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In California, a ballot proposition is a referendum or an initiative measure that is submitted to the electorate for a direct decision or direct vote (or plebiscite). If passed, it can alter one or more of the articles of the Constitution of California , one or more of the 29 California Codes , or another law in the California Statutes by ...
Granting women the constitutional right to vote in California. Proposition 7 (1911) Passed: Establishing the constitutional direct democracy powers of initiative and referendum in California. Proposition 8 (1911) Passed: Establishing the constitutional direct democracy power of recall in California. Proposition 14 (1964)
1967 Australian referendum; 1967 Roe state by-election; See also This page was last edited on 1 August 2024, at 02:58 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
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Since being admitted to the Union in 1850, California has participated in 43 presidential elections. A bellwether from 1888 to 1996, voting for the losing candidates only three times in that span, California has become a reliable state for Democratic presidential candidates since 1992.
The bill passed the California Legislature on September 20, 1963 and was later signed into law by California Governor Pat Brown. The act faced immediate protest after it was passed, and faced an initiative and referendum challenge; with opponents collecting over 600,000 signatures—well more than the 468,259 required to add the referendum to ...
1967 Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum; 1967 Liechtenstein Alps referendum; 1967 New South Wales new state referendum; 1967 New Zealand licensing hours referendum; 1967 Philippine constitutional plebiscite; 1967 Swiss real estate referendum
California's spending per pupil was the same as the national average until about 1985, when it began decreasing, which resulted in another referendum, Proposition 98, that requires a certain percentage of the state's budget to be directed towards public education.