California General Election Ballot, November 8, 2016 - Candidate & Ballot Measure Voter Guide

Authorizes $9 billion in general obligation bonds for new construction and modernization of K-12 public school facilities; charter schools and vocational education facilities; and California Community Colleges facilities.

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Prop. 52 — Private Hospital Fees for Medi-Cal

Passed9,427,714 votes yes (70.1%)4,026,710 votes no (29.9%)

This proposition is both an Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. It extends indefinitely an existing statute that imposes fees on hospitals to fund Medi-Cal health care services, care for uninsured patients, and children’s health coverage.

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Prop. 53 — Public Vote on Revenue Bonds

Failed6,508,909 votes yes (49.4%)6,660,555 votes no (50.6%)

Requires statewide voter approval before any revenue bonds can be issued or sold by the state for certain projects if the bond amount exceeds $2 billion.

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Prop. 54 — Changes to the Legislative Process

Passed8,607,266 votes yes (65.4%)4,559,903 votes no (34.6%)

This proposition prohibits the Legislature from passing any bill unless published on the Internet for 72 hours before a vote; requires the Legislature to record its proceedings and post them on the Internet; and it authorizes the use of recordings.

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Prop. 55 — Extend Tax on High Income

Passed8,594,273 votes yes (63.3%)4,988,329 votes no (36.7%)

Extends by twelve years the temporary personal income tax increases enacted in 2012 on earnings over $250,000, with revenues allocated to K-12 schools, California Community Colleges, and, in certain years, healthcare.

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Prop. 56 — Tobacco Tax

Passed8,980,448 votes yes (64.4%)4,957,994 votes no (35.6%)

This proposition increases cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack, with equivalent increase on other tobacco products and electronic cigarettes containing nicotine.

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Prop. 57 — Parole, Sentencing and Court Procedures

Passed8,790,723 votes yes (64.5%)4,847,354 votes no (35.5%)

This proposition is both an Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. It allows parole consideration for nonviolent felons; authorizes sentence credits for rehabilitation, good behavior, and education; and provides that a juvenile court judge decides whether a juvenile will be prosecuted as adult.

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Prop. 58 — English Language Education

Passed9,994,454 votes yes (73.5%)3,598,855 votes no (26.5%)

Preserves requirement that public schools ensure students obtain English language proficiency. Requires school districts to solicit parent/community input in developing language acquisition programs. Requires instruction to ensure English acquisition as rapidly and effectively as possible. Authorizes...

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Prop. 59 — Political Spending Advisory Question

Passed6,845,943 votes yes (53.2%)6,027,084 votes no (46.8%)

Asks whether California’s elected officials should use their authority to propose and ratify an amendment to the federal Constitution overturning the United States Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Citizens United ruled that laws placing certain limits on political...

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Prop. 60 — Condoms in Adult Films

Failed6,168,388 votes yes (46.3%)7,146,039 votes no (53.7%)

Requires adult film performers to use condoms during filming of sexual intercourse. Requires producers to pay for performer vaccinations, testing, and medical examinations. Requires producers to post condom requirement at film sites.

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Prop. 61 — Prescription Drug Costs

Failed6,254,342 votes yes (46.8%)7,109,642 votes no (53.2%)

Prohibits state from buying any prescription drug from a drug manufacturer at price over lowest price paid for the drug by United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Exempts managed care programs funded through Medi-Cal.

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Prop. 62 — Repealing the Death Penalty

Failed6,361,788 votes yes (46.8%)7,218,625 votes no (53.2%)

Repeals death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without possibility of parole. Applies retroactively to existing death sentences. Increases the portion of life inmates’ wages that may be applied to victim restitution.

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Prop. 63 — Gun and Ammunition Sales

Passed8,663,159 votes yes (63.1%)5,070,772 votes no (36.9%)

Requires background check and Department of Justice authorization to purchase ammunition. Prohibits possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines. Establishes procedures for enforcing laws prohibiting firearm possession by specified persons. Requires Department of Justice’s participation in federal...

