256,767 (65%)	1,238,633 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Veterans policy	Change the property value assessment ratio from 25% to 100% and requires the veterans' exemption to be adjusted to reflect any changes to the assessment ratio made by the state legislature	a	2,523,766 (76%)	799,948 (24%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Limit growth in annual government spending financed from tax revenue and certain fee revenue	a	2,580,720 (74%)	891,157 (26%)

1978

See also: California 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Issue $500 million in bonds for veterans home and farm loan program.	a	3,878,181 (62%)	2,347,861 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Administration of government; Utility policy	Remove power of the PUC to appoint a commissioner to hold hearings or investigations.	d	2,157,725 (38%)	3,478,996 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Allow lands purchased with transportation funds to be sold to conservation, parks, and fish and game agencies.	a	3,230,184 (55%)	2,628,527 (45%)
LRSS	Proposition 4	Healthcare governance; Complementary and alternative healthcare	Expand the number of agencies that can accredit chiropractic schools.	a	4,429,405 (75%)	1,475,263 (25%)
CISS	Proposition 5	Smoking bans; Tobacco laws	Prohibit smoking in enclosed public places.	d	3,125,148 (46%)	3,721,682 (54%)
CISS	Proposition 6	LGBTQ issues	Require schools to fire lesbian and gay teachers if a if school board determines them unfit for service.	d	2,823,293 (42%)	3,969,120 (58%)
CISS	Proposition 7	Death penalty; Criminal sentencing	Expand the use of death penalty and life imprisonment for murders.	a	4,480,275 (71%)	1,818,357 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes	Establish that property reconstructed after a disaster shall not be considered "newly constructed" for taxation purposes.	a	4,698,244 (78%)	1,287,241 (22%)

June 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Education	Issue $350 million in bonds for the construction or improvement of public school buildings	d	2,047,496 (35%)	3,809,609 (65%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Property; Housing; Taxes	Allow the Legislature to exempt from property taxes the value of improvements made to qualified rehabilitated residential buildings	d	2,306,938 (43%)	3,080,947 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes	Prohibit a new county or other political subdivision from taxing property owned by the county that the land used to be a part of	d	2,299,581 (44%)	2,962,838 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Salaries of government officials	Establish a commission to set the salary, retirement, insurance, and other benefits of constitutional officers, legislators, and judges	d	2,009,835 (38%)	3,270,577 (62%)
CICA	Proposition 13	Taxes	Require that properties be taxed at no more than 1% of their full cash value and limit annual increases of assessed value to the inflation rate or 2%.	a	4,280,689 (65%)	2,326,167 (35%)
BI	Proposition 2	Water; Bond issues	Issue $375 million in bonds for water pollution control and water conservation projects	a	3,111,505 (53%)	2,706,544 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Energy; Taxes	Allow the Legislature to exempt property that is used for alternative energy systems from taxation	d	2,510,658 (45%)	3,046,041 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Residency voting requirements; Public education governance	Require that all voters living in a school district governed by the city board of education be allowed to vote on charter changes regarding board of education members	a	2,778,474 (52%)	2,565,319 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Constitutional rights	Prohibit any agency from declaring a state law unconstitutional and refusing to enforce a state law	a	2,784,847 (54%)	2,329,365 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Local government officials and elections	Require county sheriffs to be elected offices in all counties	a	3,276,230 (61%)	2,109,533 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Insurance policy	Allow two or more local government bodies to join in insurance pools to provide payment for losses	a	2,780,013 (54%)	2,414,946 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes; Housing	Allow local governments to tax owner-occupied dwellings at a lower tax rate than all other types of property	d	2,972,424 (47%)	3,345,622 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	State judiciary	Allow the Legislature to set interest rates on court judgments at up to 10%	a	2,696,517 (51%)	2,568,989 (49%)

1976

See also: California 1976 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Housing	Allow for bonds up to $500,000,000 for low to moderate-income housing construction and mortgage loans and establish the terms of such bonds.	d	3,029,663 (43%)	4,056,117 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Taxes	Prohibit new local government agencies that include two or more counties from levying a property tax without the approval of the majority of voters.	a	5,398,406 (80%)	1,363,556 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes; Property	Require the legislature to adjust the tax rate for unsecured property in any year that it changes the assessment ratio for property.	a	4,685,811 (72%)	1,835,579 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Energy	Allow the legislature to establish a program of providing loans with interest rates below prevailing interest rates for the installation of energy insulation and solar heating or cooling systems on residential structures	d	3,323,671 (49%)	3,461,524 (51%)
CISS	Proposition 13	Gambling policy	Establish the California Greyhound Racing Commission, regulate greyhound racing and betting, and license participants.	d	1,883,032 (25%)	5,766,315 (75%)
CISS	Proposition 14	Labor and unions; Agriculture policy	Allow union organizers to enter places of employment to campaign for elections.	d	2,915,981 (38%)	4,791,966 (62%)
LRSS	Proposition 15	Healthcare governance; Complementary and alternative healthcare	Increase the membership of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to seven and amend license and education requirements.	a	5,655,664 (81%)	1,316,833 (19%)
BI	Proposition 2	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Allow for up to $280,000,000 for property for state and local parks, beaches, and recreational and historical resources preservation.	a	3,661,598 (52%)	3,447,425 (48%)
BI	Proposition 3	Energy; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $25,000,000 for the insulation of residential solar heating and cooling systems and residential energy insulation.	d	2,889,825 (41%)	4,093,594 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Education	Allow the legislature to require the University of California to follow competitive bidding principles when establishing contracts and prohibit denying admission to the University of California on the basis of sex, race, religion, or ethnic heritage.	a	3,793,023 (54%)	3,167,528 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Business regulations	Allow the interest rate for non-personal, non-family, non-household loans and credit advances to be 10% or 7% plus the prevailing interest rate.	d	3,240,967 (47%)	3,659,649 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	State legislatures measures; State executive official measures	Extend the period the governor has to veto bills after the adjournment of the legislature and establish that un-acted on bills go into effect on January 1.	d	2,887,771 (43%)	3,791,190 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Ethics rules and commissions; State judiciary	Establish procedures and policies relating to judges and the court system.	a	5,655,742 (83%)	1,150,059 (17%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Education	Establish provisions relating to superintendents of schools and boards of education.	a	3,594,940 (53%)	3,139,724 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	State executive official measures	Require that the legislature approve nominees to fill vacancies in select offices before they can take office.	a	4,402,523 (66%)	2,268,040 (34%)

June 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Education	Allow for bonds up to $200,000,000 for the construction or improvement of public schools and establish the terms of such bonds.	d	2,641,287 (47%)	2,948,178 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Bond issues; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow the legislature, by a 2/3 vote, to authorize the refunding of bonds to refinance any outstanding state debt.	d	2,363,999 (45%)	2,846,283 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Allow excess land that had been purchased for road systems to be used for public parks and recreation areas.	a	2,826,055 (53%)	2,528,030 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Business regulations	Allow the interest rate for non-personal, non-family, non-household loans and credit advances to be 10% or 7% plus the prevailing interest rate.	d	2,268,310 (44%)	2,922,175 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Taxes	Allow the legislature to postpone the property taxes on the main place of residence of people of low or moderate income and age 62 or older.	a	3,021,947 (56%)	2,390,947 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Constitutional wording changes	Reorganize, consolidate, and adjust language in the California Constitution without substantive changes	a	3,395,657 (68%)	1,626,494 (32%)
CISS	Proposition 15	Nuclear energy	Prohibit the construction of nuclear power plants and limit the use of current nuclear power plants to 60%, to be decreased by 10% annually.	d	1,950,430 (33%)	4,048,355 (67%)
BI	Proposition 2	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $500,000,000 for helping veterans acquire farms and homes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,465,234 (63%)	2,078,269 (37%)
BI	Proposition 3	Bond issues; Drinking water systems	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $175,000,000 for water systems and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,447,601 (63%)	2,055,978 (37%)
BI	Proposition 4	Education; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $150,000,000 for public community college facilities and establish the terms of such bonds.	d	2,392,772 (44%)	3,059,005 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Banking policy; Insurance policy; State legislatures measures	Require a majority vote to approve bills imposing taxes on corporations and to change such taxes.	a	3,204,294 (59%)	2,188,419 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Insurance policy; Taxes	Eliminate the tax exemption given to insurance companies for real property taxes paid on the insurers' home or principal office in California.	a	3,645,372 (67%)	1,795,486 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Property tax exemptions; Property taxes	Establish the definition of property of historical significance and establish the manner for assessing the value of such property for taxation.	a	2,794,614 (54%)	2,345,662 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow for the deposit of public moneys in savings associations, loan associations, and banks in California.	a	3,978,512 (74%)	1,383,010 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Gambling policy	Allow the legislature to allow cities and counties to permit bingo games only for charitable purposes.	a	3,935,377 (70%)	1,669,194 (30%)

1974

See also: California 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Education; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $150,000,000 for the improvement and construction of public schools and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,387,555 (60%)	2,248,217 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions	Restore the right to vote after the completion of imprisonment and parole.	a	3,004,695 (56%)	2,330,880 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Constitutional wording changes	Amend language of the California Constitution to replace masculine gender words with gender-neutral words.	a	2,630,958 (50%)	2,586,035 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Administrative powers and rulemaking; State executive powers and duties; Utility policy	Make adjustments regarding the power of the Public Utilities Commission.	a	3,356,121 (69%)	1,506,169 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	State judiciary	Allow any city in San Diego county to divide into one municipal court or justice court district if the legislature decides the division is warranted.	a	3,123,215 (66%)	1,577,302 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Administration of government; Education	Increase the number of trustees in the California State University and Colleges system by adding the President pro Tempore of the State Senate.	d	2,452,987 (49%)	2,533,969 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Ballot measure process; Housing	Repeal the voter approval requirement for housing projects for low-income people and that receive funding from the government.	d	2,028,964 (39%)	3,211,295 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Education; State legislatures measures	Require the state legislature to set the tuition for the University of California, if they decide tuition should be charged.	d	2,162,265 (42%)	2,978,592 (58%)
CISS	Proposition 17	Public land policy	Add two portions of the Stanislaus River to be protected by the California Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.	d	2,615,235 (47%)	2,935,365 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	County and municipal governance	Remove the requirement that the legislature approve all county or city charters and charter amendments.	a	3,803,890 (73%)	1,418,576 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Education; Civil service	Exempt the chief administrative officer and three deputies of the California Postsecondary Education Commission from civil service.	d	2,194,856 (43%)	2,895,260 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Higher education governance	Increase the number of regents of the Regents on the University of California, adjust the terms of regents, and establish procedures for selecting regents.	a	2,919,362 (55%)	2,363,605 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	County and municipal governance	Prohibit any local government from requiring its employees be residents of itself and allow local governments to require that its employees live within a reasonable distance of itself.	a	3,263,689 (61%)	2,127,287 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Property; Taxes	Increase the maximum property tax exemption to $1,750 and comparably increase the tax exemption for renters.	a	4,422,540 (82%)	946,136 (18%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Eminent domain policy; Constitutional wording changes; Criminal trials; Sex and gender issues; Race and ethnicity issues; State judiciary; Constitutional rights	Amend the California Constitution's Declaration of Rights	a	3,567,443 (70%)	1,495,929 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes	Amend tax exemptions.	a	3,438,054 (68%)	1,591,811 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Recall process	Clarify the laws surrounding the recall of elected officials and make all local officials' offices subject to recall,	a	3,149,944 (61%)	1,984,007 (39%)

June 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $250,000,000 for acquiring and developing lands for recreational purposes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	2,672,874 (60%)	1,787,557 (40%)
BI	Proposition 2	Bond issues; Water; Environment	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $250,000,000 for water pollution control and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,145,262 (71%)	1,314,690 (29%)
BI	Proposition 3	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $350,000,000 for helping veterans acquire farms and homes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,238,269 (72%)	1,239,684 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Property; Taxes	Allow for the reassessment of property after its lien date if it is damaged by a major disaster.	a	3,489,797 (79%)	928,135 (21%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Transportation; Taxes	Allow funds from vehicle fuel taxes and fees to be used for mass transit guideways and the mitigation of environmental effects of their construction.	a	2,716,913 (60%)	1,786,997 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	State legislatures measures	Establish that all meetings of the legislature are public unless provided by statute or resolution.	a	3,318,433 (79%)	883,600 (21%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Civil service; Administration of government	Exempt the chief administrative officer of the California Postsecondary Education Commission and five deputies from state civil service.	d	1,968,511 (47%)	2,204,619 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	County and municipal governance	Allow Sacramento County and any cities in the county which desire so to become part of a consolidated county city.	a	2,418,347 (62%)	1,504,413 (38%)
CISS	Proposition 9	Ballot measure process; Election administration and governance; Ethics rules and commissions; Campaign finance	Create the Fair Political Practices Commission and make changes to the campaign regulations and processes.	a	3,224,765 (70%)	1,392,783 (30%)

1973

See also: California 1973 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 1	Taxes	Limit the taxing and spending powers of the state, cities, counties, and other government agencies.	d	1,961,685 (46%)	2,303,026 (54%)

1972

See also: California 1972 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Education; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $160,000,000 for public community college facilities and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	4,438,197 (57%)	3,364,631 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Taxes; Veterans policy	Allow the legislature to increase the property tax exemption for veterans blinded due to their service to $10,000.	a	7,088,300 (89%)	838,366 (11%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Constitutional rights	Provide for a state constitutional right to privacy	a	4,861,225 (63%)	2,871,342 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Veterans policy; Taxes	Extend tax exemption for disabled veterans and extend this tax exemption to surviving spouses.	a	7,100,443 (90%)	812,286 (10%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Workers' compensation laws	Allow the legislature to establish that workmen's compensation awards are paid to the state, in the course of the death of an employee in the course of their work, who has no dependents and allow funds collected in such manner to be used for other injury compensation.	a	5,632,332 (73%)	2,121,053 (27%)
CICA	Proposition 14	Taxes	Limit ad valorem property taxes and revise the system for financing public educatin and social welfare.	d	2,700,095 (34%)	5,213,485 (66%)
CICA	Proposition 15	Civil service; Collective bargaining	Establish procedures for setting the salaries of state employees and for employer-employee relations between the state and its employees.	d	2,539,611 (33%)	5,271,067 (67%)
CICA	Proposition 16	Salaries of government officials	Require the State Personnel Board to set the maximum salaries of policemen or deputy sheriffs and adjust the salaries of members of the Highway Patrol.	d	3,071,926 (39%)	4,782,368 (61%)
CICA	Proposition 17	Death penalty; Constitutional wording changes	Provide that nothing in the California Constitution prohibits the death penalty	a	5,447,165 (68%)	2,617,514 (32%)
CISS	Proposition 18	Sexual content regulations	Establish provisions and penalties related to obscenity.	d	2,603,927 (32%)	5,503,888 (68%)
CISS	Proposition 19	Marijuana laws; Drug crime policy; Criminal sentencing	Remove state criminal penalties for individuals 18 years or older for possessing or using marijuana	d	2,733,120 (33%)	5,433,393 (67%)
BI	Proposition 2	Bond issues; Healthcare facility funding	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $155,900,000 for health science facilities and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	4,657,810 (60%)	3,108,550 (40%)
CISS	Proposition 20	Water; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Create the State Coastal Zone Conservation Commission to preserve the environment and ecology of the coastal zone and appropriate $5,000,000 for the commission.	a	4,363,375 (55%)	3,548,180 (45%)
CISS	Proposition 21	Education; Race and ethnicity issues	Prohibit public school students from being assigned to schools because of their race or ethnicity and eliminate the provision that requires schools districts to develop plans to remedy ethnic and racial imbalances.	a	4,962,420 (63%)	2,907,776 (37%)
CISS	Proposition 22	Administrative organization; Agriculture policy	Establish regulations for agricultural labor relations.	d	3,348,176 (42%)	4,612,642 (58%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Environment; Bond issues	Allow the legislature to issue bonds for the acquisition, construction, and installation of environmental pollution control facilities.	a	3,954,497 (51%)	3,728,663 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	State legislatures measures	Establish changes to legislative sessions and the position of legislator.	a	4,521,981 (61%)	2,906,291 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Education	Allow school districts to act in any manner and carry out any programs that have established purposes and do not conflict with existing laws.	a	4,417,732 (59%)	3,121,040 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Constitutional wording changes	Adjust provisions relating to terms of officers and commissioners, the salaries of elected officials, and tax issues because of state's boundaries.	a	4,855,713 (66%)	2,503,627 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Election administration and governance; Primary election systems; Voting age policy	Make adjustments to laws relating to voting and elections.	a	5,226,396 (68%)	2,426,818 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Environment; Taxes	Allow the legislature to authorize an ad valorem tax exemption for facilities designed to control air, water, or noise pollution.	d	2,074,255 (27%)	5,571,995 (73%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Ballot measure process; Bond issues; Public education funding	Require a majority to approve bond measures relating to repairing, reconstructing, or replacing structurally unsafe public school buildings.	a	4,220,625 (54%)	3,530,071 (46%)

June 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Veterans policy	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $250,000,000 for farms and homes for veterans and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,780,338 (65%)	1,991,731 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Constitutional wording changes	Amend the Constitution relating to board of education members, penal institutions, water rates, land, and corporations.	a	3,384,238 (66%)	1,762,483 (34%)
BI	Proposition 2	Education; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $350,000,000 for public school improvements and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,102,047 (54%)	2,666,250 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Civil and criminal trials	Restate that the defendant has the right to counsel and allow the legislature to require that a defendant has the assistance of counsel.	a	2,899,685 (52%)	2,698,955 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Primary election systems	Require the legislature to provide an open primary for the office of President of the United States with candidates' names who are recognized candidates throughout the United State of California or who appear on the ballot because of a petition to do so.	a	3,378,579 (61%)	2,123,372 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Education; State legislatures measures; Administration of government	Require the approval of a majority of Senate members for appointments to the Regents of the University of California by the governor.	a	3,408,319 (61%)	2,158,627 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Citizenship voting requirements	Eliminate provisions requiring naturalized citizens to be naturalized for 90 days before they are eligible to vote.	a	3,347,087 (59%)	2,286,804 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Taxes	Allow the legislature to prohibit valuing single-family dwellings at a value that would reflect a use other than as a single-family dwelling.	a	3,769,524 (68%)	1,793,369 (32%)
LRSS	Proposition 8	Complementary and alternative healthcare; Healthcare governance	Edit provisions relating to the Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the Chiropractic Act.	a	3,901,454 (74%)	1,397,331 (26%)
CISS	Proposition 9	Business regulations; Energy	Establish provisions relating to fuel, gas, oil, atomic-energy plants, pesticides, and air pollution.	d	2,128,087 (35%)	3,901,151 (65%)

