2009 California Proposition 1B
Proposition 1B was a defeated
Proposition 1A
passed as well.
Background
In February 2009 the State Legislature narrowly passed the
2008–2009 state budget during a special session, months after it was due. As part of the plan to lower the state's annual deficits, the State Legislature ordered a special election with various budget reform ballot propositions, among them Proposition 1B.[1]
The proposition was part of Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 (Third Extraordinary Session), which was authored by
Speaker of the State Assembly Karen Bass, a Democrat from Los Angeles.[2] The amendment passed in the State Assembly by a vote of 68 to 11 and in the State Senate by a vote of 28 to 10.[2]
Proposal
Proposition 1B would have mandated supplemental payments of $9.3 billion to schools and community colleges. This figure was the difference between the amount actually appropriated in recent budgets, and the amount that, under some interpretations of
Proposition 1A had also been approved.[1]
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 No
|
2,975,560 | 61.86 |
| Yes | 1,834,242 | 38.14 |
| Valid votes | 4,809,802 | 98.72 |
| Invalid or blank votes | 62,143 | 1.28 |
| Total votes | 4,871,945 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 17,153,012 | 28.40 |
References
- ^ California Secretary of State. Archived from the originalon May 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ California Office of the Legislative Counsel. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- California Secretary of State. 2009-06-26. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2009-06-26.