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Prop. 64 — Making Recreational Marijuana Legal

Passed7,979,041 votes yes (57.1%)5,987,020 votes no (42.9%)

Legalizes marijuana under state law, for use by adults 21 or older. Imposes state taxes on sales and cultivation. Provides for industry licensing and establishes standards for marijuana products. Allows local regulation and taxation.

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Prop. 65 — Money from Carry-Out Bags

Failed6,222,547 votes yes (46.1%)7,276,478 votes no (53.9%)

Redirects money collected by grocery and certain other retail stores through mandated sale of carryout bags. Requires stores to deposit bag sale proceeds into a special fund to support specified environmental projects.

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Prop. 66 — Death Penalty Court Procedures

Passed6,626,159 votes yes (51.1%)6,333,731 votes no (48.9%)

Changes procedures governing state court challenges to death sentences. Designates superior court for initial petitions and limits successive petitions. Requires appointed attorneys who take noncapital appeals to accept death penalty appeals. Exempts prison officials from existing regulation process...

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Prop. 67 — Plastic Bag Ban

Passed7,228,900 votes yes (53.3%)6,340,322 votes no (46.7%)

A “Yes” vote approves, and a “No” vote rejects, a statute that prohibits grocery and other stores from providing customers single-use plastic or paper carryout bags but permits sale of recycled paper bags and reusable bags.

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City of La Quinta

Measure G

Passed8,233 votes yes (54.73%)6,809 votes no (45.27%)

Shall an ordinance providing revenue, which the State cannot take, to be used locally for police protection; projects such as parks, streets, landscaping and flood control; programs attracting businesses; youth/senior services; sports/recreation programs; preserving property values and quality of life,...

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City of Indian Wells

Measure H

Passed1,552 votes yes (67.89%)734 votes no (32.11%)

Shall Section 2.08.180 be added to the Indian Wells Municipal Code to prohibit the City Council from taking any action to approve the establishment, development or installation of all or any part of the Coachella Valley Association of Governments' "CV Link" Project within the City, unless approved by...

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Measure GG

Failed1,371 votes yes (58.82%)960 votes no (41.18%)

To maintain Indian Wells Golf Resort long-term financial stability, shall the Indian Wells Municipal Code be amended to increase the Transient Occupancy (Hotel) Tax rate from 11.25% to 12.25% of rent charged for transient occupancy of any hotel room or similar lodging, with the 1% rate increase generating...

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City of Perris

Measure J

Passed10,913 votes yes (69.88%)4,703 votes no (30.12%)

Shall the ordinance known as the MARIJUANA DISPENSARY AND CULTIVATION TAX, estimated to annually collect $875,000 - $1,200,000 from marijuana dispensaries (through a maximum tax rate of ten cents for each $1 of dispensary proceeds), estimated to annually collect another $100,000 - $1,000,000 from marijuana...

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Measure K

Passed12,148 votes yes (77.31%)3,565 votes no (22.69%)

Shall the ordinance known as the MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY REGULATORY PROGRAM, which will regulate and authorize medical marijuana dispensaries through a permitting process; require security cameras, inspections, odor control, record keeping, employee background checks; limit locations to 600 feet...

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City of Moreno Valley

Measure L

Passed37,005 votes yes (71.89%)14,471 votes no (28.11%)

To maintain community safety/quality neighborhoods by retaining police, firefighters, youth/senior services, drug/gang prevention, library, parks, street maintenance/other city services; shall an ordinance be adopted updating Moreno Valley's existing transient occupancy tax (hotel tax) from 8% to 13%,...

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City of Corona

Measure N

Passed30,192 votes yes (68.48%)13,894 votes no (31.52%)

Shall members of the City Council of the City of Corona be elected by districts as described in Ordinance No. 3236?

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City of Cathedral City

Measure P

Passed10,605 votes yes (76.26%)3,301 votes no (23.74%)

To help fund municipal services, including police protection and crime suppression services, fire prevention and suppression services, emergency medical services, park, recreation, and library facilities and services, shall an ordinance amending the existing cannabis tax be adopted that would expand...

