List of California ballot propositions

The following is a list of California ballot propositions broken down by decade. Propositions can be placed on the ballot either through the initiative process or by a vote of the state legislature. Propositions were added to the California constitution as part of the ethics reform instituted by Governor Hiram Johnson in the early 1910s.

Prior to the November 1982 general election, proposition numbers started with "1" for each election. After November 1982, subsequent propositions received higher and higher numbers until November 1998 when the count was reset. Starting with November 1998, the count is reset in 10-year cycles.

• List of California ballot propositions 1910–1919
• List of California ballot propositions 1920–1929
• List of California ballot propositions 1930–1939
• List of California ballot propositions 1940–1949
• List of California ballot propositions 1950–1959
• List of California ballot propositions 1960–1969
• 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
• List of California ballot propositions 2010–2019

Notable propositions

Some notable propositions which have received a great deal of attention include

• Proposition 6 (1978) (defeated) on barring homosexuality in the public school system
• Proposition 13 (1978) (passed) on property tax; imposing 2/3 requirement for budget vote, tax increases
• Proposition 65 (1986) (passed) on notification of hazardous materials
• Proposition 98 (1988) (passed) on school funding (requires minimum percentage of budget to be directed toward education with increases based on inflation)
• Proposition 187 (1994) (passed then repealed) on denying illegal immigrants eligibility to receive public services (immediate stay was federally imposed and is still in effect)
• Proposition 209 (1996) (passed) on banning affirmative action in public sector (employment, education, etc.)
• Proposition 215 (1996) (passed) on legalizing medical marijuana
• Proposition 22 (2000) (passed then repealed) on a statute banning same-sex marriage
• Proposition 8 (2008) (pending appeal) on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in order to override the In re Marriage decision earlier that year that legalized same-sex marriage
• Proposition 14 (2010) (passed) established non-partisan blanket primaries in place of closed primaries
• Proposition 19 (2010) (defeated) on the legalization of marijuana

See also

• Elections in California

External links

• California Ballot Propositions Database from University of California Hastings College of the Law Library, a comprehensive, searchable source of information on California ballot propositions from 1911 to the present
• California Ballot Initiatives Database from University of California Hastings College of the Law Library, a comprehensive, searchable source of information on California ballot initiatives from 1911 to the present