California Proposition 62, Approval of Local Taxes Initiative (1986)

California Proposition 62
Election date November 4, 1986
Topic Direct democracy measures and Supermajority requirements
Status Approved
Type Initiated state statute	Origin Citizens

California Proposition 62 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 4, 1986. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported this ballot initiative to: require new or higher general taxes, defined as taxes for general purposes, to be approved by a two-thirds vote of the local government body and a simple majority vote of voters; continue to require that special taxes, defined as taxes for special purposes, to be approved by a simple majority vote of the local government body and a two-thirds vote of voters; and require local government bodies to stop collecting any new or higher general taxes adopted after July 31, 1985, unless re-approved by November 1988.

A “no” vote opposed this ballot initiative to require new or higher general taxes to be approved by a two-thirds vote of the local government body and a simple majority vote of voters.

Election results

California Proposition 62
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		3,858,119	57.96%
No		2,798,805	42.04%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 62 was as follows:

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Taxation. Local Governments And Districts. Initiative Statute.

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Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

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Enacts statutes regarding new or increased taxation by local governments and districts. Imposition of special taxes, defined as taxes for special purposes, will require approval by two-thirds of voters. Imposition of general taxes, defined as taxes for general governmental purposes, will require approval by two-thirds vote of legislative body; submission of proposed tax to electorate; approval by majority of voters. Contains provisions governing election conduct. Contains restrictions on specified types of taxes. Restricts use of revenues. Requires ratification by majority vote of voters to continue taxes imposed after August 1, 1985. Summary of Legislative Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact: The measure prevents imposition of new or higher general taxes by local agencies without voter approval. It also could reduce existing tax revenues to local agencies, if a majority of their voters do not ratify the continuation of new or higher taxes adopted after August 1, 1985. As this is a statutory, not a constitutional, initiative, the provisions of this measure imposing penalties and requiring voter approval cannot be applied to charter cities.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in California

In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 5 percent. For initiated statutes filed in 1986, at least 393,835 valid signatures were required.

See also

1986 Measures

• 1986 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• Supermajority requirements on the ballot
• Direct democracy measures on the ballot
• 1986 legislative sessions

California

• California ballot measures
• California ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• California Voter Guide (November 1986)