Proposition 1B was a defeatedCaliforniaballot proposition that appeared on the May 19, 2009special election ballot. The measure waslegislatively referred to the ballot by theState Legislature. If passed it would have secured additional funding for primary education. Additionally, Proposition 1B would have only passed ifProposition 1A passed as well.
In February 2009 the State Legislature narrowly passed the2008–2009 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 bySpeaker of the State AssemblyKaren Bass, aDemocrat fromLos Angeles.[2] The amendment passed in theState Assembly by a vote of 68 to 11 and in theState Senate by a vote of 28 to 10.[2]
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 ofProposition 98, should have been spent. If approved by a popular vote majority, the measure would only have been enacted ifProposition 1A had also been approved.[1]
| 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 |
