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List of California ballot propositions: 2000–2009

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Source revisionMar 2, 2025
Entity authorityQ6565538 ↗
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List of California ballot propositions: 2000–2009

Elections

March 7, 2000

1A – Passed – Gambling on Tribal Lands. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.

12 – Passed – Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000.

13 – Passed – Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Bond Act.

14 – Passed – California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2000

15 – Failed – The Hertzberg-Polanco Crime Laboratories Construction Bond Act of 1999.

16 – Passed – Veterans Homes Bond Act of 2000.

17 – Passed – Lotteries. Charitable Raffles. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.

18 – Passed – Murder: Special Circumstances.

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