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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Ventura County

Measure C

Passed189,349 votes yes (58.52%)134,217 votes no (41.48%)

Shall the current ordinance requiring a vote of the people for changes to Open Space, Agricultural and Rural General Plan land use designations, goals and policies in the unincorporated area of the County be extended from 2020 through 2050, with specified modifications, such as permitting changes without...

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Measure F

Failed149,054 votes yes (46.32%)172,751 votes no (53.68%)

Shall the current ordinance requiring a vote of the people for changes to Open Space, Agricultural and Rural General Plan land use designations, goals and policies in the unincorporated area of the County be extended from 2020 through 2036, with specified modifications, such as permitting changes without...

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Measure AA

Failed193,449 votes yes (57.91%)140,600 votes no (42.09%)

To help preserve Ventura County's quality of life by: fixing potholes, repaving streets, repairing bridges; improving traffic flow and safety on 101 and 118; keeping senior, veteran, disabled, and student bus fares affordable; increasing bicycle and pedestrian safety; protecting waterways and beaches...

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City of Fillmore

Measure A

Passed2,536 votes yes (57.73%)1,857 votes no (42.27%)

Shall the ordinance initiated by residents extending the expiration date of the City Urban Restriction Boundary line from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2050, removes the exemption for schools and government facilities such that they must be built within the CURB, and requires an election to develop...

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Measure G

Failed2,138 votes yes (48.9%)2,234 votes no (51.1%)

Shall the ordinance placed on the ballot by the City Council of Fillmore extending the expiration date of the City Urban Restriction Boundary line from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2030 be approved?

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Measure H

Passed2,760 votes yes (60.33%)1,815 votes no (39.67%)

Shall the ordinance approving a permanent tax of not to exceed $30.00 per square foot for the first 3,000 square feet of space, and not to exceed $15.00 per square foot for the remaining space, used for the cultivation of marijuana, and providing for increases of the greater of CPI or $1.00 and $0.35,...

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Measure I

Passed2,939 votes yes (64.51%)1,617 votes no (35.49%)

Shall the ordinance approving a permanent tax not to exceed fifteen percent (15%) of all proceeds of marijuana sales in the City, which is anticipated to raise approximately $665,000 annually, be adopted?

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City of Moorpark

Measure E

Passed11,241 votes yes (73.37%)4,081 votes no (26.63%)

Shall the Ordinance entitled "Moorpark Save Open-space and Agricultural Resources + 2050 initiative" ("Moorpark SOAR + 2050") be adopted to extend with certain amendments the provisions of the 1999 voter-approved Moorpark SOAR from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2050 and continue to prohibit the City...

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City of Camarillo

Measure J

Passed22,041 votes yes (72.99%)8,156 votes no (27.01%)

Shall an ordinance be adopted approving an Initiative Ordinance Amending Chapter 3.0 of the Camarillo General Plan to Add Development Restrictions Within an Area Designated the Conejo Creek Voter Participation Area and to Amend and Extend the Life of the Development Restrictions Outside the Camarillo...

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City of Oxnard

Measure K

Passed36,841 votes yes (70.93%)15,099 votes no (29.07%)

Shall the Save Open Space and Agricultural Resources (SOAR) Ordinance be extended, maintaining a City Urban Restriction Boundary (CURB); prohibiting urban development outside of the CURB until December 31, 2030, unless approved by the voters; maintaining a City Buffer Boundary (CBB); and prohibiting...

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Measure L

Passed38,584 votes yes (75.11%)12,788 votes no (24.89%)

Shall the Save Open Space and Agricultural Resources (SOAR) Ordinance be extended, maintaining a City Urban Restriction Boundary (CURB); prohibiting urban development outside of the CURB until December 31, 2050, unless approved by the voters; maintaining a City Buffer Boundary (CBB); and prohibiting...

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Measure M

Passed36,440 votes yes (72.19%)14,040 votes no (27.81%)

pealing the City's wastewater rates adopted in January 2016 and returning to the rates previously in effect? City of San Buenaventura Measur

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City of San Buenaventura

Measure N

Passed24,190 votes yes (58.09%)17,451 votes no (41.91%)

Shall the proposed amendments to Sections 505, 703, and Article XI of the City Charter, to have the selection process for the City Council determined by Ordinance, have the selection of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor occur in even-number years following regular City Council elections, and eliminate the Ventura...