1970

See also: California 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Water; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $250,000,000 for water pollution control and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	4,394,433 (75%)	1,431,703 (25%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Exempt loans of $100,000 or more for corporations or partnerships from the 10% yearly limit on interest.	d	2,388,985 (45%)	2,925,815 (55%)
LRSS	Proposition 11	Healthcare governance; Complementary and alternative healthcare	Establish procedures for the Board of Chiropractic Examiners for establishing of rules and regulations governing chiropractors.	a	3,684,625 (69%)	1,634,064 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Salaries of government officials; County and municipal governance	Establish that the county governing body shall set the salaries for county supervisors, subject to referendum.	a	2,626,035 (51%)	2,567,287 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Taxes; Veterans policy	Create provisions relating to veterans' property tax exemptions,	a	4,747,341 (83%)	939,384 (17%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Civil service	Amend the civil service system, add positions to civil service, and remove positions from civil service.	a	2,487,620 (51%)	2,382,148 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Dueling bans; Constitutional wording changes	Make changes to constitutional provisions.	a	3,008,478 (59%)	2,084,421 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	State constitutional conventions; Ballot measure process; Initiative and referendum process	Amend procedures relating to constitutional amendments and initiatives.	a	2,576,576 (51%)	2,465,520 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Constitutional wording changes; Public assistance programs	Repeal obsolete constitutional provisions relating to social welfare.	a	3,591,461 (70%)	1,563,940 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Taxes; Transportation	Allow fuel taxes and license fees to be used to facilitate public transportation and to control pollution caused by cars.	d	2,697,746 (46%)	3,182,096 (54%)
LRSS	Proposition 19	Business regulations	Change the penalty for charging interest in an amount greater than allowed by law from a misdemeanor to a felony.	a	3,766,737 (72%)	1,493,047 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	State executive official measures; State judiciary	Establish that the Supreme Court has the sole authority to answer questions regarding vacancies of certain government officials.	d	2,616,137 (49%)	2,726,225 (51%)
BI	Proposition 20	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $60,000,000 for recreation, fish, and wildlife facilities and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,141,788 (57%)	2,397,249 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require the governor to submit a budget to the legislature within 10 days of the start of each regular session and require the legislature to pass a budget bill by June 15.	a	3,015,932 (55%)	2,482,194 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education	Allow the legislature to make appropriations for public schools prior to the passage of the budget bill if the budget bill is delayed.	d	2,605,508 (47%)	2,951,037 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Open meetings and public information; Higher education governance	Require that meetings of the Board of Regents of the University of California be public, with certain exceptions.	a	3,733,148 (67%)	1,806,443 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Education	Allow funds from the Teachers' Retirement Fund to be invested in specific securities.	a	3,670,780 (68%)	1,714,935 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Education; State legislatures measures	Establish that the speaker of the Assembly shall be an ex officio member of any agency that has charge over the State College System.	a	2,700,857 (50%)	2,660,524 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Civil service; Education; State executive official measures	Exempt an additional Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction from civil service.	d	2,128,719 (40%)	3,200,815 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Education; County and municipal governance	Allow boards of education in non-chartered counties to appoint their superintendent of schools and allow two or more non-chartered counties to create a joint board of education.	d	2,421,978 (46%)	2,825,472 (54%)

June 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Higher education funding; Healthcare facility funding; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $246,300,000 for University of California health science buildings.	d	1,940,964 (45%)	2,368,056 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Constitutional wording changes; County and municipal governance	Make changes to the Constitution regarding local government.	a	2,084,722 (51%)	1,983,980 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Utility policy; Water; Constitutional wording changes	Revise the Constitution regarding public utilities, corporations, water use, the State lending its credit, and the State owning corporate stock.	d	688,372 (23%)	2,332,791 (77%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Constitutional wording changes	Remove constitutional provisions relating to state institutions, public buildings, land, and homestead exemption.	d	1,940,211 (48%)	2,063,603 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Civil service; Ballot measure process	Allow the state legislature to review constitutional revisions before they are submitted to voters and adjust civil service exemptions.	d	1,945,593 (49%)	2,063,957 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Public education governance; Administrative organization	Require the legislature to establish the election or appointment of the State Board of Education and county boards of education.	a	2,300,713 (55%)	1,864,665 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Bond issues	Allow the legislature to raise the maximum rate of interest on unsold bonds.	a	2,439,131 (56%)	1,901,820 (44%)
CICA	Proposition 8	Taxes; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Establish provisions relating to funding from property taxes and increase the minimum homeowner's property tax exemption to $1,000.	d	1,321,092 (28%)	3,316,919 (72%)

1968

See also: California 1968 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Constitutional wording changes	Revise the state Constitution in regards to initiatives and referendums, public education, public buildings, counties and cities, corporations, public utilities, water, homesteads, public lands, civil service, and constitutional revisions.	d	2,606,748 (43%)	3,462,301 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 1A	Taxes	Establish a minimum tax exemption of $750.00 for those owning owner-occupied dwellings and not receiving other exemptions.	a	3,500,368 (53%)	3,058,978 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Taxes; County and municipal governance	Establish rules for taxing property owned by counties, cities and counties, and cities that are located outside of such governmental body's boundaries.	a	3,067,588 (50%)	3,012,773 (50%)
BI	Proposition 3	Education; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $250,000,000 for state college, university, and urban school facilities and establish the terms of such bonds.	d	2,838,730 (45%)	3,523,097 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Taxes; Administration of government	Allow the state to incorporate provisions of federal law regarding the reporting and collecting of state income taxes.	d	2,881,249 (47%)	3,190,542 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Healthcare facility funding	Allow the legislature to insure loans to nonprofit corporations and public agencies for hospital facilities and their original equipment.	a	3,407,430 (55%)	2,825,580 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Insurance policy; Taxes	Exclude from taxation on insurance companies the premiums paid on contracts for retirement benefits of employees of certain non-profits.	d	2,668,296 (44%)	3,328,551 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow money allocated by the State General Fund to any county, city and county, or city to be used for local purposes.	a	3,347,233 (55%)	2,712,847 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes	Allow the legislature to permit counties, cities and counties, and cities to share state-collected sales and use taxes.	a	3,037,486 (51%)	2,893,330 (49%)
CICA	Proposition 9	Taxes	Decrease the ad valorem tax on property so that it does not exceed 1% of the market value of the property.	d	2,146,010 (32%)	4,570,097 (68%)

June 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Veterans policy; Housing	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $200,000,000 for helping veterans acquire farms and homes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,043,191 (62%)	1,883,692 (38%)
BI	Proposition 2	Bond issues; Education	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $65,000,000 for junior college facilities and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	2,719,659 (57%)	2,084,728 (43%)

1966

See also: California 1966 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Public employee retirement funds	Allow the legislature to authorize the investment of up to 25% of state pension and retirement funds and establish regulations for the investments.	a	3,279,258 (60%)	2,219,383 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow the legislature to issue loans with interest limitations for the repair, restoration, or replacement of private property damaged in disaster.	d	2,119,354 (40%)	3,180,672 (60%)
LRSS	Proposition 11	Business regulations; Athletics and sports; State legislatures measures	Allow the legislature to amend, revise, or supplement the boxing and wrestling initiative act of November 4, 1924.	a	3,831,330 (74%)	1,371,411 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Taxes; County and municipal governance; Administration of government	Allow counties to create assessment appeals boards to act as the board of equalization in a county.	a	3,728,490 (73%)	1,354,450 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Taxes	Remove the requirement from the Constitution that requires taxpayers to file an annual property statement.	a	3,733,524 (71%)	1,513,176 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Taxes	Allow the state legislature to collect personal income taxes by using the amount calculated for federal income taxes.	d	2,536,770 (48%)	2,709,071 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; English language policy	Establish that those who have lived in the United State for 20 years and were at least 50 years are exempt from the education requirement to vote.	d	2,334,084 (44%)	2,986,829 (56%)
CISS	Proposition 16	Sexual content regulations	Establish a prohibition on obscene materials, redefine 'obscene' and 'knowingly', and establish procedures for violating such prohibition.	d	2,533,921 (44%)	3,271,308 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 1A	Initiative and referendum process; State legislatures measures; Constitutional wording changes	Amend the California Constitution regarding separation of powers, the legislature, and the initiative and referendum process	a	4,156,416 (73%)	1,499,675 (27%)
BI	Proposition 2	Education; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $230,000,000 for state college and university facilities and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,072,488 (56%)	2,402,964 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Property; Taxes; Public land policy	Allow the legislature to define "open space lands" and establish usage restrictions for such lands.	a	2,974,135 (56%)	2,381,937 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Bond issues; Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Public education funding; Ballot measure process	Set the requirement for approval of bond measures about public schools and libraries at 60% of the voters.	d	2,462,715 (47%)	2,789,653 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Property; Taxes	Allow the legislature to authorize the assessment of property damaged by a disaster in an area declared a disaster area by the governor.	a	2,808,524 (51%)	2,708,461 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	State legislatures measures	Establish that measures approved during regular sessions of the legislature shall go into effect 60 days after the legislature adjourns and 90 days after for other sessions.	a	3,078,871 (61%)	1,950,098 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	County and municipal governance; Salaries of government officials	Allow boards of supervisors to set their salary, subject to referendum, as well as the salaries of district attorneys and auditors.	d	1,492,669 (28%)	3,783,954 (72%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes; Business regulations; Insurance policy	Limit the amount of property taxes on the principal office of insurance companies that can be deducted from the insurance tax.	a	2,881,388 (57%)	2,195,027 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Veterans policy; Taxes	Establish a property tax exemption of up to $5,000 for veterans who were blinded during service.	a	5,034,365 (89%)	605,007 (11%)

June 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Education	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $275,000,000 for capital outlay for public school buildings and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	2,531,222 (61%)	1,642,422 (39%)

1964

See also: California 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $150,000,000 for land for recreational purposes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	4,007,203 (62%)	2,415,903 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education; Constitutional wording changes	Repeal the provision requiring a fund be maintained with the money collected from selling land granted to California by the United States and estates of people who died without a will or heir, plus the interest on such money.	a	3,050,107 (51%)	2,927,376 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	County and municipal governance	Eliminate the requirement that voters must approve a transfer of municipal functions to county officials and validate any such agreements.	a	3,960,752 (72%)	1,502,492 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Taxes; Property	Allow the legislature to authorize local agencies to property tax relief for property declared by the governor to be in a disaster area.	a	4,050,958 (66%)	2,100,773 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Constitutional wording changes	Prohibit any constitutional amendment that names a specific company to perform a specific duty.	a	3,964,185 (69%)	1,773,180 (31%)
CICA	Proposition 14	Housing; Business regulations; Property	Create a state constitutional right to decline selling or renting residential properties to persons		4,526,460 (65%)	2,395,747 (35%)
CISS	Proposition 15	Business regulations	Make it illegal to charge for television programming, with certain exceptions, and declare all contracts that require such payment void.		4,515,013 (66%)	2,286,775 (34%)
CISS	Proposition 16	Gambling policy; Administration of government	Create the State Lottery Commission and establish regulations relating to the commission.	d	2,063,617 (31%)	4,606,070 (69%)
CISS	Proposition 17	Transportation; Labor and unions	Establish provisions relating to the labor regulations.	a	4,074,648 (61%)	2,602,731 (39%)
BI	Proposition 2	Higher education funding; Bond issues; Healthcare facility funding	Allow for bonds up to $380,000,000 for state college, junior college, university, mental illness, narcotics control, and forest fire fighting facilities.	a	4,108,348 (65%)	2,220,719 (35%)
BI	Proposition 3	Education; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $260,000,000 for capital outlay for construction on public school buildings and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	4,351,874 (69%)	1,922,197 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Veterans policy; Taxes	Establish provisions relating to military veterans' tax exemptions.	a	4,338,317 (68%)	1,996,903 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Veterans policy; Taxes	Increase the amount of property a widow of a veteran can own and receive the veteran tax exemption to $10,000.	a	3,599,964 (57%)	2,704,177 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Taxes; Insurance policy	Establish provisions relating to the out-of-state taxation of insurance companies.	a	4,547,842 (79%)	1,217,770 (21%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Public employee retirement funds; Education; Business regulations	Allow the legislature to authorize the investment of public pensions and retirement funds in stocks, shares, or other obligations in corporations.	d	2,493,667 (42%)	3,447,832 (58%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	State judicial selection	Establish that in counties with more than 700,000 people, an incumbent superior court judge's name does not need to appear on the ballot if they are unopposed.	a	3,308,286 (59%)	2,317,276 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	County and municipal governance	Establish that all counties, except those exempted by the legislature, are subject to laws regarding supervisorial district boundary adjustments.	a	4,188,938 (76%)	1,296,922 (24%)

1962

See also: California 1962 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Salaries of government officials	Establish that the salary of state legislators shall not be greater than half the salary of members of Congress.	d	1,606,597 (34%)	3,111,458 (66%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Taxes; Property	Exempt improvements on property leased for 99 years for religious, hospital, or charitable purposes in counties that adopt such an ordinance.	d	1,452,982 (32%)	3,039,775 (68%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes; Property	Create regulations relating to the assessment of structures of historical significance.	d	1,464,401 (33%)	2,934,166 (67%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Housing; Veterans policy	Allow un-remarried widows for servicemembers who would have qualified for the Veterans Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1943 to apply for such loan.	d	2,373,700 (50%)	2,416,956 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Property; Taxes; Education	Extend a tax exemption to all land owned by non-profit colleges that is used for educational purposes.	a	3,295,473 (72%)	1,265,773 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	County and municipal governance	Allow the sale of tidelands for purposes within two miles of any incorporated city, city and county, or town that are not needed for navigation purposes.	a	2,554,051 (59%)	1,799,178 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Taxes; County and municipal governance	Allow the board of supervisors in counties with over 400,000 people to create county tax appeal boards to be the county board of equalization.	a	2,334,101 (54%)	1,999,543 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Constitutional wording changes	Eliminate obsolete and superseded provisions from the Constitution.	a	3,424,945 (80%)	878,980 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Salaries of government officials	Establish that the salaries of legislators shall be set by law and shall not exceed $834 per month.	d	1,787,526 (40%)	2,721,800 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Alcohol laws; Administration of government	Establish four-year terms for members of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board and allow the board to review evidence that points to a decision contrary to what the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control found.	d	2,086,745 (47%)	2,377,342 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	Salaries of government officials; County and municipal governance	Allow the salaries of all members of a city or county board, commission, or council to be increased at the start of the new term of one of the members.	a	2,211,781 (51%)	2,095,591 (49%)
BI	Proposition 1A	Higher education funding; Bond issues; Healthcare facility funding	Allow for bonds up to $270,000,000 for state college, junior college. university, and healthcare facilities and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,123,459 (66%)	1,592,873 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Veterans policy; Housing; Taxes	Establish that a dwelling owned by a nonprofit co-operative ownership housing corporation qualifies as property subject to the veterans' tax exemption.	d	1,608,488 (33%)	3,248,227 (67%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	Athletics and sports; State legislatures measures; Business regulations	Allow the legislature to amend the Boxing and Wrestling initiative act and prohibit the legislature from banning wrestling and 12-round boxing contests.	a	2,565,665 (58%)	1,834,760 (42%)
LRCA	Proposition 21	Elections and campaigns; State judiciary	Establish that in counties with more than 5,000,000 people, an incumbent superior court judge's name does not need to appear on the ballot if they are unopposed.	a	2,799,594 (65%)	1,537,917 (35%)
LRSS	Proposition 22	Administrative organization; Healthcare governance	Bring qualified osteopaths who use the term "M.D." under the regulation of the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of California.	a	3,407,957 (69%)	1,536,470 (31%)
CICA	Proposition 23	Redistricting policy; State legislative structure; State legislative elections	Increase the number of state Senate districts from 40 to 50 and establishing new rules for apportionment and Senate terms	d	2,181,758 (47%)	2,495,440 (53%)
CICA	Proposition 24	Public school teachers and staff; Elections and campaigns	Declare the existence of a world communist movement, deny the communist movement and other subversive movements the ability to establish a political party or have tax exemptions, and prohibit members of such movements from holding public office or being employed by the state.	d	1,978,520 (40%)	2,928,350 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes; Veterans policy	Establish limitations on the veterans tax exemption.	d	2,222,607 (46%)	2,632,963 (54%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Property; Taxes	Require assessor make tax assessment on farmland based on its agricultural use,	d	2,147,761 (47%)	2,384,064 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Workers' compensation laws	Require an employer to pay workmen's compensation to the state in cases where a death occurs and the deceased has no dependent to whom the money can be paid.	d	2,131,112 (46%)	2,538,631 (54%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Bond issue requirements; State legislative vote requirements; Ballot measure process	Amend the process regarding bond issues and constitutional amendments.	a	2,928,223 (66%)	1,480,947 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Ballot measure process; State legislative authority	Allow the legislature, by a two-thirds vote of each house, to propose complete or partial revisions of the state constitution for voter approval	a	2,901,537 (67%)	1,428,034 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	State legislatures measures	Allow the legislature to hear by committee 20 days after their introduction and limit the legislature's recess to 10 days that are not counted in calculating the duration of the legislative session.	d	1,681,090 (39%)	2,604,370 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Bond issues	Create a General Obligation Bond Proceeds Fund for bond repayments to be paid into.	a	2,706,966 (64%)	1,527,664 (36%)

