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Proposition 31

California Statewide • 2012 •  Initiative 

Failed

Result: 39.3% yes, 60.7% no

AI-generated plain-language summary

This measure would have required a two-thirds vote in each house of the state legislature to pass any state budget, rather than the simple majority then required. It also would have prohibited the state from requiring local governments to provide new programs or services without providing funding to cover the costs.

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