List of California ballot propositions 1980–89

Elections

June 3, 1980

• 1 – Failed – Parklands And Renewable Resources Investment Program.
• 2 – Passed – Veterans Bond Act Of 1980.
• 3 – Passed – State Capitol Maintenance.
• 4 – Failed – Low-Rent Housing.
• 5 – Passed – Freedom Of Press.
• 6 – Passed – Reapportionment.
• 7 – Passed – Disaster Assistance.
• 8 – Passed – Alternative Energy Sources Facilities Financing.
• 9 – Failed – Taxation. Income. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
• 10 – Failed – Rent-Control Through Local Ordinance. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
• 11 – Failed – Oil profits tax. Initiative statute.

  November 4, 1980

• 1 – Passed – Parklands Acquisition and Development Program.
• 2 – Failed – Lake Tahoe Acquisitions Bond Act of 1980.
• 3 – Failed – Insurance Guarantee Funds. Tax Offset.
• 4 – Failed – Taxation. Real Property. Property Acquisition by Taxing Entity.
• 5 – Failed – Taxation. Real Property Valuation. Disasters, Seismic Safety, Change in Ownership.
• 6 – Passed – Number of Jurors in Civil Cases.
• 7 – Passed – Taxation. Real Property Valuation. Solar Energy Systems
• 8 – Passed – Water Resources Development and Protection
• 9 – Passed – California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law Of 1976.
• 10 – Failed – Smoking and No-Smoking Sections—Initiative Statute
• 11 – Passed – Judges' Salaries.

  June 8, 1982

• 1 – Passed – New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1981.
• 2 – Failed – President of Senate.
• 3 – Passed – Taxation. Real Property Valuation. Change in Ownership.
• 4 – Passed – Bail.
• 5 – Passed – Gift And Inheritance Taxes. Initiative Statute.
• 6 – Passed – Gift And Inheritance Taxes. Initiative Statute.
• 7 – Passed – Income Tax Indexing. Initiative statute.
• 8 – Passed – Criminal Justice. Initiative Statutes & Constitutional Amendment.
• 9 – Failed – Water Facilities Including A Peripheral Canal.
• 10 – Failed – Reapportionment. Congressional Districts.
• 11 – Failed – Reapportionment. Senate Districts.
• 12 – Failed – Reapportionment. Assembly Districts.

  November 2, 1982

• 1 – Passed – State School Building Lease-Purchase Bond Law Of 1982.
• 2 – Passed – County Jail Capital Expenditure Bond Act of 1981.
• 3 – Passed – Veterans Bond Act Of 1982.
• 4 – Passed – Lake Tahoe Acquisitions Bond Act.
• 5 – Passed – First-Time Home Buyers Bond Act Of 1982.
• 6 – Failed – Public Pension Fund Investment.
• 7 – Failed – Taxation. Real Property Valuation. New Construction.
• 8 – Passed – Transfer Of Funds By Local Governments.
• 9 – Failed – School Textbooks. Nonpublic Schools.
• 10 – Failed – Unifying Superior, Municipal, And Justice Courts.
• 11 – Failed – Beverage Containers.
• 12 – Passed – Nuclear Weapons.
• 13 – Failed – Water Resources.
• 14 – Failed – Reapportionment By Districting Commission Or Supreme Court.
• 15 – Failed – Handgun Registration.

  June 5, 1984

• 16 – Passed – County Jail Capital Expenditure Bond Act Of 1984.
• 17 – Passed – New Prison Construction Bond Act Of 1984.
• 18 – Passed – California Park And Recreational Facilities Act Of 1984.
• 19 – Passed – Fish And Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act Of 1984.
• 20 – Passed – Elected Officials. Disqualification For Libelous Or Slanderous Campaign Statements.
• 21 – Passed – Public Pension Fund Investments.
• 22 – Failed – Exempt State Civil Service Position.
• 23 – Passed – Property Taxation. Seismic Safety Construction Exclusion.
• 24 – Passed – Legislature: Rules, Procedures, Powers, Funding. Initiative Statute.

  November 6, 1984

• 25 – Passed – Clean Water Bond Law.
• 26 – Passed – State School Building Lease-Purchase Bond Law of 1984.
• 27 – Passed – Hazardous Substance Cleanup Bond Act of 1984.
• 28 – Passed – California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1984.
• 29 – Passed – Veterans Bond Act of 1984.
• 30 – Passed – Senior Center Bond Act of 1984.
• 31 – Passed – Property Taxation. Fire Protection System Exclusion of 1984.
• 32 – Passed – Supreme Court. Transfer of Causes and Review of Decisions of 1984.
• 33 – Passed – Property Tax Postponement. Disabled Person.
• 34 – Failed – Property Taxation. Historic Structure Exemption.
• 35 – Removed from ballot by Uhler v. AFL-CIO.
• 36 – Failed – Taxation. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
• 37 – Passed – State Lottery. Initiative Constitutional Amendment & Statute.
• 38 – Passed – Voting Materials in English Only. Initiative Statute.
• 39 – Failed – Reapportionment. Initiative Constitutional Amendment & Statute.
• 40 – Failed – Campaign Contribution Limitations. Elective State Offices. Initiative Statute.
• 41 – Failed – Public Aid and Medical Assistance Programs. Initiative Statute.