June 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Education; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $200,000,000 for public school buildings and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	2,230,354 (59%)	1,524,305 (41%)
BI	Proposition 2	Bond issues; Veterans policy	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $250,000,000 to help veterans acquire farms and homes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	1,880,875 (50%)	1,854,916 (50%)
BI	Proposition 3	Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $270,000,000 for the construction, equipment, and acquisition of land for state government buildings.	d	1,326,776 (37%)	2,227,838 (63%)
BI	Proposition 4	Bond issues; Housing	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $100,000,000 for loans for low-rent housing for elderly and physically handicapped people of low income.	d	1,409,287 (37%)	2,438,784 (63%)
BI	Proposition 5	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Issue $150 million in general obligation bonds for acquiring and developing lands for recreational purposes	d	1,683,704 (47%)	1,886,915 (53%)
LRSS	Proposition 6	Time standards	Adjust Daylight Savings Time to be the last Sunday in September until the last Sunday in October.	a	2,826,050 (72%)	1,087,408 (28%)

1960

See also: California 1960 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Water; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $1,750,000,000 for the development of water resources and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,008,328 (51%)	2,834,384 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Administration of government; State judiciary	Add members to the Judicial Council and create the Commission of Judicial Qualifications,	a	3,650,118 (74%)	1,258,303 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes; Veterans policy	Create requirements relating to the tax exemption for veterans.	a	3,661,142 (66%)	1,876,259 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Constitutional wording changes	Eliminate obsolete or superseded provisions in the Constitution.	a	3,767,765 (78%)	1,038,794 (22%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	State judiciary	Establish that the District Courts of Appeal has appellate jurisdiction over cases decided by the municipal and justice courts.	a	3,138,495 (67%)	1,579,328 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Bond issues; Transportation; Taxes	Allow local agencies to use up to 50% of such funds appropriated to them to repay bonds for grade crossing separation projects.	d	2,065,363 (41%)	3,000,176 (59%)
CICA	Proposition 15	State legislative elections; Redistricting policy	Establish a new formula for reapportioning state Senate districts	d	1,876,185 (36%)	3,408,090 (64%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	State legislative elections	Establish that the term for assembly members is four years and establish that half the seats in the Assembly are up for election every two years.	d	2,283,068 (42%)	3,096,438 (58%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes; Veterans policy	Allow veterans who lost or lost the use of their legs to exempt up to $5,000 of home valuation from taxation to any home they acquire.	a	4,591,464 (81%)	1,107,722 (19%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Administration of government	Allow the legislature to set terms of office of up to eight years for members of state agencies created by the legislator to manage the State College System of California.	a	3,153,721 (61%)	2,043,962 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Salaries of government officials	Increase the salary of legislative members to $750 per month.	d	2,213,793 (42%)	3,060,408 (58%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Taxes	Determine a manner to assess taxes for non-profit golf courses.	a	3,459,677 (62%)	2,115,813 (38%)
LRSS	Proposition 7	Complementary and alternative healthcare; Healthcare governance	Allow the legislature to fix the fees for applicants and licensees and the per diem day of State Board of Chiropractic Examiners board members.	a	2,834,810 (56%)	2,197,462 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Elections and campaigns	Change prohibitions for voters to prohibiting voters who are serving a sentence for an infamous crime and those convicted of treason from voting.	d	2,353,761 (45%)	2,901,080 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Civil and criminal trials; County and municipal governance	Allow the legislature to prescribe the procedures when claims are brought against chartered counties, cities and counties, and cities or their employees.	a	3,608,688 (74%)	1,259,663 (26%)

June 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Veterans policy	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $400,000,000 for helping veterans purchase homes and farms and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	2,254,410 (65%)	1,217,808 (35%)
BI	Proposition 2	Education; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $300,000,000 for school district buildings and equipment and housing for physically and mentally handicapped students.	a	2,489,154 (72%)	975,329 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	State legislatures measures; Bond issues; Education	Allow bond issues to be voted upon at direct primaries and allow members of the State Allocation Board to have the same rights and duties as non-legislative members on issues regarding schools.	a	1,621,267 (52%)	1,520,937 (48%)

1958

See also: California 1958 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Issue $300 million in bonds for veterans' home program	a	3,133,313 (74%)	1,103,800 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Eminent domain policy; Education; Transportation	Allow agencies to take property that will be used for schools or airports through eminent domain prior to the owner being paid and require a 90-day notice before such taking occurs.	d	1,277,452 (31%)	2,847,379 (69%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Bond issues; Transportation; Taxes	Allow laws that authorize the issuance of bonds for streets and roads and establish that the repayment of such bonds be from the gasoline tax funds,	d	1,695,022 (41%)	2,410,850 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	State legislatures measures	Allow members of the legislature to be notaries public.	d	1,798,069 (45%)	2,195,791 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	State executive official measures; Education	Establish the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction as a position appointed by the State Board of Education.	d	1,519,209 (38%)	2,522,998 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	County and municipal governance; Salaries of government officials	Eliminate the provision that prevents the compensation for county, township, or municipal officers to be increased during their term.	d	1,174,420 (29%)	2,825,189 (71%)
LRSS	Proposition 15	Business regulations	Repeal Penal Code Section 413 ½, allowing for boxing exhibitions on Sundays and Memorial Day.	d	1,874,135 (44%)	2,374,898 (56%)
CICA	Proposition 16	Taxes; Religion-related policy; Education	Exempt religious schools under the collegiate level from receiving the property tax exemption for schools.	d	1,686,122 (33%)	3,446,829 (67%)
CISS	Proposition 17	Taxes	Establish provisions relating to the sales and use tax and the income tax.	d	888,523 (18%)	4,033,101 (82%)
CICA	Proposition 18	Right-to-work laws	Enact a constitutional right-to-work law	d	2,079,975 (40%)	3,070,837 (60%)
BI	Proposition 2	Bond issues; Education	Allow for bonds up to $220,000,000 for schools for physically or mentally handicapped children and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,356,141 (74%)	1,168,786 (26%)
BI	Proposition 3	Prison and jail funding; Public education funding; Healthcare facility funding; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $200,000,000 for the building of educational, mental, and correctional institutions and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	2,765,865 (64%)	1,579,031 (36%)
BI	Proposition 4	Bond issues; Ports and harbors	Allow for bonds up to $60,000,000 for the San Francisco Harbor and for financing a small craft harbor development program.	a	2,440,813 (57%)	1,878,742 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Salaries of government officials	Allow the legislator to set legislators' salaries and cap the legislators' salaries to the average salary of county supervisors in the five most populous counties.	d	1,248,474 (30%)	2,916,671 (70%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Bond issues; Elections and campaigns	Require bond propositions to be published for 8 weeks before the election in newspapers in at least 50 counties, including the 5 most populous counties.	d	1,542,889 (38%)	2,487,240 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Government continuity policy	Add provisions to the state Constitution to allow for changes to the administration of government during times of war.	a	3,247,586 (78%)	902,328 (22%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Residency voting requirements	Allow those who have lived in California for at least 54 days and meet all other qualifications to vote in the election of President and Vice-President.	a	2,327,120 (55%)	1,914,294 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	State legislatures measures	Establish regulations regarding the timing of general legislative sessions.	a	1,979,119 (50%)	1,940,351 (50%)

1956

See also: California 1956 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Veterans policy	Allow for bonds up to $500,000,000 to help veterans acquire farms and homes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,657,829 (80%)	890,322 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Administration of government	Allow the state to use private architects and engineers by contract when the state's staff is not able to complete the work in the required time.	d	1,840,688 (43%)	2,468,080 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	County and municipal governance	Allow boards of freeholders one year to prepare a county charter.	a	2,817,607 (74%)	998,251 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Bond issues	Adjust requirements regarding state bonds.	a	2,006,548 (51%)	1,930,235 (49%)
LRSS	Proposition 13	Immigration policy	Repeal the inoperative law that previously denied immigrants who are ineligible for citizenship the right to own real estate.	a	2,801,951 (67%)	1,391,991 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	State legislative processes and sessions	Allow for the legislature to determine how to select legislative officers, attachés, and employees.	a	2,350,498 (62%)	1,425,127 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Business regulations; County and municipal governance; Water	Allow the state and all political subdivisions to hold stocks in mutual water companies to secure water supply.	a	2,694,485 (67%)	1,326,547 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	State judiciary	Eliminate the current time limit on when a Supreme Court hearing can be ordered after the decision by the District Court of Appeal and allow the Judicial Council to set such rule.	a	2,800,715 (72%)	1,086,713 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Salaries of government officials; Constitutional wording changes; State judiciary	Eliminate constitutional provisions relating to salaries of superior court and appellate judges and the former Supreme Court Commission.	a	2,318,895 (62%)	1,432,218 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	State judiciary	Allow a judge of a justice court who is not a lawyer to serve as a judge on a superseding municipal court.	d	1,253,946 (31%)	2,734,306 (69%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	Taxes; Administration of government	Allow the legislature to alter the state's boundaries with the cooperation of the adjoining states.	a	2,952,479 (74%)	1,023,182 (26%)
BI	Proposition 2	Education; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $100,000,000 for loans and grants to school districts to house and equip schools for handicapped students.	a	3,950,426 (82%)	847,076 (18%)
BI	Proposition 3	Bond issues; Higher education funding; Prison and jail funding	Allow for bonds up to $200,000,000 for building educational, mental, and correctional institutions and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,483,108 (78%)	987,813 (22%)
CISS	Proposition 4	Business regulations; Fossil fuel energy; Mineral resources; Administrative organization	Create the California Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to prevent the waste of oil and gas.	d	1,208,752 (23%)	3,950,532 (77%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Alcohol laws; Business regulations	Establish provisions regarding the regulation of alcohol.	a	2,391,825 (51%)	2,338,137 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Religion-related policy; Property; Taxes	Extend property tax exemption to church parking lots that are required to exist by law and that have not been used commercially during the last year.	a	2,539,453 (55%)	2,056,411 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	State legislatures measures	Rename the State Assembly as House of Representatives	d	1,588,696 (39%)	2,504,017 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	State legislatures measures; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Establish provisions relating to the budget session of the legislature.	a	1,981,664 (51%)	1,942,129 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Local government organization	Allow county charters to establish a borough form of government in unincorporated parts of its territory.	d	1,475,505 (38%)	2,389,553 (62%)

1954

See also: California 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Veterans policy	Allow for bonds up to $175,000,00 to help the Department of Veterans Affairs help veterans and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	2,560,629 (79%)	664,000 (21%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	State legislatures measures; State executive official measures	Establish the term of Assembly members as four years, establish the term of Senators as six years, and limit the governor to two successive terms.	d	962,245 (31%)	2,122,878 (69%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Veterans policy; Taxes	Allow for a tax exemption of up to $5,000 on homes acquired with federal assistance for veterans	a	2,967,383 (90%)	339,938 (10%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions	Allow those who have completed their penalties for committing an infamous crime to vote.	d	1,479,805 (48%)	1,626,061 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	County and municipal governance	Allow the city of Vernon to frame a charter, allow such charter to define voter eligibility, and limit future annexations to uninhabited territory.	d	1,067,525 (40%)	1,583,890 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Education; Property; Taxes	Specify that the tax exemption for college buildings under construction includes the land on which the building is located.	a	2,189,205 (71%)	875,069 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Property; Taxes	Exempt property under construction owned by non-profit organizations for religious hospitals or charitable purposes from taxation.	a	2,255,243 (73%)	820,056 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Property; Water	Require that any acquisition of property by any agency means that such agency agrees to conform with California water law.	a	2,003,716 (70%)	862,540 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Taxes; Transportation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow money collected from street and highway revenues to be used for financing vehicle parking facilities,	d	968,835 (31%)	2,144,142 (69%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Property; Immigration policy	Allow all foreigners who live in the United States and are eligible for citizenship the same property ownership rights as native-born citizens.	a	2,165,064 (72%)	846,827 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	State judiciary	Allow a non-lawyer judge to be a judge of a municipal court if the person served as a judge of a justice court for five years.	d	1,411,456 (50%)	1,424,507 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Bond issues; Education	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $100,000,000 for school district buildings and equipment and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	2,758,076 (80%)	686,507 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	County and municipal governance	Extend the amount of time given to the board of freeholders while drafting a county charter to six months.	a	1,791,922 (68%)	835,038 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Alcohol laws; Administrative organization	Establish the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to control alcohol licensing and establish the makeup of such department.	a	2,265,436 (66%)	1,152,238 (34%)
CICA	Proposition 4	Public assistance programs	Increase monthly payments to aged people who meet the requirements of the Welfare and Institutions Code.	d	1,688,319 (45%)	2,030,132 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Transportation; Property; Taxes	Continue the local property tax exemption on California-registered freight and passenger ships with more than a 50 ton burden,	a	2,306,460 (72%)	913,796 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures	Establish the salary of state legislators at $500 per month.	a	1,618,027 (52%)	1,482,536 (48%)
LRSS	Proposition 7	Property; State legislatures measures	Allow the legislature to amend or repeal the Land Title Law (Torrens Act).	a	1,950,919 (72%)	744,089 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Ports and harbors; Property tax exemptions; Property taxes	Exempt deep sea fishing, freight, and passenger vessels of with over a 100 ton burden from local property taxation.	d	1,218,207 (40%)	1,824,701 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Property; Religion-related policy; Taxes	Exempt church buildings in the course of construction, including the equipment used and land where located, from taxation.	a	2,405,125 (73%)	869,733 (27%)

1952

See also: California 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $150,000,000 for helping veterans purchase farms and homes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,825,825 (86%)	637,765 (14%)
CICA	Proposition 10	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Ethics rules and commissions	Prohibit the giving state funds to any group that attempts to influence legislation and direct the Attorney General to recover any funds given to such groups.	d	1,776,367 (42%)	2,467,604 (58%)
IndISS	Proposition 11	Public assistance programs	Place the old age security program under the control of the state and provide payments for health services and funeral expenses,	d	2,021,038 (44%)	2,612,927 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Military service policy	Allow one to hold federal and state office at the same time so that one can be active for up to 30 days in the United States armed forces reserves.	a	3,249,054 (82%)	696,126 (18%)
IndISS	Proposition 13	Elections and campaigns	Require candidates and nominees of a political party to be a registered member of that party for at least three months prior to filing nomination papers.	d	2,150,073 (50%)	2,153,727 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Immigration policy; Constitutional wording changes	Repeal Article XIX of the Constitution, which restricted residency, provided for their removal, and limited employment of certain immigrants.	a	3,116,501 (77%)	914,112 (23%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Banking policy; Insurance policy; Taxes	Tax the State Compensation Insurance Fund in the same manner as private insurance companies and require banks to pay motor vehicle fees.	a	3,461,937 (85%)	633,282 (15%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	County and municipal governance	Allow a city or city and county charter to establish a borough in any portion of the territory of the city or city and county.	a	2,877,511 (76%)	893,750 (24%)
LRSS	Proposition 17	Healthcare governance; Complementary and alternative healthcare	Increase the membership of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners to seven people and add instances in which the board can suspend or revoke a chiropractic license.	d	1,826,747 (46%)	2,164,197 (54%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Taxes	Declare all property that is part of a community redevelopment project subject to taxation and determine the amount of taxes to be collected.	a	2,456,168 (66%)	1,271,376 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	State judiciary	Establish policies relating to the membership of grand juries.	d	1,856,033 (48%)	1,980,302 (52%)
CICA	Proposition 2	Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require the state to provide support for each student and require $120 of such support to go to the school district that each student attends.	a	2,996,392 (65%)	1,582,807 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	Healthcare facility funding; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow the legislature to allow public agencies and nonprofit corporations to use state funds for the construction of hospital facilities.	a	2,026,496 (51%)	1,957,579 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 21	State judicial selection	Establish that when a vacancy for a Superior Court judge opens during the general election year before the incumbent judge’s term ends, there will be an election to fill such spot at the next general election.	a	2,584,152 (70%)	1,095,367 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 22	Taxes	Permit the legislature to allow taxpayers to submit annual property tax statements that are verified by a written declaration.	d	1,859,374 (49%)	1,964,937 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 23	Taxes; Property	Eliminate the requirement that federally sectionized land that is larger than 640 acres be assessed by section.	d	1,609,251 (45%)	1,968,143 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 24	Bond issues; Education	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $185,000,000 for providing loans and grants to school districts and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,165,480 (77%)	965,733 (23%)
VR	Proposition 3	Education; Taxes	Extend the property tax exemption to property used for schools controlled by nonprofit religious, hospital, or charitable organizations.	a	2,441,005 (51%)	2,363,528 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Public assistance programs	Prohibit restrictions on the spending of aid money given to blind people and establish that such aid be regarded as income of only the recipient.	a	2,497,842 (57%)	1,907,603 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Administration of government	Prohibit any person or group who advocates for the overthrow of the state or federal government from holding public office or receiving tax exemptions.	a	2,902,695 (68%)	1,359,970 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Administration of government	Require public officers and employees to take an oath of office saying they do not advocate for the overthrow of government.	a	2,951,995 (70%)	1,290,851 (30%)
LRSS	Proposition 7	Election administration and governance	Establish that the ballots of direct primary and special elections shall have the political party affiliation listed for those running for partisan office.	a	2,958,574 (73%)	1,104,541 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes; Religion-related policy	Extend tax exemption to church buildings during construction.	a	3,133,131 (75%)	1,053,005 (25%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Property; Taxes; Education	Exempt non-profit college property, including buildings being built, from taxation.	a	3,059,018 (74%)	1,055,451 (26%)