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Measure HH

Passed7,273 votes yes (53.13%)6,415 votes no (46.87%)

To enhance local control over municipal affairs, shall the City of Cathedral City Charter be adopted to establish Cathedral City as a charter city, and giving the City the power to establish public works contracting procedures, set penalties for violations of ordinances and resolutions, and appoint a...

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City of Temecula

Measure S

Passed19,711 votes yes (51%)18,935 votes no (49%)

To maintain 9-1-1 emergency response times, prevent cuts to local paramedic/police/fire protection, school safety patrols, youth/after-school, senior, disabled services; improve freeway interchanges/reduce traffic; other general services; shall Ordinance 2016-06 of the City of Temecula be adopted establishing...

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City of Palm Desert

Measure T

Passed14,346 votes yes (74%)5,041 votes no (26%)

To maintain 9-1-1 emergency medical/police/fire response; Palm Desert's long-term financial stability; neighborhood policing/crime prevention; water conservation; street repairs and other vital services, shall an ordinance increasing Palm Desert's short-term general rental tax from 9% to 11%, paid only...

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City of Hemet

Measure U

Passed15,744 votes yes (61.02%)10,056 votes no (38.98%)

To pay for police protection and crime prevention services, fire prevention and suppression services, 9-1-1 / paramedic services, other general municipal services and lawful public purposes of the City, shall the City of Hemet establish a 1% sales tax (1 cent) for 10 years only, providing $10,000,000...

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City of Indio

Measure X

Passed16,578 votes yes (73.32%)6,031 votes no (26.68%)

To maintain rapid 9-1-1 emergency response times; police gang/drug enforcement programs; increase police patrols of neighborhoods/parks/schools; improve water quality/delivery by upgrading pipes/infrastructure; fix potholes; and other city services, shall Indio adopt an ordinance to enact a one cent...

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City of Riverside

Measure Z

Passed55,496 votes yes (59.64%)37,555 votes no (40.36%)

To prevent cutting police, firefighters, paramedics, 911 emergency response, antigang/drug programs, homelessness reduction and youth after-school/senior/disabled services; to repair local streets/potholes/infrastructure; and to provide other general services, shall a one-cent transaction and use tax...

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City of San Jacinto

Measure AA

Passed7,748 votes yes (67.69%)3,698 votes no (32.31%)

In the event future State or local law permits marijuana activities to operate in the City of San Jacinto, shall the City enact a tax on marijuana activities of up to $50 per square foot of space utilized for marijuana cultivation or manufacturing, and up to 15% of the gross receipts from marijuana and...

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Measure BB

Failed5,543 votes yes (48.57%)5,869 votes no (51.43%)

Shall the City of San Jacinto increase the Transient Occupancy (Hotel Room) Tax rate from 8% to 12%, generating approximately $20,000 more annually to pay for general City services, such as police, fire, and parks, until ended by voters?

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City of Menifee

Measure DD

Passed22,104 votes yes (68.26%)10,279 votes no (31.74%)

Shall Ordinance 2016-199 of the City of Menifee to reduce traffic congestion; improve/repair local interchanges/overpasses/streets/roads/bridges/potholes; maintain local police/fire protection/paramedics/9-1-1 emergency response times; prevent cuts to senior/disabled/youth programs; and provide other...

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Measure EE

Passed23,322 votes yes (74.61%)7,938 votes no (25.39%)

Shall Ordinance 2016-198, amending Measure Z and Menifee Municipal Code Section 2.32.010 to provide that, if the Mayor of the City of Menifee serves four year terms, then the Mayor of the City of Menifee shall be subject to the same term limitations as are otherwise applicable to members of the City...

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Measure FF

Passed17,158 votes yes (54.85%)14,121 votes no (45.15%)

Shall Ordinance 2016-197, amending Measure BB and Menifee Municipal Code Section 2.32.010 to provide that, commencing with the November 2016 general election, the term of the office of Mayor of the City of Menifee is changed from two years to four years, be adopted?

