Ballot Guide

November 7, 2006 Ballot Prop. 86

Proposition 86: Tobacco Tax Act of 2006 Official Results

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

Yes votes: 4,136,358 (48.3%) No votes: 4,425,689 (51.7%)

Proposition 86 would raise the excise taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products to pay for additional hospital funding, health coverage of children, nursing education, anti-smoking education programs, and funding for nonprofit clinics. The price per pack would be raised $2.60. Other tobacco products would indirectly...

November 7, 2006 Ballot Prop. 84

Proposition 84: Safe Drinking Water Official Results

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

Yes votes: 4,431,945 (53.8%) No votes: 3,807,005 (46.1%)

Proposition 84 (Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006) would authorize California to sell $5.4 billion in general obligation bonds to pay for water safety and supply projects, as well as for natural place preservation.

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November 7, 2006 Ballot Prop. 85

Proposition 85: Parental Notification of Abortion Official Results

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

Yes votes: 3,868,714 (45.8%) No votes: 4,576,128 (54.2%)

Proposition 85 would require doctors to notify a minor's parent or legal guardian 48 hours before performing an abortion. Parental consent is not required, only a 48-hour waiting period. The minor can apply for a waiver from a judge, and a physician may perform an abortion without notification in a...

November 7, 2006 Ballot Prop. 1D

Proposition 1D: Public Education Facilities Official Results

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

Yes votes: 4,754,868 (56.9%) No votes: 3,602,055 (43.1%)

Proposition 1D, the Education Facilities Bond, would permit the state to sell $10.4 billion of general obligation bonds for renovation and construction projects for K-12 school facilities and higher education facilities. The proposition would target different facilities projects including modernization of...

November 7, 2006 Ballot Prop. 83

Proposition 83: Sexual Predator Punishment and Control Official Results

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

Yes votes: 5,926,800 (70.5%) No votes: 2,483,597 (29.5%)

Proposition 83, if passed and signed into law, would put into effect several measures to increase penalties against and restrictions on the estimated 85,000 convicted "habitual" sexual offenders and child molesters who live in the state. Most controversially, these measures would include a...

November 7, 2006 Ballot Prop. 1B

Proposition 1B: Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Official Results

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

Yes votes: 5,112,142 (61.4%) No votes: 3,218,657 (38.6%) Proposition 1B

Proposition 1B makes safety improvements and repairs to state highways, upgrades freeways to reduce congestion, repairs local streets and roads, upgrades highways along major transportation corridors, improves seismic safety of local bridges, expands...

November 7, 2006 Ballot Prop. 1C

Proposition 1C: Housing and Emergency Shelter Official Results

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

Yes votes: 3,514,565 (33.0%)

No votes: 7,129,033 (67.0%)

Proposition 1C, the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act, would authorize the state to sell $2.85 billion in general obligation bonds to fund new and existing housing and development programs. The programs would be aimed at increasing development in urban areas, transportation,...

November 7, 2006 Ballot Prop. 1A

Proposition 1A: Transportation Funding Protection Official Results

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

Yes votes: 6,400,587 (77%) No votes: 1,916,925 (23%) Overview

Proposition 1A, Transportation Funding Protection, is a proposed constitutional amendment that would limit the Legislature's ability to suspend the transfer of motor vehicle fuel sales tax funds to the Transportation Investment Fund (TIF), which supports state and local transportation programs....

November 8, 2005 Ballot Prop. 80

Proposition 80: Electricity Regulation Official Results

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

Yes votes: 2,580,536 (34.4%) No votes: 4,920,679 (65.6%) Introduction

This initiative repeals key provisions of the 1996 electricity deregulation and restores authority to regulate rates to the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC). In addition it requires that 20 percent of electricity be from renewable sources by 2010

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November 8, 2005 Ballot Prop. 79

Proposition 79: Prescription Drug Discounts Official Results

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

Yes votes: 3,003,912 (39.3%) No votes: 4,625,132 (60.70%) Introduction

With the the costs of prescription drugs rising, Californians now face shrinking coverage, higher co-pays and difficulty in obtaining the medication they need. Current California law requires pharmacies to sell prescription drugs at reduced prices for residents enrolled in the federal Medicare...