1950

See also: California 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 1	Taxes; Property	Prohibit taxation on personal property by the state or other political subdivisions.	d	645,865 (19%)	2,701,574 (81%)
CICA	Proposition 10	Ballot measure process; Housing	Require a ballot measure to authorize publicly funded low-rent housing projects.	a	1,591,076 (51%)	1,542,161 (49%)
LRSS	Proposition 11	Property	Create a method to withdraw land placed into a registry created by the Torrens Act.	a	1,961,676 (73%)	727,737 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Ballot measure process; Initiative and referendum process	Prohibit any constitutional amendment or law that names a specific individual to hold public office from being submitted to voters or taking effect	a	1,985,133 (69%)	910,201 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	State judiciary	Establish a uniform system of municipal and justice courts throughout the state and establish courts in cities and judicial districts.	a	2,307,328 (81%)	552,997 (19%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Voter registration	Allow voters who move from one county to another within 90 days of an election to retain their right to vote by voting in their former county.	a	2,576,072 (85%)	446,257 (15%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; State legislatures measures	Allow legislators to hold office and be members of boards or commissions who apportion funds to other agencies.	d	714,833 (26%)	2,038,225 (74%)
CICA	Proposition 6	Gambling policy; Administration of government	Allow gambling in licensed establishments and create a five-man state commission to regulate, tax,, and license such gambling.	d	789,297 (23%)	2,675,641 (77%)
LRSS	Proposition 7	Complementary and alternative healthcare; Business regulations	Determine no one who is blind should be denied admission to chiropractic school or the taking of licensure tests because they are blind.	a	1,673,958 (57%)	1,260,262 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	County and municipal governance; Salaries of government officials	Repeal the prohibition of increasing the salaries of any county, township, or municipal officer after they are elected or take office.	d	968,398 (34%)	1,851,211 (66%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Administration of government; Civil service	Create certain employees from state civil service.	a	1,764,086 (63%)	1,021,422 (37%)

June 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $100,000,000 for helping veterans purchase homes and farms and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	1,664,445 (72%)	646,952 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Veterans policy; Taxes	Allow the legislature to create tax exemptions on the farms and homes purchased from the Veterans Welfare Board.	d	945,494 (43%)	1,253,914 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Bond issues; Transportation	Allow public bodies to use parking meter income for security for the payment of revenue bonds used to finance off-street parking.	a	1,515,124 (68%)	723,882 (32%)

1949

See also: California 1949 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Education; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $250,000,000 for loans and grants for school districts and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	1,890,779 (73%)	706,570 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Constitutional wording changes; Alcohol laws	Remove Section 26a of Article I of the Constitution, which was inoperable and regarded the effective date of the prohibition amendment.	a	1,409,094 (71%)	582,960 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures; Constitutional wording changes	Eliminate sections from the Constitution.	d	565,511 (28%)	1,465,325 (72%)
CISS	Proposition 12	Time standards	Establish the time standard in California as Standard Pacific Time and establish daylight saving time.	a	1,406,257 (55%)	1,167,846 (45%)
CICA	Proposition 2	Public assistance programs	Reinstate the Old Age Security and Aid to Blind plan to pay people of old age $75 per month and blind people $85 per month.	a	1,560,484 (58%)	1,152,329 (42%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	State legislatures measures; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Establish limits on budget sessions of the legislature and set the salary of legislators.	a	1,312,445 (57%)	985,646 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Constitutional wording changes; County and municipal governance	Eliminate inoperative provisions.	a	1,392,453 (66%)	702,170 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	State constitutional conventions; Constitutional wording changes	Repeal Section 19 of Article XX of the state constitution, relating to the Constitutional Convention of 1878-1879,	a	1,439,537 (71%)	602,249 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Constitutional wording changes; State legislatures measures	Repeal Section 1a of Article IV of the state Constitution, which relates to the effective date of statutes enacted by the 1933 legislature.	a	1,439,501 (72%)	568,815 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Taxes; Constitutional wording changes	Delete inoperative provisions in the Constitution relating to taxation.	a	1,481,941 (72%)	587,005 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Constitutional wording changes; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Eliminate a duplicate section from the Constitution, remove sections from the Constitution, and expand the legislature's power in giving money.	a	1,451,034 (72%)	562,623 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Constitutional wording changes	Repeal Sections 4 to 9 of Article XXII of the Constitution.	a	1,431,923 (72%)	554,202 (28%)

1948

See also: California 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Veterans policy; Taxes	Establish that the property tax exemption for veterans be based on the assessed value.	d	1,733,034 (49%)	1,790,851 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Initiative and referendum process	Enact a single-subject rule for ballot initiatives	a	1,973,761 (67%)	963,387 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	County and municipal governance	Allow city charters and amendments to be voted on at a special election or the next general election and allow charters to establish boroughs.	d	1,036,181 (37%)	1,775,894 (63%)
CICA	Proposition 12	Alcohol laws; County and municipal governance	Allow cities and counties to restrict the sale of alcohol and require the city or county where an alcohol sale license is issued.	d	1,085,941 (29%)	2,598,815 (71%)
CICA	Proposition 13	Redistricting policy; State legislative elections	Change the formula for state Senate reapportionment	d	1,069,899 (32%)	2,250,937 (68%)
BI	Proposition 14	Housing	Create the State Housing Agency and allow for bonds up to $100,000,000 for funding loans to public housing authorities.	d	1,042,089 (31%)	2,372,646 (69%)
CISS	Proposition 15	Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit the use of purse nets and round haul nets for fishing in ocean and tide waters south of Point San Simeon in San Luis Obispo County.	d	1,153,353 (35%)	2,125,079 (65%)
CISS	Proposition 16	Complementary and alternative healthcare; Healthcare governance	Allow the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to regulate schooling for chiropractors and allow the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to set the license renewal fee	a	2,102,769 (67%)	1,055,086 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Civil service	Exempt certain positions from state civil service and prohibit reviving statutes relating to optional exemption from state civil service.	d	957,800 (32%)	2,040,251 (68%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Taxes; County and municipal governance	Require the state to reimburse all counties, cities and counties, cities, and districts for losses in tax revenue caused by tax exemptions for veterans, religious organizations, hospitals, and charitable institutions.	d	1,377,292 (45%)	1,687,069 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	Game and fish commissions	Establish that Fish and Game commissioners stay in their office once their term expires until their successor takes office.	a	2,275,600 (74%)	779,447 (26%)
CICA	Proposition 2	Alcohol laws; Business regulations; County and municipal governance	Allow cities and counties to regulate the sale of alcohol and establish regulations on alcohol licensing.	d	1,122,274 (31%)	2,521,139 (69%)
CISS	Proposition 3	Business regulations; Railways	Allow the Public Utilities Commission to set the number of brakemen to be used on trains.	a	1,767,587 (51%)	1,703,303 (49%)
CICA	Proposition 4	Public assistance programs	Increase aid for aged people , increase aid for blind people, change eligibility requirements for such aid, and place such aid programs under state control.	a	1,837,805 (51%)	1,800,513 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Salaries of government officials	Allow legislative wages to be set by law and allow the legislature to set mileage reimbursement rate (not to exceed $0.05 per mile).	d	1,398,663 (43%)	1,882,466 (57%)
CISS	Proposition 6	Business regulations; Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit the use of nets, traps, set lines, or other appliances for commercial fishing in the San Francisco Bay and connecting waters.	d	1,303,003 (38%)	2,118,967 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Elections and campaigns	Change voter residency eligibility requirements.	a	2,196,159 (69%)	1,000,823 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	State judiciary; Elections and campaigns	Establish that Superior Court vacancies during a general election year shall be filled at the next general election.	a	2,393,617 (80%)	596,780 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	State executive official measures	Establish that the successor to the governor in the case of a vacancy shall finish the rest of the term of the governor	a	2,379,835 (78%)	689,554 (22%)

1946

See also: California 1946 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Veterans policy	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $100,000,000 for the Veterans' Welfare Board to help veterans and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	1,818,323 (80%)	467,364 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures	Set the salary of the governor and prohibit a change in salary for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Controller, Secretary of State, Superintendent of Public Instruction, or Treasurer during their term	a	1,284,505 (61%)	836,698 (39%)
CISS	Proposition 11	Race and ethnicity issues; Labor and unions; Religion-related policy	Establish that it is unlawful to refuse to hire someone based on their race, religion, color, national origin, or ancestry.	d	675,697 (29%)	1,682,646 (71%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Initiative and referendum process; State legislative authority	Allow the legislature to amend or repeal laws enacted by initiative and require such amendment or repeal to be approved by voters.	a	1,090,989 (57%)	827,439 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education	Simplify the procedure to allocate state funds to the public school system.	d	832,886 (39%)	1,280,667 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	State executive official measures	Establish the Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, and Controller as the order to take over the powers of the governor if other positions are unable to act	a	1,629,030 (81%)	384,813 (19%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	State legislatures measures	Establish that the 1923 and 1943 legislative amendments to the infinitive measure in 1920 referred to as the Alien Land Law are valid.	d	797,067 (41%)	1,143,780 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Taxes; Education	Repeal section 12, Article XIII of the Constitution.	a	1,465,655 (71%)	599,561 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Utility policy; Administration of government	Rename the Railroad Commission the Public Utilities Commission and require Senate approval for commissioners appointed by the governor	a	1,158,967 (60%)	783,031 (40%)
CISS	Proposition 2	Gambling policy	Permit greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering, establish a board to license such racing, and collect a percentage of money wagered.	d	570,688 (23%)	1,907,826 (77%)
CICA	Proposition 3	Public education funding; Public school teachers and staff	Establish the minimum salary for teachers and increase state support per student per year.	a	1,772,370 (74%)	610,967 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Veterans policy; Administration of government	Allow the state to loan money to veterans to buy a business, land, buildings, supplies, equipment, machinery, or tools.	a	1,168,764 (51%)	1,125,123 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Taxes; State judiciary	Create the Court of Tax Appeals to review appeals from the superior court regarding taxes and allow decisions of the Court of Tax Appeals to be reviewed by the Supreme Court.	d	586,412 (29%)	1,458,568 (71%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	State legislatures measures	Establish that the legislature shall meet annually, limit the discussion in even year to the budget and special topics, and establish that the state budget is for 1 year.	a	1,312,683 (66%)	682,108 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	County and municipal governance; Education; Elections and campaigns	Allow the election of members of the county board of educatio and allow the qualifications and terms of office to be set by county charter.	a	1,468,519 (71%)	600,848 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Education; County and municipal governance; Salaries of government officials	Require the qualifications and salary of county superintendents be set by the legislature and allow the qualifications and salary to vary by county.	a	1,262,961 (61%)	803,363 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Education; Administration of government	Create one office of Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction and three offices of Associate Superintendents of Public Instruction.	a	1,003,451 (50%)	998,375 (50%)

1944

See also: California 1944 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Veterans policy	Allow for bonds up to $30,000,000 for helping war veterans acquire farms and homes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	2,385,571 (88%)	333,892 (12%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	County and municipal governance; Salaries of government officials; Government continuity policy	Allow the legislature, during times of war, to approve a suspension on the prohibition against increasing the compensation of local officers.	a	1,250,876 (52%)	1,156,956 (48%)
CICA	Proposition 11	Public assistance programs; Taxes	Establish a $60 monthly payment to those above 60 or are permanently disabled and create an income tax to fund such payments.	d	1,017,924 (33%)	2,089,102 (67%)
CICA	Proposition 12	Labor and unions	Declare that there is a right to employment regardless if one belongs to a labor organization.	d	1,304,418 (41%)	1,893,589 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Taxes; Veterans policy	Extend the property tax exemption to veterans who served during times of peace and were honorably released and to veterans who have continued their service.	a	2,244,775 (80%)	557,949 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	State executive official measures; Salaries of government officials	Allow the legislature to set the pay for the Lieutenant Governor, Controller, Secretary of State, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Treasurer	a	1,285,238 (52%)	1,163,543 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Healthcare; Taxes; Religion-related policy	Exempt property owned for religious, hospital, or charitable non-profit purposes from taxation	a	1,532,141 (55%)	1,277,160 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Labor and unions; Veterans policy	Authorize the legislature to allow the reinstatement of public officers and employees who resign to serve in the armed forces.	a	2,230,692 (86%)	372,722 (14%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	State legislatures measures; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Establish that the session of the legislature shall not exceed 60 days and require that budget and appropriation bill should cover one year.	d	935,763 (40%)	1,408,066 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials	Provide that members of the legislature receive the necessary funds to cover their attendance of legislative sessions.	a	1,285,929 (54%)	1,081,759 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes; State judiciary	Declare that all deeds issued because of tax delinquency or assessments are valid unless declared invalid by a court.	d	745,771 (33%)	1,539,318 (67%)
CICA	Proposition 9	Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Increase the amount of money given to public elementary schools to 166.66% of the amount of generated by counties.	a	1,753,818 (64%)	996,808 (36%)

May 16

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Taxes; Property	Remove the property tax exemption from federal property, except from property exempted under federal law.	a	1,059,398 (69%)	485,959 (31%)

1942

See also: California 1942 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposition 1	Labor and unions	Define hot cargo, define secondary boycott, and prohibit hot cargo and secondary boycotts.	a	1,124,624 (55%)	909,061 (45%)
IndISS	Proposition 10	Business regulations	Allow for the rehabilitation, readjustment, reorganization, consolidation, or merger of building and loan associations and provide for means of doing such.	d	378,805 (27%)	1,015,128 (73%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Athletics and sports; Business regulations	Allow the legislature to regulate wrestling and boxing and require money collected from such regulations to be used for homes for war veterans.	a	1,022,107 (70%)	429,205 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	County and municipal governance; Education; Water	Allow school districts and fifth and sixth class cities to hold stock in mutual water companies and them to have the same rights as other stockholders.	a	789,385 (56%)	609,226 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Taxes; Administration of government	Establish procedures relating to the State Board of Education.	d	617,990 (45%)	758,388 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Business regulations	Declare the interest rate on any loan or forbearance, allow a contract with an interest of up to 10% and declare the interest rate on court judgments.	d	511,810 (38%)	851,076 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	State judiciary	Allow the Supreme Court to transfer cases to and from itself and establish the jurisdiction of other courts.	d	284,009 (22%)	999,255 (78%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Administration of government; State judiciary	Provide that nothing prohibits the legislature from allowing administrative agencies and officers to answer questions within their jurisdiction	d	323,558 (23%)	1,103,717 (77%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow the legislature to require that state money under state authority be held in a trust by the State Treasurer before being deposited in the treasury.	a	897,132 (68%)	426,872 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Redistricting policy	Replace the Surveyor General with the State Controller on the Reapportionment Commission	a	859,783 (67%)	421,919 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	State legislatures measures	Require annual sessions of the legislature and require the governor submit a budget for the next fiscal year within the first five days of the legislative session	d	623,316 (43%)	840,494 (57%)
CISS	Proposition 3	Healthcare governance; Higher education governance	Create the Board of Examiners and require those applying to the Medical, Dental, Osteopathic, or Chiropractic Board to pass a written examination.	d	584,324 (34%)	1,132,957 (66%)
CICA	Proposition 4	Taxes	Require that income taxes be approved by the majority of voters and repeal the 1935 Personal Income Tax Act,	d	763,700 (46%)	907,311 (54%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures	Set the pay for legislative members at $200 per month and fix the rate for mileage reimbursement at a maximum of $0.05 per mile.	d	531,931 (36%)	961,023 (64%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Administration of government; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Forestry and timber	Create the Board of Forestry to represent the state's interests in state and federal forestry.	d	714,527 (49%)	736,977 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Insurance policy; Taxes	Establish taxation on insurance companies and set rates for such taxation.	a	987,687 (69%)	449,094 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Environment; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Fisheries and fishing regulations	Require that all money relating to protection, conservation, propagation, or preservation of fish, game, mollusks, or crustaceans collected through fines, forfeitures, and other manners be used for further such purposes.	a	1,100,033 (73%)	398,944 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures	Allow the salary of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Treasurer, State Controller, and Secretary of State be set during their term of office.	d	647,721 (46%)	756,810 (54%)

1940

See also: California 1940 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Public assistance programs	Release all liens, mortgages, and other encumbrances taken by counties as security for aid granted to aged persons.	a	1,508,547 (62%)	922,109 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Administration of government	Require that public improvements that are paid partially or fully special assessment taxes be subject to a variety of provisions.	a	1,138,237 (63%)	680,353 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Business regulations; Water	Allow the state to have stocks in mutual water companies when such ownership is required to secure a water supply.	a	1,151,911 (59%)	810,549 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	State legislatures measures	Allow either house of the legislature to create a committee to research facts and make recommendations.	a	929,527 (52%)	855,845 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Fossil fuel energy; Public land policy; Mineral resources	Allow the legislature to execute leases and sales of state park lands that contain oil or gas and require funds generated go to a general fund.	d	315,408 (15%)	1,776,128 (85%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow the legislature to apportion to political subdivisions from money derived from Chapter 362 and Chapter 330 Statutes.	d	759,683 (41%)	1,110,087 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Limit the money the city treasurer is able to transfer to meet obligations of city or city and county,	d	709,385 (38%)	1,153,446 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	State legislatures measures; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Provide for annual 60 day sessions of the legislature, require the budget be prepared annually, and limit the increase of general fund appropriations.	d	556,469 (30%)	1,268,684 (70%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Insurance policy	Allow the legislature to authorize the political subdivisions to purchase personal liability insurance against all officers, agents, and employees.	d	807,199 (41%)	1,138,039 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Public assistance programs	Release all liens, mortgages, and other encumbrances of those covered under the Old Age Security Act or Old Age Security.	a	1,519,963 (64%)	853,243 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Corrections governance	Declare that the legislature shall provide for the establishment, governance, and superintendence of institutions for all felons	a	994,101 (50%)	991,722 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Election administration and governance	Allow the legislature to regulate the manner of election results for governor and lieutenant governor	a	1,198,015 (64%)	673,794 (36%)
CISS	Proposition 5	Time standards	Start Daylight Saving Time on the last Sunday in April and end it on the last Sunday in September.	d	785,634 (30%)	1,834,564 (70%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Administration of government; State judiciary	Allow the legislature to create ways for the superior court to review decisions made by administrative officers, boards, and commissions.	d	907,761 (50%)	921,832 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	State judiciary	Make adjustments and reforms to the jurisdiction of courts.	d	723,330 (40%)	1,082,647 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Game and fish commissions	Create the Fish and Game Commission	a	1,287,473 (64%)	735,589 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Transportation; Taxes	Exempt all vessels from local taxes except yachts of more than 50 tons until January 1955.	d	530,673 (26%)	1,480,475 (74%)

