Local Ballot Measures
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2016 California local ballot measure stats
| Topic |  Approved
|
 Defeated
|
|---|---|---|
| All | 628 | 198 |
| Wages | 2 | 1 |
| Marijuana | 53 | 19 |
| Fracking | 2 | 0 |
| Taxes | 192 | 84 |
| Bonds | 223 | 22 |
| Development | 36 | 27 |
| Housing | 14 | 11 |
| Election law | 42 | 10 |
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Ballotpedia comprehensively covers local ballot measures in California, as well as a selection of local ballot measures in other states based on widespread interest in the issues at stake and the size of the population affected by the measure.
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