June 2010 California elections

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Elections were held inCalifornia on June 8, 2010. Fivepropositions and twospecial elections, one for aState Senate seat and the other for aState Assembly seat were on the ballot. Primary elections for allstatewide offices, a seat to theUnited States Senate, all Californian seats to theHouse of Representatives, all of the seats of theState Assembly, and all even-numbered seats of theState Senate, along with the first round election for the nonpartisanSuperintendent of Public Instruction were also held.

Proposition 13 is alegislatively referred constitutional amendment prohibiting the reassessment of property values due to seismic retrofitting work.

Proposition 13

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	4,471,249	84.97
No	790,899	15.03
Valid votes	5,262,148	93.06
Invalid or blank votes	392,665	6.94
Total votes	5,654,813	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	16,977,031	33.31

Proposition 14 is an initiative statute establishingnonpartisan blanket primaries.

Proposition 14

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	2,868,945	53.73
No	2,470,658	46.27
Valid votes	5,339,603	94.43
Invalid or blank votes	315,210	5.57
Total votes	5,654,813	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	16,977,031	33.31

Proposition 15 is an initiative statute creating apublic campaign finance system forSecretary of State elections.

Proposition 15

Choice	Votes	%
No	2,975,731	57.29
Yes	2,218,273	42.71
Valid votes	5,194,004	91.85
Invalid or blank votes	460,809	8.15
Total votes	5,654,813	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	16,977,031	33.31

Proposition 16 is an initiative constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds majority to establish or expandpublic electricity providers.

Proposition 16

Choice	Votes	%
No	2,820,135	52.75
Yes	2,526,544	47.25
Valid votes	5,346,679	94.55
Invalid or blank votes	308,134	5.45
Total votes	5,654,813	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	16,977,031	33.31

Proposition 17 is an initiative statute allowingauto insurance companies to charge based on continuity of insurance coverage.

Proposition 17

Choice	Votes	%
No	2,778,599	51.90
Yes	2,575,659	48.10
Valid votes	5,354,258	94.68
Invalid or blank votes	300,555	5.32
Total votes	5,654,813	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	16,977,031	33.31

The seat of the37th State Senate district was vacated byJohn J. Benoit after he was appointed to beRiverside County supervisor on November 30, 2009.

A primary election was held on April 13, 2010. Since no candidate won a majority, the candidates with the top votes for each party appeared on the ballots for the special election.

The seat of the43rd State Assembly district was vacated byPaul Krekorian after he was elected to theLos Angeles City Council on December 8, 2009.

A primary election was held on April 13, 2010. Since no candidate won a majority, the candidates with the top votes for each party appeared on the ballots for the special election.

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