2010 California elections

There are 40 seats in the State Senate, the upper house of California's bicameral State Legislature. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate will vote for their representatives.

Voters in all 80 of California's State Assembly districts voted for their representatives.

The following propositions have been approved for the November ballot either through referral by the state legislature or by obtaining 433,971 signatures for proposed statutes and 694,354 signatures for constitutional amendments.^[4]

This is a legislatively referred state statute that would authorize an $11.1 billion bond to upgrade California's water system. On August 9, 2010, the California Legislature postponed the vote on the proposition until 2012.^[5]

This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would legalize up to 1 ounce of marijuana for persons 21 years or older and would allow local governments to regulate as well as tax the newly created cannabis market.

Proposition 19^[6]

Choice	Votes	%
No	5,322,716	53.5
Yes	4,634,383	46.5
Total votes	9,957,099	100.00

This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would require the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to re-draw congressional district lines, in addition to its current job of drawing state senate district lines and state assembly district lines.

Proposition 20^[6]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	5,733,104	61.2
No	3,628,769	38.8
Total votes	9,361,873	100.00

This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would increase vehicle license fees by $18 a year to fund state parks. The initiative also removes current state park motor vehicle parking fees.^[7]

Proposition 21^[6]

Choice	Votes	%
No	5,605,610	57.3
Yes	4,181,226	42.7
Total votes	9,786,836	100.00

This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would prevent the state government from taking certain funds, such as transportation funds, from the local governments.

Proposition 22^[6]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	5,722,627	60.6
No	3,717,765	39.4
Total votes	9,440,392	100.00

This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would suspend California's Global Warming Solutions Act until statewide unemployment falls below 5.5% for four consecutive quarters.

Proposition 23^[6]

Choice	Votes	%
No	5,962,305	61.5
Yes	3,727,076	38.5
Total votes	9,689,381	100.00

This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would repeal three business tax breaks passed by the state legislature as part of negotiations of the 2008–10 California budget crisis.

Proposition 24^[6]

Choice	Votes	%
No	5,461,674	58.1
Yes	3,939,118	41.9
Total votes	9,400,792	100.00

This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would allow state budgets to be passed by the state legislature by a simple majority instead of the current two-thirds requirement. The two-thirds majority for passing taxes would not change.

Proposition 25^[6]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	5,251,319	55.1
No	4,284,852	44.9
Total votes	9,536,171	100.00

This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would require voters to approve new state levies and charges by a two-thirds super majority, with some exceptions.

Proposition 26^[6]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	4,915,262	52.4
No	4,460,681	47.6
Total votes	9,375,943	100.00

This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would repeal Proposition 11, which established the Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Proposition 27^[6]

Choice	Votes	%
No	5,457,940	59.4
Yes	3,729,612	40.6
Total votes	9,187,552	100.00

• 2010 California gubernatorial election
• List of California ballot propositions
• June 2010 California state elections
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• Political party strength in California
• Elections in California
• Districts in California

• November 2010 Statewide Election Results from the California Secretary of State
• Candidates for California State Offices at Project Vote Smart
• California Polls at Pollster.com
• California at Rasmussen Reports
• California Congressional Races in 2010 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets
• California 2010 campaign finance data from Follow the Money
• Elections 2010 at the San Jose Mercury News