Ballot Items in California
Source: Stateline.org
Abortion notification for minors (Proposition 85)
This measure would amend the California Constitution to prohibit abortion for an unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor's parent or legal guardian, except in medical emergency or with parental waiver. This would permit a minor to obtain a court order waiving notice based on clear and convincing evidence of minor's maturity or best interests. Text of Ballot Item
Alternative energy tax (Proposition 87)
This measure would create a $4 billion program to study ways to reduce oil and gasoline consumption, including developing incentives for alternative energy vehicles and new energy efficient technologies. The aim of the program is to cut petroleum usage by 25 percent. Text of Ballot Item
Campaign funding (Proposition 89)
This measure would provide that candidates for state elective office, who meet certain eligibility requirements including collection of a specified number of $5 contributions from voters, may receive public campaign funding from the Fair Political Practices Commission. Text of Ballot Item
Disaster preparedness bonds (Proposition 1E)
This measure would authorize issuance and sale of $4.1 billion for financing disaster preparedness and flood prevention projects. Text of Ballot Item
Eminent domain (Proposition 90)
This measure concerns whether language should be added to the California Constitution that would bar state and local governments from condemning or damaging private property to promote other private projects or uses. Text of Ballot Item
Highway bonds (Proposition 1B)
This measure would authorize borrowing $19.925 billion through the sale of bonds for an array of state and local transportation projects. Text of Ballot Item
Housing and emergency shelter (Proposition 1C)
This measure would authorize borrowing $2.85 billion through the sale of bonds to finance housing programs, capital outlay related to infill development, brownfield cleanup that promotes infill development, and housing-related parks. Text of Ballot Item
Penalties for sex offenders (Proposition 83)
This measure would increase penalties for violent and habitual sex offenders and child molesters, prohibit registered sex offenders from residing within 2,000 feet of any school or park, and require lifetime Global Positioning System monitoring of felony-registered sex offenders. It would also change the current two-year involuntary civil commitment for a sexually violent predator to an indeterminate commitment. Text of Ballot Item
Property tax (Proposition 88)
This would provide additional public school funding for kindergarten through grade 12 by imposing a $50 tax on each real property parcel. Funds must be used for class size reduction, textbooks, school safety, academic success facility grants, and a data system to evaluate educational program effectiveness. This measure would prohibit fund use for school administrative overhead. Text of Ballot Item
School bonds (Proposition 1D)
This measure would authorize borrowing $10.4 billion through the sale of bonds to provide aid to school districts, community colleges, and universities to construct and modernize education facilities. Text of Ballot Item
Tax on cigarettes (Proposition 86)
This measure would impose an additional 13 cent tax on each cigarette distributed ($2.60 per pack), and indirectly increase tax on other tobacco products to provide funding to hospitals for emergency services, nursing education, and health insurance for children. The revenue would also be allocated to tobacco use prevention programs, enforcement of tobacco-related laws, and research, prevention and treatment of cancer. Text of Ballot Item
Transportation fund (Proposition 1A)
State fuel taxes are currently deposited in the General Fund and transferred to the Transportation Investment Fund for allocation for transportation purposes. This measure would authorize suspension, in whole or in part, of the transfer of the fuel tax for a fiscal year under certain circumstances. The criteria for suspension include if the governor declares a severe state fiscal hardship, if a statute containing no other unrelated provision is enacted by a 2/3 vote of each House of the Legislature suspending the transfer, and if a statute is enacted to repay, with interest, the TIF within 3 years for the amount of any revenues not transferred as a result of the suspension. Text of Ballot Item
Water project bonds (Proposition 84)
This proposition would authorize $5.4 billion in general obligation bonds, payable from the state's General Fund, to fund projects relating to safe drinking water, water quality and supply, flood control, waterway and natural resource protection, water pollution and contamination control, state and local park improvements, public access to natural resources, and conservation efforts. It would provide funding for emergency drinking water, and exempt such expenditures from public contract and procurement requirements to ensure immediate action for public safety. Text of Ballot Item
