California 2005 ballot propositions

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Eight ballot measures appeared on the November 8, 2005 statewide ballot in California.^[1] Three of the propositions proposed new amendments to the California Constitution, while five of the measures proposed new state statutes. California's voters rejected all eight of the statewide ballot propositions.

Historical perspective

Considering citizen-initiated propositions only:

• As of the end of 2005, a cumulative total of 301 initiatives (counting citizen-initiated constitutional amendments and citizen-initiated state statutes and not counting veto referenda) had appeared on California ballots since the first initiatives in 1912.

November 8, 2005 ballot propositions

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Outcome	For	Against
CICA	Prop 73	Abortion	Parental notification		3,676,592	4,109,430
CISS	Prop 74	Education	Dismissing teachers		3,516,071	4,329,025
CISS	Prop 75	Paycheck protection	Employee consent for union withholding		3,644,006	4,190,412
CICA	Prop 76	Spending caps	Lid on school funding		2,948,243	4,877,735
CICA	Prop 77	Redistricting	Redistricting legislative boundaries		3,130,541	4,641,633
CISS	Prop 78	Health care	Discounts on prescription drugs		3,199,193	4,508,873
CISS	Prop 79	Health care	Discounts on prescription drugs		3,003,912	4,625,132
CISS	Prop 80	Business regulation	Regulate electric service providers		2,580,536	4,920,679

See also:

• History of Initiative and Referendum in California
• Laws governing I&R in California
• List of California ballot measures

External links

• Statement of vote of the California 2005 special statewide election
• Vote totals for each 2005 California proposition
• Official declaration of election results

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