1939

See also: California 1939 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 1	Income taxes; Bond issues; Public employee retirement funds	Require the state to issue at least 30 $1 warrants for life to all electors above the age of 50, enact a 3% gross income tax, create a state bank to handle warrants, and require $20,000,000 of bonds for the warrants.	d	993,204 (34%)	1,933,557 (66%)
CISS	Proposition 2	Complementary and alternative healthcare; Healthcare governance	Convert the role of Secretary of Chiropractic Board to a full time position nd adjust powers and processes of the Chiropractic Board.	d	801,173 (30%)	1,894,764 (70%)
VR	Proposition 3	Business regulations	Regulate the business and licensure of brokers and personal property brokers and regulate loans for $300 or less.	a	1,853,663 (71%)	753,480 (29%)
VR	Proposition 4	Business regulations	Regulate the business and licensure of brokers and personal property brokers and regulate loans for $300 or less.	a	1,850,811 (72%)	732,873 (28%)
VR	Proposition 5	Business regulations	Create the Oil Conservation Commission to regulate crude petroleum oil and natural gas production.	d	1,110,316 (39%)	1,755,625 (61%)

1938

See also: California 1938 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Proposition 1	Labor and unions	Define lawful and unlawful picketing, boycotting, and display of banners and recognize the right of employees to strike and bargain collectively,	d	1,067,229 (42%)	1,476,379 (58%)
VR	Proposition 10	Fossil fuel energy	Allow bidding on 11 parcels of state-owned tide and overflowed land at Huntington Beach for oil drilling from piers, islands or groins.	d	491,973 (23%)	1,666,251 (77%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes; Administration of government	Divide California into 5 equalization districts and declare that the State Board of Equalization be made up of one member from each district.	d	540,578 (28%)	1,371,153 (72%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Taxes	Prohibit taxes, license fees, and other charges for any property controlled by the San Francisco Bay Exposition corporation for the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939.	a	1,067,573 (53%)	943,533 (47%)
VR	Proposition 13	Utility policy; Bond issues	Allow governmental subdivisions to use revenue bonds to pay for the construction or acquisition of public utilities.	d	516,591 (26%)	1,465,841 (74%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	State judiciary	Establish procedures regarding when a judge should be removed from the Supreme Court.	a	1,782,350 (84%)	346,701 (16%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	State judiciary	Increase the number of members on the Judicial Council from 15 and allow the Council to make rules regarding all judges in the state.	d	806,742 (45%)	972,526 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	State judiciary	Declare that retired judges continue as a judicial officer but may only exercise judicial power when assigned.	d	822,982 (43%)	1,105,183 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Initiative and referendum process	Require that once an initiative has been presented to the Secretary of State such measure be voted on in the next general election or special election.	a	985,255 (54%)	832,359 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require money controlled by any state agency be held in a trust by the State Treasurer and allow the State Treasurer to distribute the funds in such trust.	d	826,901 (45%)	998,421 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	Veterans policy; Bond issues; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow surplus money from the Veterans’ Farm and Home Preservation Act of 1921 fund be distributed amongst veterans.	d	405,552 (21%)	1,493,574 (79%)
CISS	Proposition 2	Animal treatment laws	Establish regulations for animal pounds.	d	721,126 (31%)	1,581,258 (69%)
CICA	Proposition 20	Taxes	Exempt homes valued up to $1,000 from taxation, repeal the sales tax, and phase out taxes on improvements and personal property.	d	372,386 (17%)	1,836,585 (83%)
LRCA	Proposition 21	Taxes; Religion-related policy	Extend the tax exemption to furnishings and personal property of religious buildings and buildings and property used to provide aid to orphans.	d	760,482 (36%)	1,323,176 (64%)
LRCA	Proposition 22	County and municipal governance	Require that charter amendments be submitted to the local legislative body and require that voters vote on such amendments within 60 days of filing.	d	702,387 (39%)	1,086,405 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 23	State legislatures measures	Allow for $10 per day per member of both houses of the legislature for legislative help.	d	451,880 (25%)	1,378,262 (75%)
VR	Proposition 24	Fossil fuel energy	Allow bidding on 11 parcels of state-owned tide and overflowed land at Huntington Beach for drilling and require a minimum of 5 wells per parcel.	d	309,795 (15%)	1,744,801 (85%)
CICA	Proposition 25	Public employee retirement funds	Create the State Retirement Life Payments Administrator and require the state issue retirement compensation warrants and stamps.	d	1,143,670 (45%)	1,398,999 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Transportation; Taxes	Require motor vehicle and gas tax money, vehicle license fees, and vehicle license tax money be used for street and highway purposes.	a	1,505,043 (66%)	766,063 (34%)
CICA	Proposition 4	Transportation; Administration of government	Create the Highway and Traffic Safety Commission, eliminate the current State Highway Commission, and transfer the California Highway Patrol to the control of the Highway and Traffic Safety Commission.	d	904,491 (40%)	1,358,351 (60%)
CISS	Proposition 5	Fisheries and fishing regulations	Authorize the State Fish and Game Commission to issue permits for delivering fish, mollusks, or crustaceans beyond state waters.	a	1,309,007 (62%)	795,023 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Taxes; Insurance policy	Tax insurance companies at 2.6% the amount of gross premiums minus return premiums.	a	1,424,076 (70%)	609,135 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Public assistance programs	Give the legislature the power to administer relief for those suffering from hardship.	a	1,166,589 (58%)	834,332 (42%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Give the legislature the power to apportion funds from the State Treasury for municipal purposes and allow the legislature to gift things of value to municipal corporations.	d	479,500 (26%)	1,395,523 (74%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Taxes; Veterans policy	Remove the provision exempting $1,000 worth of property from taxation for veterans released from active duty because of a disability.	d	839,379 (39%)	1,288,517 (61%)

1936

See also: California 1936 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 10	Transportation; Taxes	Require the use of vehicle registration fees and taxes for highway purposes and require registration fees to be equal for all types of vehicles.	d	829,440 (44%)	1,061,114 (56%)
CICA	Proposition 11	Administration of government; Education	Create the State Tenure Board to hear cases against instructors and determine tenure.	d	438,490 (26%)	1,259,603 (74%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	State judiciary	Create the Court of Criminal Appeals to succeed in jurisdiction to the Supreme Court in cases regarding the death penalty and allow the governor to appoint the first justices whose position is later filled by election.	d	278,498 (17%)	1,378,765 (83%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Eminent domain policy	Allow state agencies and corporations operating, managing, and controlling fairs and expositions which are given public moneys to use eminent domain.	d	322,526 (20%)	1,282,644 (80%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Administration of government; County and municipal governance	Allow any county with one or more incorporated cities to frame and adopt a charter for a consolidated city and county with the same boundaries as the county.	d	793,050 (47%)	887,235 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Transportation; Taxes	Allow the legislature to enact laws to repay or refund from public funds for street and highway improvement purposes.	a	857,818 (53%)	764,615 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Bond issues; Water; County and municipal governance	Allow water districts and water conservation districts to acquire stock in companies having water possessions and allow the treasurer to temporarily transfer funds to pay the interest and principal of bonds.	d	706,307 (44%)	883,339 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Taxes; Property	Base tax rates for oil rights, mining rights, improvements on leased land, and improvements on land exempt from taxation on the preceding year's tax rate.	a	967,896 (62%)	605,791 (38%)
VR	Proposition 18	Food policy; Food and beverage taxes	Uphold a tax of $0.10 per pound on oleomargarine sold in California.	d	400,367 (21%)	1,513,924 (79%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	State legislatures measures	Exempt costs up to $5,000 for compiling the histories of bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments from legislative expense restrictions.	d	709,095 (46%)	836,882 (54%)
CICA	Proposition 2	Taxes	Require a vote by the majority of electors approving an income tax and repeal the 1935 Personal Income Tax Act and similar personal income tax laws.	d	737,629 (38%)	1,193,225 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	County and municipal governance	Allow the governing bodies of political subdivisions to maintain museums and art galleries.	d	705,417 (43%)	917,941 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 21	Corrections governance; Sex and gender issues	Allow the legislature to provide for punishment, custody, and care for women in a manner different than that of men convicted of similar felonies.	a	879,010 (50%)	871,558 (50%)
VR	Proposition 22	Business regulations	Require those owning stores to obtain a license for their store, and exempt certain businesses.	d	1,067,443 (44%)	1,369,778 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 23	Transportation; Administration of government	Rename the Railroad Commission the Public Service Commission of the State of California and eliminate the fixed term for its commissioners.	d	306,831 (19%)	1,331,767 (81%)
LRCA	Proposition 24	County and municipal governance	Require that the first question on a ballot for the adoption of a city or city and county charter be "Shall a board of freeholders be elected to frame a proposed new charter?".	a	834,864 (53%)	751,314 (47%)
CICA	Proposition 3	Administration of government; Alcohol laws	Create the Alcoholic Beverage Commission to take control of alcohol regulation and licensing.	d	748,486 (34%)	1,432,559 (66%)
CISS	Proposition 4	Fossil fuel energy	Establish procedures for the leasing of tide, submerged, or overflowed lands.	d	971,569 (47%)	1,081,346 (53%)
BI	Proposition 5	Bond issues; County and municipal governance	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $5,000,000 for a celebration of the completion of the Boulder Dam and establish the terms of such bonds.	d	645,279 (39%)	1,013,332 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	County and municipal governance; Property	Establish procedures for the city of Los Angeles to celebrate the completion of the Boulder Dam.	d	670,587 (42%)	911,223 (58%)
CICA	Proposition 7	Labor and unions; County and municipal governance; Civil service	Require that appointments be based on fitness and prohibit dismissals except for with cause after a hearing.	d	670,407 (36%)	1,174,612 (64%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Voter registration	Allow the legislature to provide for the registration of electors' conduct of elections.	d	471,478 (28%)	1,193,690 (72%)
CICA	Proposition 9	County and municipal governance; Alcohol laws; Business regulations	Allow all cities, towns, counties, cities and counties, and territories to regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages within their limits.	d	719,185 (33%)	1,474,571 (67%)

1935

See also: California 1935 ballot measures

August 13

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $13,950,000 for construction and improvements of state buildings and for constructing state prisons.	d	211,683 (47%)	241,414 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow the state to borrow from banks an amount equal to 50% of the previous year's taxes and revenue and require the money to be repaid within 1 year.	d	154,225 (35%)	291,780 (65%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Water	Allow the state to enter a contract with the Rector Dam Authority for projects supported by public funds and require a federal loan or grant for the project.	d	191,623 (43%)	256,449 (57%)

1934

See also: California 1934 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Veterans policy	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $30,000,000 for helping veterans acquire houses and farms and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	1,023,496 (61%)	659,818 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require all state agencies be subject to regulation and requirements regarding budgets and filings with the State Controller,	a	899,434 (68%)	429,426 (32%)
CICA	Proposition 11	Education; State executive official measures	Eliminate the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and establish that the State Board of Education should consist of 10 members and should appoint a Director of Education.	d	577,377 (38%)	938,955 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Business regulations	Prescribe an annual interest rate on loans, allow written contracts for other interest rates, and exempt some groups from the restrictions.	a	785,535 (54%)	674,346 (46%)
CICA	Proposition 13	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	Allow voters of a city or county to submit an initiative regarding the prohibition of beverages with more than 0.5% alcohol.	d	497,542 (27%)	1,362,515 (73%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	State judiciary	Create procedures for appointing judges and filling judicial vacancies.	d	659,355 (47%)	733,075 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	State judiciary	Require that every county and that every city and county have a superior court with at least one judge and allow the legislature to divide counties with over one million people into judicial election districts.	d	567,432 (43%)	746,253 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	State judiciary	Establish that the legislature shall establish a municipal court in any city or city and county of 40,000 people.	a	684,598 (53%)	614,683 (47%)
CISS	Proposition 17	Complementary and alternative healthcare	Create the Naturopathic Association of California to regulate and license practitioners of naturopathy.	d	492,098 (31%)	1,115,122 (69%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Water; Eminent domain policy; Energy	Allow the legislature to create legislation regulating the use, acquisition, and development of water and energy.	d	537,828 (39%)	851,630 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Prohibit the state from becoming indebted over $300,000 unless authorized by a majority vote of electors.	d	490,845 (36%)	867,686 (64%)
CICA	Proposition 2	Alcohol laws; Business regulations	Prohibit the sale of alcohol except beer at saloons and barrooms, allow the sale and consumption of alcohol at certain places, and establish licenses establishments that sell alcohol.	a	1,262,315 (64%)	714,303 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	Business regulations; County and municipal governance; Water	Allow fifth and sixth class cities to hold stock in mutual water companies and allow the city to have the same rights as any other stockholder.	a	1,014,082 (74%)	357,372 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 21	Eminent domain policy	Allow the government to take possession of lands used for right of way or reservoirs as soon as the land is paid for in full.	a	922,649 (68%)	437,536 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 22	County and municipal governance	Allow two or more political subdivisions to create agreements for joint exercise of powers and create procedures for such agreements,	d	630,156 (49%)	658,074 (51%)
BI	Proposition 23	Bond issues; Labor and unions	Allow for bonds up to $24,000,000 for unemployment relief and create the Relief Administrator and the Relief Commission.	a	1,209,096 (71%)	493,886 (29%)
CICA	Proposition 3	State judiciary	Establish procedures for filling vacancies for Supreme Court and Appellate Court judges.	a	810,320 (52%)	734,857 (48%)
CICA	Proposition 4	State judiciary; State executive official measures	Establish the salary of the Attorney General and prohibit the Attorney General from practicing in private practice.	a	1,063,290 (70%)	449,075 (30%)
CICA	Proposition 5	State judiciary; Civil and criminal trials	Establish procedures relating to trial witnesses and juries.	a	1,087,932 (73%)	406,287 (27%)
CICA	Proposition 6	Civil and criminal trials; State judiciary	Establish procedures relating to defendants appearing in court.	a	1,173,838 (79%)	317,090 (21%)
CICA	Proposition 7	Civil service	Establish procedures relating to state civil service.	a	1,216,141 (76%)	382,609 (24%)
LRSS	Proposition 8	State constitutional conventions	Call for a Constitutional Convention to revise the state constitution.	a	705,915 (51%)	668,080 (49%)
CISS	Proposition 9	Healthcare governance; Complementary and alternative healthcare	Create the State Chiropractors Association to regulate chiropractic and physical therapy practitioners and practices.	d	662,548 (38%)	1,082,795 (62%)

1933

See also: California 1933 ballot measures

December 19

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Water; Administration of government; Bond issues	Create the Water Project Authority, allow for bonds up to $170,000,000 for constructing such systems, and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	459,712 (52%)	426,109 (48%)

June 27

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Utility policy; Taxes	Require taxation on banks, insurance companies, and the property of public utility companies.	a	717,319 (62%)	440,413 (38%)
LRSS	Proposition 10	Transportation; Bond issues; Taxes	Allocate $8,449,326 from the gasoline tax funds for payment of highway bonds	d	307,609 (26%)	887,188 (74%)
BI	Proposition 2	Labor and unions; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $20,000,000 for a fund for municipalities and counties for unemployment relief and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	885,690 (74%)	316,904 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Gambling policy	Create the California Horse Racing Board to regulate and license horse racing and wagering.	a	805,209 (63%)	475,580 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Taxes; Education	Exempt educational buildings, equipment, securities, and income from taxation, exempt 10 acres of grounds of private colleges from taxation, and exempt 100 acres of grounds of public colleges from taxation.	d	518,374 (40%)	772,043 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Property; Earthquake infrastructure; Taxes	Require property assessors from Los Angeles and Orange counties to reassess real and personal property damaged or destroyed by the March 10, 1933 earthquake.	a	796,590 (71%)	331,104 (29%)
BI	Proposition 6	Bond issues; Water irrigation policy	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $55,000,000 for refinancing irrigation and reclamation districts and establish the terms of such bonds.	d	444,998 (41%)	631,230 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	State legislatures measures	Declare all acts passed by July 16, 1933 effective 90 days after May 22, 1933 and declare such acts subject to referendum if petitions are submitted in 90 days.	a	732,684 (74%)	252,061 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Salaries of government officials; County and municipal governance	Establish regulations for supervisors, district attorneys, auditors, and other county officers.	a	698,186 (68%)	325,920 (32%)
LRSS	Proposition 9	Bond issues; Transportation; Taxes	Allocate $8,779,750 from the gasoline tax funds for payment of highway bonds	d	335,595 (28%)	871,623 (72%)

1932

See also: California 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Proposition 1	Alcohol laws; Federal government issues	Repeal the Wright Act, which enforced the 18th Amendment of the federal Constitution.	a	1,459,835 (69%)	658,351 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Water; County and municipal governance	Allow the city of Escondido to have shares in a mutual water company and allow the city to have the same rights as other stockholders.	a	1,095,977 (77%)	331,396 (23%)
CICA	Proposition 11	Property; Fossil fuel energy; Water	Allow the Huntington Beach to use and lease tide and submerged lands and require half of the income generated be given to the state treasury.	d	709,438 (40%)	1,079,451 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Water; County and municipal governance	Allow Glendale to pay, from a surplus of its public service department, owners of property for the replacement of water mains on such property.	a	1,065,420 (77%)	314,909 (23%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Athletics and sports; Business regulations	Allow the legislature to amend the State Athletic Commission act and use money generated for paying for the Commission and veterans' homes.	a	810,147 (54%)	693,097 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Transportation; Taxes	Exempt vessels of more than 50 tons that transport freight or passengers from taxation except for state purposes until January 1955.	a	941,775 (60%)	627,097 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Banking policy	Allow any public or municipal corporation to deposit money in any bank for payment of bonds from places outside California.	a	873,288 (63%)	519,092 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Taxes	Establish regulations regarding liens on taxes and the repayment of liens on taxes.	a	785,197 (56%)	626,593 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Local government organization; Ballot measure process	Establish procedures regarding the city charters and amendments to them.	a	815,428 (61%)	515,020 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Local government organization	Allow a county board of supervisors to draft a charter for said county.	d	548,722 (41%)	805,357 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	Elections and campaigns; County and municipal governance	Allow charters to select any method for the selection of officers and allow any system of proportional representation and voting.	d	639,306 (48%)	680,167 (52%)
CICA	Proposition 2	Alcohol laws; Business regulations	Allow California, if the Wright Act is repealed, to have the exclusive right to regulate alcohol and allow the legislature to allow the sale of liquor in stores.	a	1,308,428 (64%)	730,522 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	County and municipal governance; Elections and campaigns	Allow county charters to have any method to select elective officers and allow any system of proportional representation for the governing body of a county.	d	636,959 (48%)	701,115 (52%)
CISS	Proposition 3	Business regulations; Banking policy	Determine conditions for foreclosure of mortgages and trust deeds.	d	484,930 (26%)	1,386,098 (74%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Transportation; Taxes	Remove the requirement that half of taxes collected on highway transportation companies be used on the maintenance of public highways.	d	544,222 (33%)	1,103,891 (67%)
CISS	Proposition 5	Gambling policy	Create the California Racing Board to regulate racing and divide the some of the fees between the Veterans' Welfare Board and Board of Agriculture.	d	904,493 (49%)	956,895 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Veterans policy; Taxes	Exempt from taxation $1,000 of property from every resident of California who served during war and then continued service.	a	918,048 (51%)	898,563 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	State legislatures measures	Increase pay for employees of the legislature to a total of $400 for employees of the Senate and a total of $450 for employees of the Assembly.	d	276,878 (18%)	1,281,879 (82%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Ballot measure process; Initiative and referendum process; State executive official measures	Require initiative proponents to file their proposal with the attorney general, who would then prepare a ballot title and summary	a	878,135 (62%)	543,541 (38%)
CICA	Proposition 9	Education; Taxes	Create an income tax to fund schools and require at 75% of the state's money given to schools to be used for teachers' salaries.	d	552,739 (33%)	1,144,449 (67%)