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City of Coachella

Measure II

Passed5,950 votes yes (81.97%)1,309 votes no (18.03%)

To improve basic city services, such as police and emergency response, parks and youth/senior services, and street repair, shall the City of Coachella enact a tax on marijuana businesses of up to $15 per square foot of space utilized for marijuana cultivation or manufacturing, and up to 6% of the gross...

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Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Special District 1

Measure C1

Passed384,465 votes yes (82.1%)83,766 votes no (17.9%)

To preserve essential local public transportation services, including those for youth, commuters, seniors, and people with disabilities, while keeping fares reasonable, shall the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District extend its existing 8 dollars per month parcel tax at current levels for 20 years with...

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Duplicate - City of El Centro

Measure P

Passed6,542 votes yes (50.54%)5,379 votes no (41.55%)

Shall Ordinance No. 16-05A be adopted amending the El Centro Municipal Code in Article III, Sections 25-46-56.3 approving a one-half cent transactions and use tax in addition to the current sales tax rate (raising $5.5M/year until June 30, 2047) to maintain general City services and facilities including...

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Measure Q

Failed5,027 votes yes (38.83%)6,817 votes no (52.66%)

Shall Ordinance No. 16-06 be adopted increasing the existing Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax from 10% to 13% on April 1, 2017 (raising an additional $480,000/year); and applying the Tax to all rent charged by hotel operators, including online travel companies, for the transient occupancy of any hotel...

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Desert Community College District

Measure CC

For College of the Desert to modernize career training facilities for nursing, public safety, science, technology, engineering and other in-demand jobs that prepare students for the success in college/careers; repair/construct/acquire classrooms facilities, sites and equipment throughout Coachella Valley;...

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Palm Springs Unified School District

Measure I

Passed39,831 votes yes (75.47%)12,943 votes no (24.53%)

To modernize or construct new classrooms; replace leaky pipes and inefficient heating /cooling systems; improve student safety; and reduce borrowing costs, shall $216.46 million of Palm Springs Unified School District bonds, previously approved by voters in February 2008, be reauthorized through the...

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Banning Unified School District

Measure M

Passed6,818 votes yes (66.22%)3,478 votes no (33.78%)

To repair, construct, acquire, and equip classrooms and other educational facilities, including career technical education; and to reduce borrowing costs, shall $25.5 million of Banning Unified School District bonds, previously approved by voters in November 2006, be reauthorized through the issuance...

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Riverside Unified School District

Measure O

Passed57,347 votes yes (70.44%)24,064 votes no (29.56%)

To repair and upgrade Riverside schools, including deteriorating roofs, plumbing and electrical systems, improve student safety, security, and seismic safety, upgrade classrooms, science labs, career-training facilities, computer systems and instructional technology to support student achievement in...

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Menifee Union School District

Measure Q

Passed19,772 votes yes (61.64%)12,304 votes no (38.36%)

To acquire land and build two new elementary schools and one middle school to reduce overcrowding at existing schools; repair and renovate Menifee Valley Middle School and existing elementary/ middle schools; fix roofs, heating, air conditioning, plumbing and electrical systems; and improve access for...

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Lake Elsinore Unified School District

Measure V

Passed24,845 votes yes (66.74%)12,383 votes no (33.26%)

In order to provide classrooms, labs, equipment for career education to prepare local students for college and skilled careers; upgrade school facilities and instructional technology to support advanced math and science, and keep pace with technology; improve school safety/security; and add classrooms/school...

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Idyllwild Fire Protection District

Measure W

Failed838 votes yes (56.74%)639 votes no (43.26%)

To preserve existing service levels for fire protection services, emergency medical services and paramedic services, provide for capital improvements, and fund reserves, shall an ordinance be adopted to enact a parcel tax of $130 per year on each parcel of real property within the District, with an annual...

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San Jacinto Unified School District

Measure Y

Passed8,439 votes yes (72.92%)3,134 votes no (27.08%)

To upgrade local classrooms, science labs and technology infrastructure that prepare students for college/careers; repair aging roofs, plumbing and electrical systems; improve school safety/security; and acquire, renovate, construct and equip classrooms, sites and facilities to reduce overcrowding and...

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