Ballot Guide

February 5, 2008 Ballot Prop. 93

Proposition 93: Term Limits Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 3,961,466 (46.4%) No votes: 4,574,826 (53.6%) Overview

Proposition 93 would impose limits on legislators' terms in office. It would reduce the total amount of time a person may serve in the state legislature from 14 years to 12 years. It would allow a person to serve a total of 12 years either in the Assembly, the Senate, or a combination of both. It also provides a...

February 5, 2008 Ballot Prop. 91

Proposition 91: Transportation Funding Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 3,427,588 (41.6%) No votes: 4,794,776 (58.4%) Overview

Proposition 91 would eliminate the state's authority ability to spend transportation funds on non-transportation purposes after July 1, 2008. All transportation money used for non-transportation purposes previous to 2007 would be paid back into the transportation pool under the initiative. Prop. 91 would...

November 4, 2008 Ballot Prop. 12

Proposition 12: Home Loans to Veterans Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 7,807,630 (63.6%) No votes: 4,481,196 (36.4%) Introduction

Proposition 12 authorizes the state to sell $900 million in general obligation bonds for the Cal-Vet program. This program provides California veterans with home loans that are often below market interest rates with little or no down payment. Prop. 12 bonds would provide funds for approximately 3,600...

November 4, 2008 Ballot Prop. 11

Proposition 11: Redistricting Reform Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 6,095,033 (50.9%) No votes: 5,897,655 (49.1%) Introduction

Redistricting is the redrawing of boundaries for legislative districts to reflect changes in population. The California Constitution entrusts the state legislature with adjusting Senatorial, Assembly, Congressional, and Board of Equalization districts every 10 years following the national census (...

November 4, 2008 Ballot Prop. 9

Proposition 9: Victims' Rights Laws Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 6,682,465 (53.9%) No votes: 5,728,968 (46.1%) Introduction

Proposition 9, or "Marsy's Law," would amend the state constitution to change several victims' rights laws in California. If passed, victims and their families would be notified during all aspects of the justice process, including bail, sentencing and parole. The proposition would also require the...

November 4, 2008 Ballot Prop. 10

Proposition 10: Renewable Energy and Alternative Fuel Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 5,098,666 (40.5%) No votes: 7,464,154 (59.5%) Introduction

Proposition 10 would permit $5 billion in general obligation bonds to be sold for the purpose of renewable energy, alternative fuel, and clean air emissions projects. Proposition 10 focuses on incentive programs to promote research and development of alternative fuel and renewable...

November 4, 2008 Ballot Prop. 8

Proposition 8: Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 7,001,084 (52.3%) No votes: 6,401,482 (47.7%) Introduction

The traditional and predominant legal stance in most of the 50 states is that marriage, as legally defined, can be viewed only as a legally recognized union of one man and one woman. That is, it cannot be defined as a union of same-sex partners, or even as a union of unmarried opposite-sex partners...

November 4, 2008 Ballot Prop. 7

Proposition 7: Utility Regulations Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 4,502,235 (35.5%) No votes: 8,155,181 (64.5%) Introduction

Proposition 7, titled The Solar and Clean Energy Act, is largely sponsored and backed by Jim Gonzalez, a former San Francisco county supervisor (appointed by then-Mayor Dianne Feinstein in 1986), and Peter Sperling, the son of the billionaire who founded Pheonix University.

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November 4, 2008 Ballot Prop. 5

Proposition 5: Drug treatment and Parole for Criminals Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 5,155,206 (40.5%) No votes: 7,566,783 (59.5%) Introduction

Proposition 5, or the "Nonviolent Offenders — Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation" statute, would make changes to the State's current parole system as well as expand and alter California's existing drug programs for criminals. The California prison system is one of the largest in the country and...

November 4, 2008 Ballot Prop. 6

Proposition 6: Changes in Parole, Sentencing, and Juvenile Justice Systems Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 3,824,372 (30.8%) No votes: 8,559,647 (69.2%) Introduction

Proposition 6 would alter California law to increase penalties on certain crimes in the state. It would change California's parole system by lowering caseloads for parole agents and would require the state to pay for the tracking of convicted Sex offenders....