May 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposition 1	Business regulations	Prohibit the destruction, production, storage, and uneconomic use of crude petroleum oil and create a commission to investigate the production of oil.	d	303,417 (21%)	1,124,592 (79%)
VR	Proposition 2	Environment	Prohibit the leasing, by the state or state officials, of state tide or beach lands for production of minerals, oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons,	a	794,329 (59%)	545,464 (41%)

1930

See also: California 1930 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Veterans policy	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $20,000,000 for helping war veterans acquire farms and houses and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	835,579 (76%)	265,682 (24%)
CISS	Proposition 10	Business regulations	Define construction loans, prevent corporations from pleading usury, and regulate industrial loan companies and pawnbrokers.	d	239,303 (24%)	763,130 (76%)
CICA	Proposition 11	Game and fish commissions	Create the Fish and Game Commission to create fishing and game districts and regulate fishing and hunting.	d	440,449 (40%)	650,721 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	State legislatures measures	Allow each house of the legislature to employ help and set the daily pay to a total of $400 for all employees of the Senate and a total of $450 for all employees of the Assembly.	d	449,280 (50%)	458,225 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	State legislative authority; Vaccinations and disease policy; Agriculture policy	Declare that the legislature may pay farmers for animals that are taken, slaughtered, or otherwise disposed of to prevent the spread of disease.	a	893,598 (83%)	184,922 (17%)
CISS	Proposition 14	Election administration and governance; Voter registration	Require a new state-wide voter registration and require every other year that those who did not vote in the previous election to re-register to vote.	a	609,109 (58%)	447,371 (42%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Property; Taxes	Confirm trusts and estates created for the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, allow the institution and its trustees to receive property for its benefit, and exempt the property of the trust from taxation.	a	635,692 (61%)	407,645 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Business regulations	Allow the legislature to create laws regarding the creation of corporations.	a	530,432 (60%)	360,968 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Insurance policy; Taxes	Require ocean marine insurance companies to pay a tax based on underwriting profits and require the legislature to set the tax rate.	a	706,293 (76%)	224,252 (24%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Taxes; Transportation	Require the state to collect a tax on motor vehicles and pay 95% of the motor vehicle taxes to the county where the vehicle is registered.	d	433,860 (40%)	641,716 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	State judiciary	Declare Supreme Court and District Court of Appeals justices ineligible for other public employment during their term	a	648,213 (71%)	270,077 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Insurance policy; Taxes	Require biennial legislation that distributes taxes on fire insurance companies and establish procedures for distributing the funds.	d	262,131 (24%)	822,964 (76%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	State executive official measures	Allow any department of the executive branch to be part of the Governor's Council.	d	344,606 (41%)	505,018 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 21	County and municipal governance; Taxes	Require the Department of Finance to report the net loss of each city and county from state property taxes and allow the legislature to determine the means and amount that the state reimburses cities and counties for these losses.	d	363,524 (39%)	566,586 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 22	County and municipal governance; Elections and campaigns	Require amendments for municipal charters to be submitted to electors to the legislature 60 days before the election.	a	545,901 (64%)	304,136 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 23	State constitutional conventions	Create an election of 120 delegates to draft a new state constitution and establish the procedures for the convention.	d	263,683 (31%)	585,089 (69%)
LRCA	Proposition 24	State judiciary	Establish procedures for judicial leave of absences and allow the legislature to change the number of Superior Court judges.	d	419,527 (47%)	469,955 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 25	Elections and campaigns	Change the residency requirement for voting and allow the legislature to create laws allowing those who expect to be absent or unable to vote.	a	571,311 (60%)	377,926 (40%)
CISS	Proposition 26	Sunday regulations; Business regulations	Prohibit keeping open any store, barber shop, workshop, factory, or other place of business on Sundays with the exception of certain businesses.	d	214,533 (17%)	1,047,926 (83%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	State executive official measures; Salaries of government officials	Set the Governor's and Lieutenant-Governor's salaries and declare the salaries of other positions to be set by law.	d	382,313 (37%)	644,895 (63%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Transportation; Taxes	Set the tax rate of street railways at 4.25% of gross receipts from operations.	a	691,451 (66%)	363,155 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Public employee retirement funds	Allow the legislature to provide retirement salaries for state employees and create the requirements and terms for retirement.	a	587,021 (52%)	550,565 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Property; Transportation; Taxes	Require the state to pay taxes to counties, municipalities, or political subdivisions on toll bridges acquired by the state.	d	493,086 (48%)	527,434 (52%)
CISS	Proposition 7	Time standards	Advance the standard time by one hour on the last Sunday of April and decrease the standard time by one hour on the last Sunday of September.	d	317,890 (24%)	990,775 (76%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes; Healthcare	Exempt from taxation non-profit hospitals or sanatoriums and create methods for determining tax exempt status of hospitals and sanatoriums.	d	448,601 (39%)	706,850 (61%)
BI	Proposition 9	Transportation; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $10,000,000 for improvements to the San Francisco Harbor and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	808,293 (76%)	257,700 (24%)

1928

See also: California 1928 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposition 1	Redistricting policy	Uphold the state legislature's redistricting plan for the Assembly and Senate	a	692,347 (55%)	570,120 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Eminent domain policy	Allow the state, counties, or cities to acquire land within a specified radius through gift, purchase, or condemnation for public purposes.	a	855,532 (73%)	309,942 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	State judiciary	Change provisions for electing and filling vacancies of Supreme Court justices and change jurisdictions of a variety of courts.	a	650,333 (61%)	410,138 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Public assistance programs	Establish provisions for aid for physically handicapped people in need and remove wording regarding the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.	a	991,501 (76%)	307,394 (24%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Water; County and municipal governance	Allow the state, political subdivision, municipality, or other public corporation to be a stockholder of any mutual water corporation.	d	525,001 (47%)	582,038 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Utility policy; Business regulations	Allow quasi-public corporations to extend their term of existence and require public utility corporations get consent before extending their existence.	a	703,256 (68%)	329,692 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	State judiciary; Civil and criminal trials	Allow the legislature to regulate compensation of grand and trial jurors and eliminate the provision capping compensation at $3/day and mileage.	a	672,488 (57%)	514,514 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Business regulations	Declare the constitutional provision making stockholders liable for moneys embezzled or misappropriated unapplicable to exposition companies.	a	602,121 (56%)	465,703 (44%)
BI	Proposition 17	Transportation; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $10,000,000 for railroad grade separations and establish the terms of such bonds.	d	449,080 (39%)	708,279 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Absentee and mail voting	Allow those who are partaking in civil or congressional service to have the right to vote in other precincts under provisions created by the legislature.	a	919,003 (76%)	282,806 (24%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	Public assistance programs	Establish provisions to give aid to blind people in need.	a	1,072,308 (82%)	227,551 (18%)
BI	Proposition 2	Athletics and sports; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $1,000,000 for holding an Olympiad in California and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	1,002,625 (73%)	373,061 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	State judiciary; Civil and criminal trials	Allow trial by jury to be waived in all criminal trials where both parties consent and the defendant and their attorney express so in open court.	a	788,046 (65%)	416,596 (35%)
CISS	Proposition 21	Animal treatment laws	Define a variety of animal sports, prohibit the use of spurs on an animal for entertainment, and declare that such restrictions do not apply to of farms.	d	509,632 (37%)	870,682 (63%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes	Adjust taxation on banks, financial corporations, mercantile corporations, manufacturing corporations, and business corporations.	a	899,351 (73%)	330,872 (27%)
BI	Proposition 4	Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Allow for bonds up to $6,000,000 for the acquisition of properties in California for state parks and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	975,979 (74%)	346,998 (26%)
CISS	Proposition 5	Athletics and sports	Repeal an act that allowed boxing and wrestling contests for prize and the creation of an athletics commission to regulate such contests.	d	542,518 (37%)	935,901 (63%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Administration of government; Education	Create a State Board of Education with a salary fixed by law.	d	551,858 (44%)	714,411 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Water; Environment	Require conservation of water to protect public welfare.	a	913,125 (77%)	270,163 (23%)
VR	Proposition 8	Transportation; Taxes	Increase fees for electric motor vehicles using pneumatic tires to transport passengers or property and double fees for non-electric vehicles.	a	936,695 (72%)	365,309 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Eminent domain policy; Transportation; Property	Allow the state to take property for right of way without full compensation being first made.	a	914,335 (79%)	246,012 (21%)

1926

See also: California 1926 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Veterans policy	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $20,000,000 for helping veterans acquire farms or homes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	705,398 (76%)	219,230 (24%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Bond issues	Allow for bonds of up to $8,500,000 for the completion and equipment of state buildings and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	650,282 (68%)	311,619 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes; Education	Exempt the property of any non-profit secondary educational institution that is accredited to the University of California from taxation.	d	343,526 (36%)	614,659 (64%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Taxes; Veterans policy	Extend tax exemptions for veterans.	a	482,525 (51%)	468,643 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Citizenship voting requirements; Absentee and mail voting	Allow individuals who are absent from their precincts due to injury, necessary travel, or government service to vote by absentee ballot	a	550,676 (64%)	308,061 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Business regulations	Require that any increase in corporate indebtedness be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the amount in value of the stock.	a	427,086 (55%)	345,694 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Education; Administration of government	Allow the legislature to provide for the incorporation and organization of school districts, high school districts, and junior college districts.	a	455,088 (57%)	344,103 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Salaries of government officials; State judiciary	Require the state pay $3,000 of the salaries of Supreme Court, District Courts of Appeal, and Superior Court judges and the county pay the rest.	d	435,163 (50%)	439,471 (50%)
CICA	Proposition 17	Religion-related policy; Religion in public schools	Allow public schools to purchase and use the Holy Bible, provided that no student is forced to read the Bible	d	439,210 (43%)	571,934 (57%)
CICA	Proposition 18	Water; Energy; Bond issues	Create a board appointed by the governor to distribute water and electric energy and allow for the issuance of bonds for the board.	d	253,019 (27%)	671,053 (73%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	State judiciary; Public employee retirement funds	Provide for pensions of half their last salary for certain judges.	d	286,147 (31%)	634,311 (69%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Transportation; Taxes	Establish taxation on vehicles and trucks using public highways.	a	751,379 (78%)	211,618 (22%)
CICA	Proposition 20	Redistricting policy	Create a reapportionment commission to provide for reapportionment when the legislature failed to do so in the first session following a census.	d	319,456 (39%)	492,923 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 21	Elections and campaigns; County and municipal governance	Establish procedures for when two or more propositions for incurring indebtedness are submitted at the same election to voters.	a	391,614 (53%)	352,137 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 22	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Environment; Taxes	Exempt from taxation immature forest trees planted on certain lands.	a	619,062 (69%)	276,473 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 23	Elections and campaigns	Establish procedures for voting for nonpartisan offices and for offices with more than one position to be filled.	a	595,413 (74%)	210,915 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 24	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Water irrigation policy	Authorize irrigation districts to acquire stock of corporations owning water rights, waterworks, franchises, and concessions.	a	387,905 (52%)	351,785 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 25	Property; Taxes	Declare that all property used exclusively for the burial of the human dead be exempt from taxation and local assessment.	a	540,367 (65%)	292,134 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 26	Civil and criminal trials; State judiciary	Establish the abilities of appellate courts to ascertain facts from evidence.	a	521,858 (69%)	230,284 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 27	State judiciary; Administration of government	Create a judicial council to regulate court practices and procedures.	a	468,750 (65%)	256,252 (35%)
CICA	Proposition 28	State legislative elections; Redistricting policy	Divide the state legislature into senatorial and assembly districts following each federal census and create a Reapportionment Commission.	a	437,003 (55%)	363,208 (45%)
VR	Proposition 3	Food and beverage taxes; Food policy; Business regulations	Add more regulations to the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine and establish a tax on oleomargarine.	d	287,703 (28%)	749,640 (72%)
CISS	Proposition 4	Taxes; Transportation	Require every distributor of gasoline to pay a license tax of one cent per gallon, in addition to the current two cent license tax.	d	499,415 (48%)	539,343 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures	Establish the salary of the Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, and Surveyor, Attorney General, and Superintendent of Public Instruction.	d	360,656 (39%)	554,848 (61%)
CISS	Proposition 6	Gambling policy	Regulate and license horse racing and pari-mutuel betting within the racetrack enclosure.	d	362,299 (35%)	661,367 (65%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Transportation; Taxes	Reduce the tax on short-line steam railroads from 7% to 5.25% of gross receipts.	a	643,993 (73%)	236,104 (27%)
CICA	Proposition 8	Transportation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Classify highways as primary or secondary, enumerate the primary highways, and allocate $5 million annually for 12 years for highways.	d	337,906 (36%)	611,638 (64%)
CISS	Proposition 9	Federal government issues; Alcohol laws	Repeal the Wright Act of 1922, which enforced alcohol prohibition, as provided for by the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution.	d	502,258 (47%)	565,875 (53%)

1924

See also: California 1924 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 1	Taxes; Transportation	Require companies operating as common carriers on public highways to pay an annual 4% state tax on gross receipts from operations	d	457,372 (46%)	541,241 (54%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Insurance policy; Taxes	Exempt county fire insurance companies from the state taxes on insurance companies.	d	287,194 (37%)	487,126 (63%)
CISS	Proposition 11	Environment; Water	Create the Klamath River Fish and Game District and prohibit of any dam or other artificial obstruction of waters in the district.	a	560,785 (61%)	363,658 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	State judiciary	Establish municipal courts as courts of record and establish the jurisdiction of municipal courts and for appellate departments of superior courts.	a	475,217 (64%)	267,987 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Elections and campaigns; Taxes	Create an annual educational poll tax of at least five dollars on every male between the ages of 21 and 50, with certain exceptions.	a	501,551 (51%)	486,134 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Bond issues; Taxes	Provide that state and local public bonds are exempt from taxation	d	314,750 (38%)	511,364 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Property; Taxes; Transportation	Exempt property valued at less than $50,000 used exclusively as an airport or aviation field under the control of the federal government from taxation.	d	297,813 (36%)	533,775 (64%)
CICA	Proposition 16	Water; Energy; Administration of government	Create a board appointed by the governor to develop and distribute water and electrical energy and allow for the issuance of bonds.	d	320,383 (30%)	751,985 (70%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Eminent domain policy	Allow the railroad commission to fix compensation for property taken by an irrigation or other public corporation district.	a	472,713 (63%)	283,201 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Elections and campaigns	Declare that any individual registered as an elector in one precinct who moves to another in the same county within 30 days of an election can vote.	a	699,687 (78%)	197,657 (22%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials	Establish pay for legislators during regular and special sessions and create repayment for mileage expenses.	a	486,193 (55%)	391,933 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow the deposit of public moneys by any political subdivision into banks of the state of California.	a	515,412 (65%)	279,830 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Civil and criminal trials; State judiciary	Change the concurrent jurisdiction of inferior courts with superior courts in certain cases of forcible entry and detainer from cases.	a	518,292 (66%)	266,241 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require local treasurers to transfer up to 85% of taxes once each fiscal year for obligations and to replace them before meeting other obligations.	d	264,464 (32%)	564,252 (68%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Taxes; Property	Declare that personal property taxes be based on the previous year's tax rate and allow the equalization of personal property assessments.	a	490,782 (60%)	331,311 (40%)
CISS	Proposition 7	Athletics and sports	Authorize boxing and wrestling contests for prizes and create an athletic commission to license contests and participants.	a	518,631 (51%)	498,217 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	County and municipal governance; Salaries of government officials	Prohibit increases in the salaries of county officers by providing assistants and deputies as necessary.	a	423,921 (52%)	391,325 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Taxes	Authorize the taxation of notes, debentures, shares of stock, bonds, solvent credits, or mortgages at a rate proportionate to their value.	a	429,031 (54%)	368,014 (46%)