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Measure O

Failed28,987 votes yes (58.74%)20,359 votes no (41.26%)

CITY CLEAN WATER/ BEACHES/ STREET REPAIRS/ SAFETY MEASURE + To help protect local water supplies, rivers, beaches from pollution; maintain City services, including: fire, paramedic, police emergency response; keep all fire stations open; repair streets; earthquake retrofit bridges; address homelessness;...

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Measure P

Passed33,266 votes yes (72.37%)12,698 votes no (27.63%)

Shall the initiative ordinance extending open-space, agriculture, and hillside land use changes by voter approval to 2050 be approved?

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Measure Q

Passed38,307 votes yes (81.89%)8,470 votes no (18.11%)

Shall the proposed amendment to Section 507 of the City Charter, to include term-limits for City Councilmembers to require that after serving three full four-year terms, a City Councilmember is not eligible to run for the City Council or to be appointed to a vacancy unless a period of four years has...

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City of Santa Paula

Measure T

Passed5,145 votes yes (58.37%)3,670 votes no (41.63%)

Shall a General Sales Tax Ordinance be adopted imposing a one cent (.01) transactions and use (sales) tax for a period of twenty (20) years to improve police and fire services with the remainder devoted to street repair, youth programs and the provision of other city services?

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Measure U

Passed4,481 votes yes (55.3%)3,622 votes no (44.7%)

Shall an ordinance initiated by residents that expands the City Urban Restriction Boundary to include 53.75 acres in the southwest portion of the City, extends the expiration of the City Urban Restriction Boundary from 2020 to December 31, 2050, extends the expiration of the 81-Acre Initiative from 2025...

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City of Thousand Oaks

Measure W

Passed43,934 votes yes (76.26%)13,679 votes no (23.74%)

Shall the ordinance extending the City Urban Restriction Boundary Ordinance, and extending the ordinance requiring voter approval of any General Plan designation change from the Existing Parks, Golf Courses, and Open Space category, from December 31, 2030 to December 31, 2050 be adopted?

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City of Simi Valley

Measure Z

Passed33,316 votes yes (67.93%)15,725 votes no (32.07%)

Shall the ordinance extending the City Urban Restriction Boundary Ordinance from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2050 be adopted?

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Blanchard/Santa Paula Public Library District

Measure B

Passed6,580 votes yes (73.05%)2,428 votes no (26.95%)

Shall the appropriations (spending) limit for the Blanchard Community Library remain at $350,000 above the Gann Limit from July 1, 2018 through the date of June 30, 2022, as was previously approved by the voters at the ballot on November 6, 2012.

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Oxnard School District

Measure D

Passed24,418 votes yes (69.94%)10,494 votes no (30.06%)

To acquire, construct and modernize additional classrooms and support facilities to reduce overcrowding, replace portable classrooms and older schools with new permanent facilities, increase student access to computers and modern classroom technology, improve student safety, reduce operating costs and...

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Ventura Unified School District

Measure R

Passed39,958 votes yes (75.12%)13,234 votes no (24.88%)

To aid in preserving and improving academic programs including reading, writing, music, art, science and math; fund computer technology; retain qualified teachers; and assist in maintaining career and technical training programs; shall Ventura Unified School District renew its existing $59 parcel tax...

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Oak Park Unified School District

Measure S

Passed4,453 votes yes (63.51%)2,559 votes no (36.49%)

To improve student safety and campus security systems, repair/upgrade older classrooms and school facilities, including deteriorating roofs, plumbing, electrical, and air conditioning systems, acquire, construct, and repair classrooms, sites, facilities, equipment and instructional technology to support...

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Fillmore Unified School District

Measure V

Passed4,376 votes yes (72.88%)1,628 votes no (27.12%)

To repair and upgrade older classrooms and school facilities, including leaky roofs, deteriorating plumbing, electrical, heating/air conditioning systems, upgrade electrical wiring, fire alarms/emergency communication systems, improve vocational education facilities, acquire, construct/repair classrooms,...

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Simi Valley Unified School District

Measure X

Passed35,644 votes yes (65.42%)18,845 votes no (34.58%)

education; modernize and upgrade outdated classrooms, science labs, restrooms and school facilities; repair and replace leaky roofs; upgrade or renovate inadequate electrical and deteriorating plumbing and sewer systems; improve student access to computers/modern technology; and make health, safety and...

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Measure Y

Passed42,696 votes yes (79.51%)11,006 votes no (20.49%)

Shall the Members of the Simi Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees be limited to two (2) consecutive terms of office?

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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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