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Proposition 217

California Statewide • 1996 •  Initiative 

Failed

Result: 49.2% yes, 50.8% no

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This measure would have reinstated higher income tax brackets for California's highest earners and directed the additional revenue to local government agencies. It failed with 49.2% of voters supporting it.

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