List of California ballot propositions: 1970–1979 explained
This is a list of California ballot propositions from 1970–1979.
Elections
June 2, 1970
Failed – University Of California Health Science Facilities.
Passed – Partial Constitutional Revision: Local Government.
Failed – Partial Constitutional Revision: Public Utilities, Corporations And Water Use.
Failed – Partial Constitutional Revision: Various.
Failed – Partial Constitutional Revision: Future Constitutional Amendments, State Civil Service.
Passed – State And County Boards Of Education: Textbooks.
Passed – Interest Rate On State Bonds.
Failed – Taxation For Schools And Social Welfare.
November 3, 1970
Passed – The Clean Water Bond Law of 1970.
Failed – Vacancies in Specified Constitutional Offices.
Passed – State Budget.
Failed – Appropriation For Public Schools.
Passed – Regents University Of California: Public Meetings.
Passed – Teachers' Retirement Fund: Investments.
Passed – State Colleges: Speaker Member Of Governing Body.
Failed – Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
Failed – County Superintendent Of Schools.
Failed – Interest Rate Limitation.
Passed – Chiropractors: Rules.
Passed – Compensation Of County Supervisors.
Passed – Tax Exemption For Disabled Veterans And Blind Veterans.
Passed – State Civil Service.
Passed – Partial Constitutional Revision.
Passed – Constitutional Amendments.
Passed – Partial Constitutional Revision: Social Welfare.
Failed – Motor Vehicle Taxation And Revenues.
Passed – Usury.
Passed – The Recreation And Fish And Wildlife Enhancement Bond Act.
June 6, 1972
Passed – The Veterans Bond Act Of 1971.
Passed – The State School Building Aid And Earthquake Reconstruction And Replacement Bond Law Of 1972.
Passed – Right To Assistance Of Counsel.
Passed – Open Presidential Primary.
Passed – Appointment Of Regents, University Of California.
Passed – Naturalized Citizen Voting Eligibility.
Passed – Valuation Of Single-Family Dwellings For Tax Purposes.
Passed – Chiropractors.
Failed – Clean Environment Act.
Passed – Partial Constitutional Revision.
November 7, 1972
Passed – Bonds To Provide Public Community College Facilities.
Passed – Bonds To Provide Health Science Facilities.
Passed – Environmental Pollution Bond Authorization.
Passed – Legislative Reorganization.
Passed – School Districts.
Passed – Miscellaneous Constitutional Revisions.
Passed – Elections And Presidential Primary.
Failed – Tax Exemption For Anti-Pollution Facilities.
Passed – Bond Vote For Structurally Unsafe School Buildings.
Passed – Blind Veterans Tax Exemption.
Passed – Right Of Privacy.
Passed – Disabled Veterans Tax Exemption.
Passed – Workmen's Compensation.
Failed – Property Tax Limitations.
Failed – State Employee Salaries.
Failed – Salaries. California Highway Patrol.
Passed – Death Penalty.
Failed – Obscenity Legislation.
Failed – Marijuana – Removal Of Penalty For Personal Use.
Passed – Coastal Zone Conservation Act.
Passed – Assignment Of Students To Schools.
Failed – Agricultural Labor Relations.
November 6, 1973
Failed – Tax And Expenditure Limitations.
June 4, 1974
Passed – Recreational Lands Bond Act.
November 5, 1974
Passed – State School Building Aid And Earthquake Reconstruction And Replacement Bond Law.
Passed – Charters For Counties And Cities.
Failed – Postsecondary Education Commission Personnel – Civil Service.
Passed – Regents, University Of California.
Passed – Residence Of Local Government Employee.
Passed – Property Tax Exemptions.
Passed – Declaration Of Rights.
Passed – Taxation And State Funds.
Passed – Recall Of Public Officers.
Passed – Right To Vote.
Passed – Miscellaneous Language Changes Regarding Gender.
Passed – Public Utilities.
Passed – San Diego County Judicial Districts.
Failed – State College System.
Failed – Low Rent Housing.
Failed – Student Tuition, University Of California.
Failed – Wild And Scenic Rivers Initiative.
June 8, 1976
Failed – The State School Building Lease-Purchase Bond Law Of 1976.
Passed – Veterans Bond Act Of 1976.
Passed – California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law Of 1976.
Failed – Bonds To Provide Public Community College Facilities.
Passed – Banks, Corporations, Franchises And Insurers-Taxation.
Passed – Insurance Company Home Office Tax Deduction.
Passed – Taxation of Restricted Historic Property.
Passed – Deposit of Public Money In Savings and Loan Associations.
Passed – Bingo.
Failed – Bonds To Refund State Indebtedness.
Passed – Motor Vehicle Taxes--Local Surplus Property.
Failed – Interest Rate.
Passed – Property Tax Postponement.
Passed – Miscellaneous Constitutional Revisions.
Failed – Nuclear Power Plants-Initiative Statute.
November 2, 1976
Failed – Housing Finance Bond Law Of 1975.
Passed – Nejedly-Hart State, Urban and Coastal Park Bond Act of 1976.
Failed – Residential Energy Conservation Bond Law.
Passed – University of California. Competitive Bidding. Grounds for Denial of Admission.
Failed – Interest Rates Allowable.
Failed – Bills and Statutes-Effective Date. Governor's Consideration. Referendum.
Passed – Judges. Censure, Removal, Judicial Performance Commission.
Passed – County Superintendents of Schools and Boards of Education.
Passed – State Constitutional Offices. Filling Vacancies In. Confirmation.
Passed – Property Taxation by Local Governments Whose Boundaries Include Area in Two or More Counties.
Passed – Tax Rates on Unsecured Property.
Failed – Loans by State for Energy Conservation Improvements in Residential Structures.
Failed – Greyhound Dog Racing – Initiative Statute.
Failed – Agricultural Labor Relations – Initiative Statute.
Passed – Chiropractors, Board of Examiners. Licensing Requirements.
June 6, 1978
Failed – State School Building Aid Bond Law of 1978.
Passed – Clean Water and Water Conservation Bond Law of 1978.
Failed – Taxation Exemption – Alternative Energy Systems.
Passed – City Charters – Boards of Education.
Passed – Administrative Agencies.
Passed – Sheriffs.
Passed – Local Agencies – Insurance Pooling Arrangements.
Failed – Owner Occupied Dwellings – Tax Rate.
Passed – Interest Rate – Judgments.
Failed – Taxation – Rehabilitated Property.
Failed – Taxation – County Owned Real Property.
Failed – Constitutional Officers, Legislators and Judges Compensation.
Passed – Property Tax Limitation.
November 7, 1978
Passed – Veterans Bond Act of 1978.
Failed – Public Utilities Commission.
Passed – State Surplus Coastal Property.
Passed – Chiropractors. School Accreditation and License Revocation.
Failed – Regulation of Smoking.
Failed – School Employees. Homosexuality.
Passed – Murder. Penalty.
Passed – Post Disaster Taxation.
November 6, 1979
Passed – School Assignment and Transportation of Pupils.
Passed – Loan Interest Rates.
Passed – Property Taxation – Veteran's Exemption.
Passed – Limitation of Government Appropriations.
