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Proposition 4

California Statewide • 1979 •  Initiative 

Passed

Result: 74.3% yes, 25.7% no

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This measure limited annual increases in state government appropriations to the prior year's level adjusted for changes in population and the cost of living. It required voter approval for tax increases and mandated that excess revenues be returned to taxpayers when possible.

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