1922

See also: California 1922 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 1	Veterans policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; State legislatures measures	Permit aid for United States Army and Navy veterans to acquire or develop farms or homes and validate the California Veterans' Welfare Bond Act.	a	562,022 (71%)	226,567 (29%)
CICA	Proposition 10	Utility policy; Taxes	Make property used by public agencies for public service subject to assessment and taxes in the same manner as private property.	d	258,666 (38%)	429,668 (62%)
CICA	Proposition 11	Business regulations; Utility policy	Declare that public agencies providing public service be a public utility regulated by the State Railroad Commission like private corporations	d	232,079 (36%)	415,559 (64%)
CICA	Proposition 12	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require the governor to submit a budget to the legislature within 30 days of each regular session and establish procedure for passage of the budget bill.	a	451,074 (71%)	183,147 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Salaries of government officials; State judiciary	Eliminate the provision prohibiting a change in salaries for Superior Court Judges and have the state pay $3,000 of Superior Court Judges' salaries.	d	290,712 (44%)	374,163 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Property; Taxes	Authorize legislation for the taxation of notes, debentures, shares of stock, bonds, or mortgages in lieu of property taxes.	d	248,541 (41%)	352,391 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Utility policy; Taxes	Permit public utilities paying state taxes to deduct any amount paid to other public utilities from gross receipts of operation.	d	197,514 (34%)	390,309 (66%)
CISS	Proposition 16	Complementary and alternative healthcare; Healthcare governance	Create a Board of Chiropractic Examiners to regulate chiropractic practice, with members appointed by the governor.	a	481,600 (59%)	327,849 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Water	Authorize the state or other subdivisions to provide protection against flooding by utilizing any stream outside or partially outside the state.	d	280,759 (44%)	354,130 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Public works labor and contracting; County and municipal governance	Authorize two or more municipalities to control public works that supply public services and establish procedures for establishing such control.	d	310,872 (50%)	312,131 (50%)
CICA	Proposition 19	Energy; Bond issues; Water	Create a board to fix rates for water and electrical energy and allow for the issuance of bonds up to $500,000,000 for actions of the board.	d	243,604 (29%)	597,453 (71%)
VR	Proposition 2	Alcohol laws	Declare all acts prohibited by the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution also unlawful in the state of California.	a	445,076 (52%)	411,133 (48%)
CISS	Proposition 20	Administration of government; Healthcare	Create a Board of Osteopathic Examiners to carry out the Medical Practice Act of 1913 and other future acts, with members appointed by the governor.	a	439,775 (57%)	327,819 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 21	State legislatures measures; Administration of government	Prohibit the state legislature from passing any special or local laws that create irrigation, reclamation, drainage, or flood control districts.	d	221,786 (36%)	387,024 (64%)
LRCA	Proposition 22	Military service policy; Absentee and mail voting	Permit absentee voting for active members of the military who are not at their home precinct at the time of an election.	a	352,882 (51%)	340,257 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 23	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Extend permission to deposit public moneys into state banks to political subdivisions aside from the state, counties, and municipalities.	a	351,424 (59%)	241,778 (41%)
VR	Proposition 24	Business regulations; Civil and criminal trials	Prohibit unlicensed persons from acting as an attorney, establish procedures for violations of such law, and provide exceptions to such law.	d	197,905 (26%)	555,522 (74%)
LRCA	Proposition 25	State judiciary	Require that a judge pro tempore be approved by the superior court in which he acts prior to trying a case.	a	322,961 (57%)	245,663 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 26	Education; Administration of government	Allow the formation of school districts situated in more than one county and the issuance of bonds by such districts.	a	388,699 (65%)	210,355 (35%)
CICA	Proposition 27	Initiative and referendum process	Increase the number of signatures needed to submit initiatives about taxes to 15% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election.	d	258,009 (41%)	378,661 (59%)
CISS	Proposition 28	Healthcare; Animal treatment laws	Make illegal the dissection or torture any living person or animal for the purpose of experiment or investigation, except for medical care	d	226,339 (31%)	514,783 (69%)
CICA	Proposition 29	Taxes; Property	Abolish the existing method of taxation, declare that private property rights apply only to products of labor and not land, and define franchises.	d	124,403 (19%)	515,590 (81%)
BI	Proposition 3	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $10,000,000 for helping veterans to purchase farms and houses and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	479,556 (68%)	220,694 (32%)
CICA	Proposition 30	Business regulations; Transportation; Property	Give the Railroad Commission exclusive power to grant franchises for railways and motor vehicle transportation for compensation.	d	136,271 (21%)	499,458 (79%)
BI	Proposition 4	Veterans policy; Bond issues; Property	Allow for bonds up to $3,000,000 for carrying out the land settlement act and establish the terms of such bonds.	d	295,122 (49%)	304,170 (51%)
VR	Proposition 5	Housing	Regulate tenement locations and repeal the State Tenement House Act, the State Hotel and Lodging House Act, and the State Dwelling House Act.	d	117,110 (16%)	635,919 (84%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Business regulations; Insurance policy	Authorize for the classification of counties by population to regulate the business of issuing insurance policies for real or personal property.	d	209,660 (35%)	383,165 (65%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Veterans policy; Property; Taxes	Exempt $1,000 of property from taxation for those who are residents of California who have been honorably discharged from military service.	a	382,541 (52%)	358,647 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	County and municipal governance	Prohibit incorporated cities from being transferred, annexed, or consolidated with another municipality without the consent of the voters.	a	423,597 (66%)	214,813 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	County and municipal governance	Authorize the creation of boroughs in municipalities through amendments to existing municipal charters and in new charters.	a	321,832 (55%)	266,953 (45%)

1920

See also: California 1920 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Proposition 1	Property	Permit the acquisition and transfer of property by aliens eligible for citizenship to the same extent as citizens.	a	638,483 (74%)	222,086 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	State constitutional conventions; State legislatures measures	Establish procedures relating to constitutional conventions.	d	203,240 (32%)	428,002 (68%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes	Require the legislature to enact an annual tax of at least $4.00 on every noncitizen man between the ages of 21 and 60 residing in California	a	667,924 (82%)	147,212 (18%)
CICA	Proposition 12	Education; Taxes	Levy an ad valorem tax of 1.2 mills per dollar to supply the state university fund.	d	380,027 (50%)	384,667 (50%)
VR	Proposition 13	Family-related policy; Property	Establish procedures relating to the willing of property.	d	246,875 (32%)	524,133 (68%)
VR	Proposition 14	Business regulations; Insurance policy	Prohibit any subsidiary corporation of, or person controlled by, any state bank from acting as the general agent of any insurance company, except in cities where the population is less than 5,000.	d	308,062 (48%)	328,115 (52%)
VR	Proposition 15	Administration of government; Water irrigation policy	Change provisions relating to the organization and creation of irrigation districts.	a	314,522 (53%)	280,948 (47%)
CICA	Proposition 16	Education; Taxes	Make changes to school funding and add kindergarten to the public school system.	a	506,008 (65%)	268,781 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Military service policy; Absentee and mail voting	Provide for absentee voting for members of the military who are unable to be their voting precinct at the time of the election.	d	356,539 (49%)	371,784 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Taxes	Exempt property used for orphanages from taxation.	a	394,014 (51%)	371,658 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Public assistance programs	Authorize the legislature to grant aid to institutions and counties that support children of fathers incapacitated by permanent physical disability or severe cases of tuberculosis.	a	487,023 (69%)	222,247 (31%)
VR	Proposition 2	Alcohol laws	Define intoxicating liquor and prohibit the sale, manufacture, possession, or gifting of liquor for beverage purposes.	d	400,475 (46%)	465,537 (54%)
CICA	Proposition 20	Taxes; Property	Exempt personal property from taxes and require all public revenues to be collected from taxes on land values, exclusive of improvements.	d	196,694 (26%)	563,503 (74%)
CICA	Proposition 3	Salaries of government officials; State judiciary	Increase the salaries of supreme court justices to $10,000 a year and increase the salaries of district courts of appeal judges to $9,000 a year.	d	232,418 (30%)	538,655 (70%)
CICA	Proposition 4	Initiative and referendum process	Increase the number of signatures needed to submit initiative petitions related to taxes to 25 percent of voters at the last gubernatorial election.	d	298,347 (41%)	421,945 (59%)
CISS	Proposition 5	Healthcare governance; Complementary and alternative healthcare	Create a Board of Chiropractic Examiners to create regulations and licensing requirements.	d	390,240 (49%)	402,410 (51%)
CICA	Proposition 6	Vaccinations and disease policy	Prohibit the requirement of any vaccine, inoculation, or other medicine for admission into any public school or for employment in any public office.	d	359,987 (43%)	468,911 (57%)
CISS	Proposition 7	Animal treatment laws; Healthcare	Prohibit the dissection or torture of any living person or animal for experiment or for physiological or pathological investigation, except for medical care.	d	272,288 (34%)	527,130 (66%)
VR	Proposition 8	Business regulations; Healthcare	Regulate the sale and use of poisons and regulate the amount of opium, morphine, cocaine, and heroin physicians could prescribe.	a	479,764 (64%)	270,562 (36%)
CICA	Proposition 9	Bond issues; Transportation	Create the State Highway Finance Board, cancel 40,000 unsold bonds issued by section 2 of article 16, and establish procedures for future bonds.	a	435,492 (58%)	311,667 (42%)

1919

See also: California 1919 ballot measures

July 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Transportation; Bond issues	Authorize $40 million in bonds to construct and complete portions of state highways	a	196,084 (88%)	27,992 (12%)

1918

See also: California 1918 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Proposition 1	Alcohol laws; Business regulations	Prohibit drinking saloons, the sale and distribution of alcohol (except for in specified instances), and limit places where the specified liquors can be sold.	d	256,778 (43%)	341,897 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	County and municipal governance	Declare when a borough is established, there shall be no change in the boundaries or governmental powers without a vote of borough electors.	a	179,627 (51%)	171,735 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes	Exempt cemeteries from taxation.	d	170,296 (36%)	302,325 (64%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Taxes; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the state to reimburse cities for the loss of revenue resulting from tax exemptions for veterans when the value of the property exempted is greater than 5% of the city's property valuation.	d	115,727 (31%)	262,421 (69%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Property; Eminent domain policy	Exempt counties from provisions requiring compensation be paid to the owner of the land before the land is appropriated for public use.	a	212,011 (54%)	179,976 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Property tax exemptions	Exempt the properties of the YMCA and YWCA from taxation	d	166,486 (36%)	290,573 (64%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Administration of government	Create a state budget board, consisting of the board of control, state controller, and lieutenant governor, to help determine the needed budget for state offices, departments, and institutions.	d	96,820 (27%)	261,311 (73%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Bond issues	Authorize the city of Venice to pay all of its debts incurred in 1914-1916 upon the approval of two-thirds of voters.	a	188,349 (53%)	167,647 (47%)
VR	Proposition 17	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Taxes	Require each county officer, prior to making a tax levy, to file financial statements and limit tax levy increases to five percent of the amount produced the year before.	d	127,634 (33%)	259,626 (67%)
CISS	Proposition 18	Taxes	Create a state board of authorization, require county officers to file financial statements, and limit tax levy increases to five percent of the amount produced the year before.	d	167,049 (42%)	227,953 (58%)
CICA	Proposition 19	Taxes; Property	Require all public revenues to be raised by taxation on land values, irrespective of any improvements on the land.	d	118,088 (25%)	360,334 (75%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Bond issues	Authorize the state, counties, and municipalities to deposit moneys in national banks.	a	239,203 (57%)	180,856 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	Private health insurance; Insurance policy; Public health insurance	Authorize the legislature to establish a health insurance system for persons deemed insufficient to meet the hazards of sickness and disability.	d	133,858 (27%)	358,324 (73%)
CISS	Proposition 21	Administration of government; Healthcare governance	Change procedures and requirements for the Board of Dental Examiners and dental licenses.	d	200,475 (39%)	314,713 (61%)
CISS	Proposition 22	Alcohol laws	Declare the manufacturing, importing, and selling of alcohol a misdemeanor and establish punishments for such misdemeanor.	d	275,643 (47%)	306,488 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 23	Workers' compensation laws	Allow the legislature to establish a system of workmen's compensation.	a	229,974 (51%)	224,517 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 24	Business regulations	Amend provisions relating to proportionate liability for corporations.	d	178,355 (48%)	196,948 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 25	Property; Eminent domain policy	Allow jurisdictions to acquire more property than needed for an improvement through eminent domain and establish the procedure for doing so.	d	138,131 (38%)	228,324 (62%)
CISS	Proposition 3	Business regulations	Restrict and regulate interest rates on loans and limit fees, charges, and commissions related to loans.	a	231,147 (52%)	212,207 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Absentee and mail voting	Create absentee voting for those in the military.	d	189,845 (43%)	252,387 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Local government organization	Authorize counties with populations of 200,000 or more to make charters for consolidated city and county governments.	a	195,998 (52%)	183,610 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	State judiciary	Remove a list of specific courts given judicial power from the constitution and replaced the list with courts given the power by the legislature.	d	86,132 (24%)	274,231 (76%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize Los Angeles County to reimburse funds held by the treasurer that were diminished due to payment of indebtedness.	a	183,994 (51%)	178,970 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Education	Establish the powers and regulations of the governing body of the University of California.	a	249,886 (63%)	148,305 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	State judiciary	Divide the first and second district courts of appeal into two divisions of three justices each and establish procedures for creating such courts.	a	188,243 (53%)	169,803 (47%)

1916

See also: California 1916 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 1	Alcohol laws	Prohibit the manufacture, sale, and possession of alcoholic liquor.	d	436,639 (45%)	538,200 (55%)
CICA	Proposition 2	Alcohol laws	Prohibit the possession, sale, or gift of alcoholic liquor in public places, define "alcoholic liquor", and establish penalties for violations of these laws.	d	461,039 (48%)	505,783 (52%)
BI	Proposition 3	Transportation; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $15 million to complete unfinished parts of the state highway system and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	542,239 (80%)	137,107 (20%)
VR	Proposition 4	Primary election participation	Amend the Direct Primary Act of 1913 to allow electors to declare partisanship at the polls and establish procedures for those who declare their partisanship.	d	319,559 (48%)	349,723 (52%)
CICA	Proposition 5	Property; Taxes	Establish that all public revenues be raised by taxation on land values only, and exclude the value of improvements.	d	260,332 (31%)	576,533 (69%)
CICA	Proposition 6	State legislatures measures	Make senators and members of the assembly ineligible for any other office or state employment during their term of office.	a	414,208 (64%)	230,360 (36%)
LRSS	Proposition 7	Bond issues; Transportation	Allow the state engineering department to determine if bond costs for state highway construction in a county create an unjust burden to said county.	a	483,151 (76%)	152,910 (24%)

1915

See also: California 1915 ballot measures

October 26

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposition 1	Elections and campaigns	Establish regulations regarding primary elections.	d	112,681 (42%)	156,967 (58%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Taxes; Property	Exempt all buildings and property used by religious organizations for social purposes from taxation.	d	94,460 (36%)	168,171 (64%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	County and municipal governance	Allow county charters to provide for elections, appointment and tenure of county officers.	d	95,571 (38%)	152,697 (62%)
VR	Proposition 2	Election administration and governance	Establish the standards for size, form and manner of printing of ballots used at general elections.	d	106,377 (41%)	151,067 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	State judiciary; Recall process	Establish a 12-year term length for superior judges and declare them subject to recall, impeachment, and removal.	d	47,229 (18%)	213,067 (82%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	State judiciary; Administration of government; Elections and campaigns	Allow judges appointed to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court, District Court of Appeal, or Superior Court to finish the rest of the position's term.	d	124,610 (50%)	125,124 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Agriculture policy	Authorize the legislature to provide a land colonization system and establish a rural credit system to aid agriculture.	d	124,247 (48%)	132,320 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow state, county or municipal moneys to be deposited in banks under conditions provided by law.	d	92,981 (38%)	151,845 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Bond issues	Require a two-thirds (66.67%) vote to pass a ballot initiative to create bonded indebtedness	d	121,210 (49%)	127,160 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Eminent domain policy; Property	Authorize the state, counties or municipalities to condemn neighboring property to be taken for public use and improvement.	d	92,048 (37%)	155,786 (63%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Taxes	Authorize the legislature to determine taxation and taxation classifications.	d	42,158 (17%)	205,597 (83%)

