California 1980 ballot propositions

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In 1980, voters decided on 22 statewide ballot measures in California. On June 3, voters decided on 11. On November 4, voters decided on 11.

• Two were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Two were initiated state statutes.
• 13 were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Five were bond issues.
• Voters approved 12 (54.55%) and rejected 10 (45.45%).

On the ballot

June 3, 1980

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 10	Establish that rent-control is a local government issue and establish it should only be imposed if established through the enactment by voters.		2,247,395 (35%)	4,090,180 (65%)
CISS	Proposition 11	Establish provisions relating to the taxation of energy businesses.		2,821,150 (44%)	3,544,840 (56%)
BI	Proposition 1	Allow for bonds up to $495,000,000 for land and water resource management and establish the terms of such bonds.		2,800,038 (47%)	3,163,823 (53%)
BI	Proposition 2	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	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	Establish provisions relating to low-income housing projects.		2,617,478 (41%)	3,756,100 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	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	Require that all types of districts be reasonably equal in population	a	2,989,761 (55%)	2,475,818 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	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	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	Establish that income taxes cannot exceed 50% of the 1978 rates and establish the indexing of income tax brackets		2,538,667 (39%)	3,942,248 (61%)

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Proposition 10	Provide for smoking and no-smoking areas in certain enclosed places		3,861,614 (47%)	4,432,209 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	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 1	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%)
BI	Proposition 2	Allow for bonds up to $85,000,000 for acquiring property in the Lake Tahoe Basin to prevent the environmental decline in the area.		3,757,009 (49%)	3,934,723 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Allow the legislature to allow insurance companies to deduct their contributions to the Insurance Guarantee Association from their taxes.		2,014,362 (28%)	5,251,746 (72%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	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.		1,807,080 (25%)	5,449,215 (75%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Establish provisions relating to property valuation of property updated to comply with seismic safety laws and property destroyed by disaster.		3,053,861 (42%)	4,164,104 (58%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Establish provisions relating to the juries of civil trials.	a	4,332,330 (58%)	3,197,458 (42%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	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	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	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%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in California
• List of California ballot measures
• 1980 ballot measures

External links

• California Voter Guide (June 1980)
• California Voter Guide (November 1980)