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Ballot measures were not numbered prior to the general election of 1914. [1] Until the November 1982 general election, proposition numbers started with "1" for each election. After November 1982, subsequent propositions received sequentially increasing numbers until November 1998 when the count was reset to "1".
In California, a ballot proposition is a referendum or an initiative measure that is submitted to the electorate for a direct decision or direct vote (or plebiscite). If passed, it can alter one or more of the articles of the Constitution of California , one or more of the 29 California Codes , or another law in the California Statutes by ...
Initiative 200 was a Washington state initiative filed by Scott Smith and Tim Eyman. [1] It sought to prohibit racial and gender preferences by state and local government. [2] It was on the Washington ballot in November 1998 and passed with 58.22% of the vote. [3] It added to Washington's law (but not its constitution) the following language:
In the United States federal system, the prosecutor has wide latitude in determining when, who, how, and even whether to prosecute for apparent violations of federal criminal law. The prosecutor's broad discretion in such areas as initiating or forgoing prosecutions, selecting or recommending specific charges, and terminating prosecutions by ...
The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) is the compilation of all permanent laws currently in force in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] Temporary laws such as appropriations acts are excluded. It is published by the Washington State Statute Law Committee and the Washington State Code Reviser which it employs and supervises. [2] [3]
California Proposition 1 may refer to: 1998 California Proposition 1, concerning property tax valuation; 1998 California Proposition 1A, concerning bonds related to education; 2004 California Proposition 1A, concerning revenue collected by local government; 2006 California Propositions 1A–E, concerning taxes and bonds for several programs
Proposition 8 (or The Victims' Bill of Rights [1] [2]), a law enacted by California voters on 8 June 1982 by the initiative process, restricted the rights of convicts and those suspected of crimes and extended the rights of victims. To do so, it amended the California Constitution and ordinary statutes.
A June 2018 study by the Public Policy Institute of California found evidence that Proposition 47 may have contributed toward an uptick in larceny and auto break-in thefts. [28]: 2 [29] The study indicates it found a decline in recidivism and no evidence of an increase in violent crime linked to Proposition 47. [28]: 2