1914

See also: California 1914 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Proposition 1	State constitutional conventions	Call for a constitutional convention to amend or revise the California Constitution.	d	180,111 (29%)	442,687 (71%)
CICA	Proposition 10	Taxes	Prohibit poll and head taxes for any purpose in California	a	405,375 (52%)	374,487 (48%)
BI	Proposition 11	Bond issues; Education	Allow the University of California to take up to $1.8 million in bonds for building on the UC-Berkely campus and establish terms for such bonds.	a	413,020 (63%)	239,332 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Elections and campaigns; State constitutional conventions; Administration of government	Establish that delegates to constitutional conventions be nominated at nonpartisan primary elections.	d	271,896 (50%)	274,325 (50%)
CICA	Proposition 13	Elections and campaigns; Bond issues	Establish that only property owners who taxes would be affected by a bond be allowed to vote on such bond.	d	312,193 (48%)	337,951 (52%)
CISS	Proposition 14	Absentee and mail voting	Provide for absentee voting.	d	244,855 (39%)	390,333 (61%)
CICA	Proposition 15	Bond issues; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize banks where public moneys are deposited to furnish bonds of districts within municipalities as security.	d	236,573 (42%)	324,558 (58%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Eminent domain policy; Property	Authorize the state, counties, or municipalities to take neighboring property to what is presently needed through the process of eminent domain.	d	259,192 (46%)	307,155 (54%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Bond issues	Allow for bonds to Alameda County up to $1 million for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	390,835 (66%)	202,128 (34%)
VR	Proposition 18	Business regulations; Hunting regulations; Criminal sentencing	Make the buying, selling, shipping, offering, or exposing for sale of any wild game (except rabbits and wild geese) protected by law a misdemeanor.	d	353,295 (49%)	361,446 (51%)
CICA	Proposition 19	County and municipal governance	Authorize cities of more than 50,000 people to annex contiguous territory within the county where the city is located.	a	293,019 (51%)	287,185 (49%)
CICA	Proposition 2	Alcohol laws	Prohibit the sale, manufacture, and transportation of intoxicating liquor.	d	355,536 (40%)	524,781 (60%)
CISS	Proposition 20	Gambling policy; Athletics and sports; Sunday regulations	Prohibit engaging in, training for, or betting on fights that result in compensation and prohibit all fights on Memorial Day and Sundays.	a	413,741 (56%)	327,569 (44%)
CICA	Proposition 21	County and municipal governance	Authorize chartered cities to establish municipal courts and municipal employees regulations and authorize such cities exceeding 175,000 population to consolidate by forming a charter.	d	248,112 (44%)	318,224 (56%)
CISS	Proposition 22	Property; Administration of government	Establish the procedures for obtaining property titles and methods for transfers and notifications of liens.	a	359,757 (62%)	224,846 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 23	Elections and campaigns	Declare a plurality of votes at any primary or election the election choice and authorize a preferential system of voting at primaries.	d	240,600 (45%)	294,265 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 24	Salaries of government officials; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Increase the daily pay allowed for all employees of the Assembly to $600 per day and keep the daily pay allowed for all employees of the Senate to $500.	d	87,315 (15%)	494,272 (85%)
LRCA	Proposition 25	County and municipal governance	Establish procedures for cities with over 3,500 people to adopt charters and establish procedures for amending charters.	a	285,338 (56%)	226,679 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 26	Administration of government; Water irrigation policy	Authorize the state legislature to supervise, regulate and conduct affairs of irrigation, reclamation or drainage districts.	a	335,047 (61%)	216,865 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 27	County and municipal governance	Authorize county charters to relate to any matters authorized by the constitution and allow counties to take over municipal functions.	a	261,219 (54%)	225,530 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 28	Utility policy; State executive powers and duties	Give railroad commissioners exclusive power to fix public utilities rates in all incorporated municipalities.	a	291,665 (53%)	260,589 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 29	County and municipal governance	Allow county officers to perform municipal functions upon voter approval.and require charters be amended if such municipalities wish to use the allowance.	a	284,757 (57%)	214,312 (43%)
CISS	Proposition 3	Business regulations; Working hours regulations	Make it a misdemeanor for an employer to require or permit an employee to work more than eight hours in one day or more than 48 hours in one week.	d	282,692 (34%)	560,881 (66%)
LRCA	Proposition 30	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Water	Allow irrigation districts to acquire stock of a foreign corporation that owns part of an international water system to gain control over the entire system.	a	349,684 (65%)	185,168 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 31	Utility policy; Eminent domain policy; Property	Authorize the railroad commission to determine compensation paid for property taken through eminent domain for public utilities.	a	291,836 (54%)	244,379 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 32	State executive official measures	Eliminate provisions that prohibited the governor from being elected as a United States senator during their term of office.	a	404,283 (68%)	190,969 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 33	County and municipal governance; Utility policy	Authorize municipal corporations to acquire and operate any type of public utilities.	d	231,724 (45%)	278,129 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 34	Property; Taxes	Make all lands and improvements owned by a county or municipal corporation outside of its limits taxable.	a	344,433 (61%)	216,612 (39%)
BI	Proposition 35	Bond issues	Allow bonds up to $3 million for the building and equipment of state buildings in Sacramento and establishing the terms of such bonds.	a	294,928 (52%)	267,717 (48%)
BI	Proposition 36	Bond issues; County and municipal governance	Provide for the issuance of state bonds to create a fund for completing a state building or buildings in the city and county of San Francisco.	a	300,028 (54%)	257,119 (46%)
BI	Proposition 37	Bond issues	Provide for the issuance of $750,000 in state bonds to improve the state fairgrounds in the city of Sacramento and establish the terms for such bonds.	d	259,721 (46%)	301,764 (54%)
CISS	Proposition 38	Bond issues; County and municipal governance	Allow for bonds up to $1.25 million for the construction and maintenance of a state building in Los Angeles and establish the terms of such bonds.	d	285,796 (47%)	320,302 (53%)
CICA	Proposition 39	Alcohol laws; Business regulations	Establish times when the Prohibition Amendment, if such amendment were to be approved, would go into effect.	a	448,648 (66%)	226,688 (34%)
VR	Proposition 4	Property; Sexual content regulations	Declare places where acts of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution occur as nuisances and establish regulations for shutting down such places.	a	402,629 (53%)	352,821 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 40	Administration of government; State judiciary	Authorize the governor to call extra sessions of the district courts of appeals and establish terms for such extra sessions.	d	203,674 (39%)	322,891 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 41	Civil and criminal trials	Establish that no judgment shall be set aside or a new trial granted in any case unless evidence is found to indicate a miscarriage of justice occurred.	a	378,237 (68%)	182,073 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 42	Bond issues; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize any county, municipality, irrigation district, or other public corporation that issued state bonds to pay interest on bonds at any place.	a	306,195 (60%)	206,479 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 43	Taxes; Education	Exempt buildings, equipment, land, securities, and income of non-profit collegiate educational institutions from taxation.	a	331,599 (53%)	293,721 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 44	Labor and unions; Minimum wage laws	Allow the legislature to create a minimum wage for women and minors and allow the legislature to create laws regarding the welfare of all employees.	a	379,311 (56%)	295,109 (44%)
CISS	Proposition 45	Working hours regulations; Sunday regulations	Prohibit employees from working more than six days or 48 hours per week and establish rules regarding working on Sundays.	d	290,679 (39%)	457,890 (61%)
CISS	Proposition 46	Administrative organization; Complementary and alternative healthcare; Healthcare governance	Create a state board for drugless physicians to regulate people who treat patients without drugs or medicine.	d	223,217 (33%)	462,355 (67%)
CICA	Proposition 47	Alcohol laws; Elections and campaigns	Prohibit state elections on questions related to alcohol prohibition for eight years following the 1914 election.	d	355,394 (45%)	435,701 (55%)
BI	Proposition 48	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $10 million for the betterment of the San Francisco Harbor and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	408,633 (71%)	167,589 (29%)
VR	Proposition 5	Administration of government; Business regulations	Create a state corporation department to regulate investment companies and brokers.	a	343,805 (54%)	288,084 (46%)
VR	Proposition 6	Administration of government; Water	Create a state water commission to control the appropriation and use of water.	a	309,950 (51%)	301,817 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	County and municipal governance; Taxes	Authorize counties and municipalities to exempt certain classes of property from taxation.	d	267,618 (42%)	375,634 (58%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes; Transportation	Exempt vessels weighing more than 50 tons that are used to transport freight or passengers from taxation.	a	359,176 (54%)	301,969 (46%)
CISS	Proposition 9	Administration of government; Business regulations	Authorize the governor to appoint an auditor of investments to define, regulate and examine investment companies.	d	249,500 (41%)	353,812 (59%)

1912

See also: California 1912 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Education	Allow the legislature to determine how the state board of education is selected, allow the state board of education to select textbooks used in elementary schools, and provide such textbooks to students free of charge.	a	343,443 (67%)	171,486 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Banking policy; Bond issue requirements; Local government finance and taxes; Water irrigation policy	Allow irrigation district bonds to be deposited in banks under the same conditions as state, county, and municipal funds	a	307,199 (71%)	128,411 (29%)
VR	Proposition 3	County and municipal governance	Add registrar of voters and sealer of weights and measures to the list of officers of a county.	d	142,729 (37%)	246,818 (63%)
VR	Proposition 4	County and municipal governance	Require counties to have a registrar of voters office.	d	145,924 (36%)	255,051 (64%)
VR	Proposition 5	County and municipal governance; Salaries of government officials	Establish the pay of officers in third-class counties.	d	135,303 (35%)	254,327 (65%)
CICA	Proposition 6	Administration of government; County and municipal governance	Establish standards for merging cities and/or counties, including a requirement that the proposed area has a combined population of at least 350,000.	d	174,076 (38%)	280,465 (62%)
CISS	Proposition 7	Gambling policy	Allow for horse racing and certain forms of betting, establish a racing commission. and prohibit bookmaking and pool-selling.	d	149,864 (30%)	353,070 (70%)
CICA	Proposition 8	Taxes; County and municipal governance	Allow all counties, cities and counties, towns, districts, and townships to create taxes for local purposes and to determine how taxes are collected.	d	169,321 (41%)	243,959 (59%)

1911

See also: California 1911 ballot measures

October 10

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	State legislatures measures; Business regulations	Allow the legislature to pass laws regarding the measurement, weighing, and inspection of goods.	a	165,881 (76%)	53,668 (24%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Labor and unions	Allow the legislature to compel employers to provide compensation to workers in the event of a work-related accident.	a	147,567 (69%)	65,255 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Local official term limits	Remove the our-year term limit for those whose position is created under a local charter and who hold office in accordance with civil service laws.	a	133,747 (69%)	60,131 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Administration of government; Transportation	Allow the state railroad commission to regulate and control certain commodities and services for the public	a	140,146 (66%)	72,283 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	County and municipal governance	Allow certain charters to set qualifications for employees of the courts, set terms regarding board of education members, set election procedures, and establish merger of municipalities guidelines.	a	132,634 (67%)	64,790 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Utility policy	Expand what utilities are included in the category "public works" and increase regulations on private utility companies.	a	133,411 (68%)	64,221 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Education	Restrict alternations to school textbooks for a four years after their start of use in schools to alternations that do not require the purchase of a new textbook.	a	168,010 (79%)	43,943 (21%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Administration of government; Transportation	Increase the number of railroad commissioners from three to five, lengthen their terms from four years to six, and change the commission as an appointed one.	a	133,476 (64%)	76,240 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Elections and campaigns; County and municipal governance	Allow counties and cities to prescribe an amount higher than the plurality when determining the winner of an election.	a	137,156 (70%)	59,042 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	State judiciary	Remove state judicial power from justices of the peace, give the superior court original jurisdiction in property value cases, and allow for courts to replace justice of the peace.	a	104,105 (51%)	98,923 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	Transportation	Expand the list of government officials who are able to receive a free or discounted railroad ticket from railroad companies	d	100,014 (49%)	106,146 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	County and municipal governance	Allow counties to adopt their own charters and provide for the election or appointment of county officers.	a	130,828 (63%)	76,177 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	State judiciary	Provide that the clerk of the supreme court is an appointed position.	a	122,751 (61%)	79,284 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 21	State judiciary; State executive official measures; Impeachment rules	Provide for the impeachment of state officers and judges.	a	157,596 (76%)	49,345 (24%)
LRCA	Proposition 22	Property; Veterans policy; Taxes	Provide for a $1,000 property tax exemption for military veterans who were honorably discharged	a	106,554 (52%)	96,891 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 23	Transportation	Establish procedures related to railroad and other transportation companies.	a	144,205 (69%)	63,380 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	State legislatures measures	Change state legislative sessions from one continuous session to a session of a maximum of 30 days, then a recess of at least 30 days, then another session.	a	127,794 (62%)	79,348 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues	Provide for women's suffrage in state constitution.	a	125,037 (51%)	121,450 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Property; Eminent domain policy	Allow using eminent domain for railroad construction for logging or lumber and designate organizations that use eminent domain for such as common carriers.	a	141,436 (71%)	58,105 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Elections and campaigns; County and municipal governance	Allow cities to vote on changes to the city charter more often, allow an extra session for the the local legislature to approve amendments, change the newspaper-charter posting requirement, allow cities to establish elector requirements for charter establishment, and allow borough system charters.	a	120,904 (61%)	77,499 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Initiative and referendum process	Create an initiative and referendum process	a	168,744 (76%)	52,093 (24%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Recall process	Provide for the recall of elected officials	a	178,115 (77%)	53,755 (23%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Civil and criminal trials	Prohibit a retrial for criminal cases unless the court finds that an error resulted in a miscarriage of justice.	a	158,549 (75%)	53,988 (25%)

1910

See also: California 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Provide for separate state and local taxation and taxation of corporations	a	141,312 (59%)	96,493 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Taxes; Property	Exempt mortgages and deeds of trust from taxation	a	118,927 (60%)	79,435 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 14	Right to hunt and fish; Constitutional rights	Establish the right of the people to fish on state-owned lands	a	167,869 (86%)	27,577 (14%)
LRCA	Amendment 33	County and municipal governance	Authorize the city and county of San Francisco to amend its charter to allow the issuance of bonds in aid of the Panama Exposition	a	180,043 (84%)	34,723 (16%)
LRCA	Amendment 36	State judiciary	Provide that judges may distribute caseload	a	121,997 (73%)	44,138 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 38	County and municipal governance; Administration of government	Authorize the legislature to provide uniform laws for the formation of new counties and for the alteration of existing county boundaries	a	96,607 (55%)	78,808 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 44	Banking policy; Local government organization	Provide for the classification of cities and towns by population in order to regulate the banking business	a	118,970 (71%)	48,583 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 52	Taxes	Levies a tax of $1.25 million per year over the course of five years to support the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915	a	174,513 (77%)	50,857 (23%)
LRSS	India Basin Bond Measure	Bond issues	Issue $1 million in bonds to condemn or purchase 63 water-covered lots in the India basin in order to make an inner harbor	a	103,051 (61%)	65,897 (39%)
LRSS	San Diego Sewall Bond Measure	Bond issues	Issue $1.5 million in bonds to construct a seawall in the harbor of San Diego	a	117,814 (65%)	64,649 (35%)
LRSS	San Francisco Harbor Improvements Measure	County and municipal governance; Bond issues	Issued $9 million in bonds to make improvements to the harbor and waterfront of San Francisco	a	130,115 (76%)	41,831 (24%)
LRSS	State Highway Bond Measure	Transportation; Bond issues	Issue $18 million in bonds to build state highways	a	93,297 (54%)	80,509 (46%)

1908

See also: California 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	The measure would have provided for separate state and local taxation.	d	87,977 (44%)	114,104 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 16	Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures	The measure provided for biennial sessions of the legislature and for a commencement date of the first Monday after the first day of January.	a	116,600 (63%)	68,902 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 24	Administrative organization; Public education governance	The measure would have related to boards of education.	d	67,497 (39%)	107,613 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 26	Property	The measure would have repealed the section of the constitution that required the assessment of a mortgage deed of trust, contract or other secured debt and the taxes due upon such assessment.	d	90,061 (50%)	90,896 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment 28	State executive official measures	The measure related to the approval and return of bills by the governor, as well as gubernatorial veto power.	a	122,362 (71%)	50,979 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 29	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The measure prevented the legislature from creating any debt greater than $300,000 except in cases of war to repel an invasion or suppress an insurrection.	a	97,237 (61%)	63,465 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections and campaigns	The measure allowed the legislature to enact laws related to electing delegates to political party conventions and providing for the direct nomination of candidates by voters or political parties.	a	152,853 (77%)	46,772 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 31	Business regulations	The measure allowed a corporation to extend its terms of existence for up to 50 years prior to the expiration of the current term, by consent of two-thirds of the stockholders.	a	115,412 (59%)	81,849 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 32	State legislatures measures	The measure limited expenditures by legislators for employees to $500 per day while in session.	a	135,113 (74%)	48,144 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 33	Business regulations	The measure provided that a stockholder be liable for a proportion of a corporation's debts contracted during the time he was a stockholder.	a	103,025 (59%)	70,575 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 34	Gambling policy; Business regulations	The measure prohibited the fictitious sale of shares of capital stock of corporations. The measure also prohibited the legislature from authorizing lotteries and prevented the sale of lottery tickets.	a	96,235 (53%)	84,778 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Jury rules	The measure regulated the compensation of grand and trial jurors and provided that said compensation not exceed three dollars per day plus mileage expenses.	a	107,244 (61%)	69,479 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Public education governance	The measure provided that the public school system include day and evening elementary schools, secondary schools, normal schools and technical schools.	a	97,763 (53%)	87,584 (47%)
LRSS	Proposition 1	State capitals; Administration of government	The measure would have relocated the seat of government from the city of Sacramento to the city of Berkeley.	d	87,378 (35%)	165,630 (65%)
LRSS	Proposition 2	Bond issues	The measure would have provided for the issuance of bonds to fund the construction of wharves, piers, seawalls, railroads, spurs and appurtanances in the city and county of San Francisco.	d	92,532 (49%)	96,963 (51%)
LRSS	Proposition 3	Bond issues	The measure would have provided for the issuance of bonds to pay the indebtedness incurred for the acquisition of an area for a tidal basin to extend the area of the India basin on the water front of the city of San Francisco.	d	84,526 (44%)	105,478 (56%)
LRCA	SCA 14	Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures	Increase salaries of state officers	a	92,558 (50%)	92,556 (50%)

1896

See also: California 1896 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes; Property	The measure would have exempted mortgages from taxation.	d	63,620 (29%)	158,093 (71%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections and campaigns	The measure authorized elections by ballot.	a	121,773 (61%)	78,886 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Business regulations	The measure would have limited the liability of stockholders of corporations.	d	82,609 (43%)	109,433 (57%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	County and municipal governance	The measure related to laws for incorporated cities and towns.	a	101,587 (58%)	74,353 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Elections and campaigns; County and municipal governance	The measure provided for the election of county officers in cities and towns.	a	99,888 (57%)	74,906 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	d	110,355 (45%)	137,099 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	d	110,355 (45%)	137,099 (55%)

1892

See also: California 1892 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 10	State legislatures measures	The measure would have increased legislative sessions to 100 days.	d	36,442 (19%)	153,831 (81%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	State executive official measures; Salaries of government officials	The measure would have increased the duties and compensation of the lieutenant governor and removed a limitation on pay of clerks of state offices.	d	43,456 (25%)	128,743 (75%)
LRCA	Amendment 14	County and municipal governance	The measure provided for the manner in which cities with populations greater than 3,500 could frame and adopt charters.	a	114,617 (73%)	42,076 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The measure would have provided for the manner in which a state officer could incur debt and prohibited the legislature from appropriating money to pay debts otherwise incurred.	d	69,286 (44%)	87,708 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The measure limited debts of counties, cities and other municipal districts to a year's revenue, except when approved by a two-thirds vote.	a	108,942 (65%)	59,548 (35%)
LRSS	Proposition 1	Elections and campaigns	The measure ascertained and expressed the will of the people in regards to the election of United States Senators.	a	187,958 (93%)	13,342 (7%)
LRSS	Proposition 2	Transportation; Bond issues	The measure provided for the issuance of bonds for the construction of a general ferry and passenger depot for the city and county of San Francisco.	a	91,296 (50%)	90,430 (50%)
LRSS	Proposition 3	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements	The measure ascertained and expressed the will of the people to require an educational qualification for voters.	a	151,320 (79%)	41,059 (21%)
LRSS	Proposition 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The measure would have provided for the payment of funded indebtedness of the state.	d	79,900 (48%)	85,604 (52%)

1886

See also: California 1886 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Property; Taxes	The measure provided that all property, except for railroads, that is not exempt under federal law be taxed in proportion to its value.	a	123,173 (92%)	9,992 (8%)

1859

See also: California 1859 ballot measures

September 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Creation of Colorado Territory "Pico Act" Measure	Statehood	a	2,447 (75%)	828 (25%)

See also

• California Historical Ballot Measures Factbook
• 2025 ballot measures