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California Proposition 3, Closed Presidential Primaries Measure (1998)
| California Proposition 3 | |
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| Election date Novembeer 3, 1998 | |
| Topic Elections and campaigns | |
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| Type State statute | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in California on November 3, 1998. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported changing the presidential primary from an open primary, where voters do not have to affiliate with a certain party to vote, to a closed primary, where voters must be registered with a political party to vote in that party's primary. |
A "no" vote opposed this measure, thereby maintaining an open presidential primary system. |
Election results
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California Proposition 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 3,425,341 | 46.16% | ||
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3,995,668 | 53.84% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Changes existing open primary law to require closed, partisan primary for purposes of selecting delegates to national political party presidential nominating conventions. Limits voting for such delegates to voters registered by political party. Provides partisan ballots to be voted only by members of the particular party. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Fiscal impact
The California Legislative Analyst's Office provided the following estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact for Proposition 3:[1]
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Support
Supporters
Official arguments
The official arguments in support of Proposition 3 can be found here.
Opposition
Opponents
- Assemblymember Jack Scott (D)[1]
Official arguments
The official arguments in opposition to Proposition 3 can be found here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.[1]
Proposition 3 was referred to the ballot through Senate Bill 1505 (Proposition 3).
| Votes in legislature to refer to ballot | ||
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| Chamber | Ayes | Noes |
| Assembly | 52 | 12 |
| Senate | 28 | 0 |
See also
External links
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