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Proposition 3

California Statewide • 1998 •  Legislative Referendum 

Failed

Result: 46.1% yes, 53.9% no

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This measure would have established partisan primary elections for presidential candidates, where voters could only participate in their registered party's primary election. It would have replaced California's existing system that allowed broader voter participation in presidential primaries.

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