June 8, 2010

California state elections, June 2010

The California state elections, June 2010 were held on June 8, 2010 and included five propositions and two special elections, one for a State Senate seat and the other for a State Assembly seat...

 

• 13 - Passed - Limits on property tax assessment. Seismic retrofitting of existing buildings. Legislative constitutional amendment.
• 14
  California Proposition 14 (2010)
  Proposition 14 is a California ballot proposition that appeared on the ballot during the June, 2010 state elections. It is a constitutional amendment that changed California's election processes by consolidating all primary elections for a particular office into an election with one ballot that...
  
   - Passed - Elections. Open primaries/"Top Two Primaries Act".
• 15 - Failed - California Fair Elections Act.
• 16
  California Proposition 16 (2010)
  Proposition 16 in the California state elections, June 2010, was an initiative that would have amended the state constitution to require two-thirds supermajority voter approval before local governments could use public funds or issue bonds to establish or expand public electricity service or...
  
   - Failed - Imposes new two-thirds voter approval requirement for local public electricity providers. Initiative constitutional amendment.
• 17 - Failed - Allows auto insurance companies to base their prices in part on a driver's history of insurance coverage. Initiative statute.

November 2, 2010

California state elections, November 2010

The California state elections, November 2010 were held on November 2, 2010.On a year marked by a strong Republican wave nationwide, the State of California elected Democrats to the state's top offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Controller, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public...

• 18 - Safe, Clean, and Reliable Water Supply Act of 2010 (pushed back to November 2012)
• 19
  California Proposition 19 (2010)
  California Proposition 19 was a ballot initiative on the November 2, 2010 statewide ballot...
  
   - Failed - Changes California law to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
• 20
  California Proposition 20 (2010)
  A California Congressional Redistricting Initiative, Proposition 20 was on the November 2, 2010 ballot in California. It was approved by 61.2% of voters. Election officials announced on May 5 that the proposition had collected sufficient signatures to qualify for the ballot...
  
   - Passed - Redistricting of congressional districts.
• 21 - Failed - Establishes $18 annual vehicle license surcharge to help fund state parks and wildlife programs and grants free admission to all state parks to surcharged vehicles.
• 22 - Passed - Prohibits the state from taking funds used for transportation or local government projects and services.
• 23
  California Proposition 23 (2010)
  Proposition 23 was a California ballot proposition that was on the November 2, 2010 California statewide ballot It was defeated by California voters during the statewide election by a 23% margin.. If passed, it would have suspended AB 32, a law enacted in 2006 that is in extenso, legally referred...
  
   - Failed - Repeals AB 32
  Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
  The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, or Assembly Bill 32, is a California State Law that fights climate change by establishing a comprehensive program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from all sources throughout the state...
  
   until unemployment is below 5.5% for four consecutive quarters.
• 24 - Failed - Repeals recent legislation (tax breaks) that would allow businesses to carry back losses, share tax credits, and use a sales-based income calculation to lower taxable income.
• 25 - Passed - Changes legislative vote requirement to pass a budget from two-thirds to a simple majority. The two-thirds majority for passing taxes would not change.
• 26 - Passed - Increases legislative vote requirement to two-thirds for state levies and charges. Imposes additional requirement for voters to approve local levies and charges with limited exceptions.
• 27
  California Proposition 27 (2010)
  Proposition 27 was an unsuccessful ballot proposition on the November 2, 2010 ballot in California, placed there by the initiative process. If approved, this measure would have repealed California Proposition 11 , which authorized the creation of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to...
  
   - Failed - Repeals state legislature redistricting law
  California Proposition 11 (2008)
  Proposition 11 of 2008 was a law enacted by California voters that placed the power to draw electoral boundaries for State Assembly and State Senate districts in a Citizens Redistricting Commission, as opposed to the State Legislature. To do this the Act amended both the Constitution of California...
  
  

2012

• Safe, Clean, and Reliable Water Supply Act of 2012 (pushed from November 2010 to November 2012).

See also

• California ballot proposition
  California ballot proposition
  In California, a ballot proposition is a proposed law that is submitted to the electorate for approval in a direct vote . It may take the form of a constitutional amendment or an ordinary statute. A ballot proposition may be proposed by the State Legislature or by a petition signed by members of...
  
  
• List of California ballot propositions
• List of California ballot propositions 1970–1979
• List of California ballot propositions 1980–1989
• List of California ballot propositions 1990–1999
• List of California ballot propositions 2000–2009