California 2018 ballot propositions

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As of April 7, 2017, one statewide ballot measure was certified for the 2018 ballot in California.

On the ballot

June 5, 2018:

Type Title Subject Description
LRCA Transportation Taxes and Fees Lockbox Amendment Budget Requires certain tax and fee revenue related to transportation be used solely for transportation purposes

Potential measures

Submitted to Attorney General

When initiative proponents have prepared the text of a ballot initiative they hope to qualify for the ballot, they must submit this text to the "Initiative Coordinator" at the Office of the Attorney General of California with an accompanying letter requesting that the attorney general's office prepare a ballot title and summary of the proposal.

Once the attorney general's office has prepared that title and summary, the office sends a copy of it to the initiative's sponsor and to the California secretary of state's office. Each initiative is given a "summary date." This date is determined by the attorney general's office and is the date that the office provides the summary to the sponsor. Each initiative then has a circulation deadline that is 180 days after its summary date, while proposed veto referendums have a circulation deadline that is 90 days after the legislation targeted by the referendum was signed by the Governor of California.

Type Identifying # Proponent Received by AG Title expected Working title
CISS #17-0004 Travis Allen May 4, 2017 July 10, 2017 Repeal Gas Tax and Fees Increase Bill Initiative

Cleared for circulation

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in California

Once the Office of the Attorney General of California has prepared a ballot title and a summary of a proposed initiative, the initiative is considered to be "cleared for circulation". Its supporters then have 180 days from the date that the title and summary were prepared to collect and submit to election officials the required signatures.

Type Title Description Signature deadline
CISS #16-0012 National Popular Vote for President Initiative August 30, 2017
CISS #17-0001 Child Custody Determination by Jury Initiative September 6, 2017
CICA #17-0002 Neighborhood Legislative Districts and Working Groups Initiative October 25, 2017
CICA #17-0003 Free Exercise of Gender Identity Initiative October 30, 2017

Proposed legislative referrals

Type Title Subject Description
LBM Parks and Environment Bond Bonds Issues $3.1 billion in bonds for parks, environmental protection, and climate adaptation

Historical facts

See also: History of Initiative and Referendum in California and List of California ballot propositions
  • A total of 214 measures appeared on statewide ballots in California from 1996 to 2016.
  • From 1996 to 2016, the number of measures on even-year statewide ballots ranged from eight to 28.
  • Between 1996 and 2016, an average of 18 measures appeared on the ballot in California during even-numbered election years.
  • Between 1996 and 2016, about 59 percent (116 of 198) of the total number of measures that appeared on statewide ballots during even-numbered years were approved, and about 41 percent (82 of 198) were defeated.
  • Before 1960, citizen-initiated measures appeared only on general election ballots; from 1960 through 2011, California ballot measures appeared on primary, general, and special election ballots and were voted on in both even and odd-numbered years.
  • In 2011, the California Legislature approved a law requiring all citizen initiatives to go before voters at general elections in Novembers of even-numbered years.

Not on the ballot

See also: Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
Type Identifying # Description Result
CISS 16-0002 Electronic Signature Gathering Initiative Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
CISS 16-0003A1 Child Custody Determination by Jury Initiative Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
VR 16-0004 Definition of Assault Weapon Referendum Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
VR 16-0005 Ban on Large-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Referendum Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
VR 16-0006 Ammo Sales Regulations Referendum Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
VR 16-0007 Definition of Assault Weapon Referendum Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
VR 16-0008 False Report of Lost or Stolen Firearm Referendum Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
VR 16-0009 Firearm Loans Regulations Referendum Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
VR 16-0010 Serial Numbers on Assembled Firearms Referendum Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
CICA/SS #16-0011A1 California Independence from the U.S. Initiative Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot


State profile

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This excerpt is reprinted here with the permission of the 2016 edition of the Almanac of American Politics and is up to date as of the publication date of that edition. All text is reproduced verbatim, though links have been added by Ballotpedia staff. To read the full chapter on California, click here.


The Golden State—that is how Americans have long thought of California: as a distant and dreamy land initially, then as a shaper of culture and as a promised land for millions of Americans and immigrants for many decades. America’s largest state in terms of population remains in many ways a great success story. But in some ways, it has failed to fulfill its promise. It is the birthplace of much of the world’s most advanced technology, yet it has plenty of Third World neighborhoods. It is home to some of the world’s most creative people and industries, but for five years it posted one of the nation’s highest unemployment rates. Among the states, it has attracted the largest number of immigrants from Mexico, Latin America, and Asia, but it also has seen the largest exodus of citizens to other states.

In the middle of the 20th century, California was the promised land for an American middle class that supported the New Deal and liked Ike, that embraced and personified all-American values in 1940s movies and 1950s television. By the early 21st century, California had become a two-tiered society, with an affluent elite that embraces culturally liberal values—“gentry ... (read more)

Demographic data for California
 CaliforniaU.S.
Total population:38,066,920314,107,084
Land area (sq mi):155,7793,531,905
Gender
Female:50.3%50.8%
Race and ethnicity
White:39.2%62.8%
Black/African American:5.9%12.6%
Asian:13.5%5%
Native American:0.8%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.4%0.2%
Two or more:4.5%2.9%
Hispanic/Latino:38.2%16.9%
Education
High school graduation rate:81.5%86.3%
College graduation rate:31%29.3%
Income
Median household income:$61,489$53,482
Persons below poverty level:16.4%14.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2014)

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in California

California voted Democrat in all five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016.


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