  June 3, 1986

• 42 – Passed – Veterans Bond Act Of 1986.
• 43 – Passed – Community Parklands Act Of 1986.
• 44 – Passed – Water Conservation And Water Quality Bond Law Of 1986.
• 45 – Passed – Deposit Of Public Moneys in Credit Union.
• 46 – Passed – Property Taxation.
• 47 – Passed – Allocation Of Vehicle License Fee Taxes To Counties And Cities.
• 48 – Passed – Legislators' And Judges' Retirement Systems.
• 49 – Passed – Nonpartisan Office.
• 50 – Passed – Property Taxation. Disasters.
• 51 – Passed – Multiple Defendants Tort Damage Liability. Initiative Statute.
• 52 – Passed – County Correctional Facility Capital Expenditure Bond Act Of 1986

  November 4, 1986

• 53 – Passed – Greene-Hughes School Building Lease-Purchase Bond Law Of 1986.
• 54 – Passed – New Prison Construction Bond Act Of 1986.
• 55 – Passed – California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law Of 1986.
• 56 – Passed – Higher Education Facilities Bond Act Of 1986.
• 57 – Passed – Retirement Benefits For Nonjudicial And Nonlegislative Elected State Constitutional Officers.
• 58 – Passed – Taxation. Family Transfers.
• 59 – Passed – Elected District Attorney.
• 60 – Passed – Taxation. Replacement Residences.
• 61 – Failed – Compensation Of Public Officials, Employees, Individual Public Contractors. Initiative Constitutional Amendment & Statute.
• 62 – Passed – Taxation. Local Governments And Districts. Initiative Statute.
• 63 – Passed – Official State Language. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
• 64 – Failed – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Initiative Statute.
• 65 – Passed – Restrictions On Toxic Discharges into Drinking Water; Requirement Of Notice Of Persons' Exposure To Toxics. Initiative Statute.

  June 7, 1988

• 66 – Passed – Elected County Assessor.
• 67 – Passed – Second Degree Murder Of Peace Officer. Minimum Term.
• 68 – Passed – Legislative Campaigns. Spending and Contribution Limits. Partial Public Funding. Initiative Statute.
• 69 – Failed – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome—AIDS. Initiative Statute.
• 70 – Passed – Wildlife, Coastal, And Park Land Conservation Bond Act. Initiative Statute.
• 71 – Failed – Appropriations Limit Adjustment. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
• 72 – Failed – Emergency Reserve. Dedication Of Certain Taxes To Transportation. Appropriation Limit Change. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
• 73 – Passed – Campaign Funding. Contribution Limits. Prohibition Of Public Funding. Initiative Statute.
• 74 – Failed – Deddeh Transportation Bond Act.
• 75 – Passed – School Facilities Bond Act Of 1988.
• 76 – Passed – Veterans Bond Act Of 1988.
• 77 – Passed – California Earthquake Safety And Housing Rehabilitation Bond Act Of 1988.

  November 8, 1988

• 78 – Passed – Higher Education Facilities Bond Act Of 1988.
• 79 – Passed – 1988 School Facilities Bond Act.
• 80 – Passed – New Prison Construction Bond Act Of 1988.
• 81 – Passed – California Safe Drinking Water Bond Act Of 1988.
• 82 – Passed – Water Conservation Bond Law Of 1988.
• 83 – Passed – Clean Water And Water Reclamation Bond Act Of 1988.
• 84 – Passed – Housing And Homeless Bond Act Of 1988.
• 85 – Passed – Library Construction And Renovation Bond Act Of 1988.
• 86 – Passed – County Correctional Facility Capital Expenditure And Youth Facility Bond Act Of 1988.
• 87 – Passed – Property Tax Revenues. Redevelopment Agencies.
• 88 – Passed – Deposit Of Public Moneys.
• 89 – Passed – Governor's Parole Review.
• 90 – Passed – Assessed Valuation. Replacement Dwellings.
• 91 – Passed – Justice Courts. Eligibility.
• 92 – Passed – Commission On Judicial Performance.
• 93 – Passed – Veteran's Property Tax Exemption.
• 94 – Passed – Judges.
• 95 – Failed – Hunger And Homelessness Funding. Initiative Statute.
• 96 – Passed – Communicable Disease Tests. Initiative Statute.
• 97 – Passed – State Occupational Safety And Health Plan. Initiative Statute.
• 98 – Passed – School Funding. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
• 99 – Passed – Cigarette And Tobacco Tax. Benefit Fund. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
• 100 – Failed – Insurance Rates, Regulation. Initiative Statute.
• 101 – Failed – Automobile Accident Claims And Insurance Rates. Initiative Statute.
• 102 – Failed – Reporting Exposure To AIDS Virus. Initiative Statute.
• 103 – Passed – Insurance Rates, Regulation, Commissioner. Initiative Statute.
• 104 – Failed – Automobile And Other Insurance. Initiative Statute.
• 105 – Passed – Disclosures To Consumers, Voter, Investors. Initiative Statute.
• 106 – Failed – Attorney Fees Limit For Tort Claims. Initiative Statute.