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2010 California Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Animals and Wildlife

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 21: Establishes $18 Annual Vehicle License Surcharge to Help Fund State Parks and Wildlife Programs. Grants Surcharged Vehicles Free Admission to All State Parks. Initiative Statute.	Failed

Business and Consumers

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
June 8, 2010	California	Proposition 17: Allows Auto Insurance Companies To Base Their Prices In Part On A Driver's History Of Insurance Coverage. Initiative Statute.	Failed
June 8, 2010	California	Proposition 16: Imposes New Two-Thirds Voter Approval Requirement For Local Public Electricity Providers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.	Failed
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 24: Repeals Recent Legislation that Would Allow Businesses to Lower Their Tax Liability. Initiative Statue.	Failed

Constitution

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
June 8, 2010	California	Proposition 16: Imposes New Two-Thirds Voter Approval Requirement For Local Public Electricity Providers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.	Failed
June 8, 2010	California	Proposition 13: Limits On Property Tax Assessment. Seismic Retrofitting Of Existing Buildings. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 22: Prohibits the State from Borrowing or Taking Funds Used for Transportation, Redevelopment, or Local Government Projects and Services. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 20: Redistricting of Congressional Districts. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 26: Requires that Certain State and Local Fees be Approved by Two-Thirds Vote. Fees Include Those that Address Adverse Impacts on Society or the Environment Caused by the Fee-Payer's Business. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.	Passed

Elections

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
June 8, 2010	California	Proposition 15: California Fair Elections Act	Failed
June 8, 2010	California	Proposition 14: Elections. Increases Right To Participate In Primary Elections.	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 27: Eliminates State Commission on Redistricting. Consolidates Authority for Redistricting with Elected Representatives. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.	Failed
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 20: Redistricting of Congressional Districts. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.	Passed

Energy

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
June 8, 2010	California	Proposition 16: Imposes New Two-Thirds Voter Approval Requirement For Local Public Electricity Providers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.	Failed
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 23: Suspends Implementation of Air Pollution Control Law (AB 32) Requiring Major Sources of Emissions to Report and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions that Cause Global Warming, Until Unemployment Drops to 5.5 Percent or Less for Full Year. Initiative Statute.	Failed

Environment

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 21: Establishes $18 Annual Vehicle License Surcharge to Help Fund State Parks and Wildlife Programs. Grants Surcharged Vehicles Free Admission to All State Parks. Initiative Statute.	Failed
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 23: Suspends Implementation of Air Pollution Control Law (AB 32) Requiring Major Sources of Emissions to Report and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions that Cause Global Warming, Until Unemployment Drops to 5.5 Percent or Less for Full Year. Initiative Statute.	Failed

Finance and Banking

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
June 8, 2010	California	Proposition 17: Allows Auto Insurance Companies To Base Their Prices In Part On A Driver's History Of Insurance Coverage. Initiative Statute.	Failed

Government Budget and Spending

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 25: Changes Legislative Vote Requirement to Pass Budget and Budget-Related Legislation from Two-Thirds to a Simple Majority. Retains Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 22: Prohibits the State from Borrowing or Taking Funds Used for Transportation, Redevelopment, or Local Government Projects and Services. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.	Passed

Housing and Property

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
June 8, 2010	California	Proposition 13: Limits On Property Tax Assessment. Seismic Retrofitting Of Existing Buildings. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.	Passed

Infrastructure

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 22: Prohibits the State from Borrowing or Taking Funds Used for Transportation, Redevelopment, or Local Government Projects and Services. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.	Passed

Legislative Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 25: Changes Legislative Vote Requirement to Pass Budget and Budget-Related Legislation from Two-Thirds to a Simple Majority. Retains Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 27: Eliminates State Commission on Redistricting. Consolidates Authority for Redistricting with Elected Representatives. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.	Failed
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 20: Redistricting of Congressional Districts. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 26: Requires that Certain State and Local Fees be Approved by Two-Thirds Vote. Fees Include Those that Address Adverse Impacts on Society or the Environment Caused by the Fee-Payer's Business. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.	Passed

Marijuana

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 19: Legalizes Marijuana Under California but Not Federal Law, Permits Local Governments to Regulate and Tax Commercial Production, Distribution, and Sale of Marijuana. Initiative Statue.	Failed

Taxes

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
June 8, 2010	California	Proposition 13: Limits On Property Tax Assessment. Seismic Retrofitting Of Existing Buildings. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 24: Repeals Recent Legislation that Would Allow Businesses to Lower Their Tax Liability. Initiative Statue.	Failed

Transportation

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
June 8, 2010	California	Proposition 17: Allows Auto Insurance Companies To Base Their Prices In Part On A Driver's History Of Insurance Coverage. Initiative Statute.	Failed
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 21: Establishes $18 Annual Vehicle License Surcharge to Help Fund State Parks and Wildlife Programs. Grants Surcharged Vehicles Free Admission to All State Parks. Initiative Statute.	Failed
Nov. 2, 2010	California	Proposition 22: Prohibits the State from Borrowing or Taking Funds Used for Transportation, Redevelopment, or Local Government Projects and Services. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.	Passed