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The California state elections, November 2010 were held on November 2, 2010.
On a year marked by a strong Republican wave nationwide, the State of California elected Democrats to the state's top offices of
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This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would increase Prop. 21 would let motorists visit state parks for free
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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.
This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would suspend California's
This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would
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.
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.
This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would
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Governor
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, Lieutenant Governor, State Controller, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Education, Insurance Commissioner
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and United States Senator
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The composition and powe ...
. On November 24, 2010, the California Democratic Party set a record for winning every statewide elected office in California in a single election when the last outstanding race - the one for Attorney General - was decided in Kamala Harris's favor. Because fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein ( ; born Dianne Emiel Goldman; June 22, 1933) is an American politician who serves as the senior United States senator from California, a seat she has held since 1992. A member of the Democratic Party, she wa ...
holds the other Senate seat that was not up for election in 2010, the Democrats held every statewide elected office in California beginning in 2011.
United States Senate
United States House of Representatives
Constitutional officers
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
State Controller
State Treasurer
Attorney General
Insurance Commissioner
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Board of Equalization
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Supreme Court
Chief Justice nomination
Associate Justices
State Senate
There are 40 seats in theState Senate
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, the upper house
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of California's bicameral State Legislature. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate will vote for their representatives.
State Assembly
Voters in all 80 of California's State Assembly districts voted for their representatives.
Statewide ballot propositions
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 forconstitutional amendments
A constitutional amendment is a modification of the constitution of a polity, organization or other type of entity. Amendments are often interwoven into the relevant sections of an existing constitution, directly altering the text. Conversely, t ...
.
Proposition 18
This is alegislatively referred state statute
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that would authorize an $11.1 billion bond
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Common meanings
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* Bail bond, a commercial third-party guarantor of surety bonds in the United States
* Chemical bond, the attraction of atoms, ions or molecules to form chemica ...
to upgrade California's water system
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# A drainage basin (see water purification – source ...
. On August 9, 2010, the California Legislature postponed the vote on the proposition until 2012.
Proposition 19
This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would legalize
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Legalization is a process often applied to what are regarded, by those working towards legalization, as victimless crimes, of which one ...
up to 1 ounce of marijuana for persons 21 years or older and would allow local governments to regulate as well as tax
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the newly created cannabis market.
Proposition 20
This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would require the California Citizens Redistricting Commission
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to re-draw congressional district lines, in addition to its current job of drawing state senate district lines and state assembly district lines.
Proposition 21
This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would increase vehicle license
A vehicle licence (also called a vehicle registration certificate in some jurisdictions) is issued by a motor registration authority in a jurisdiction in respect of a particular motor vehicle. A current licence is required for a motor vehicle to b ...
fees by $18 a year to fund state parks
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. The initiative also removes current state park motor vehicle parking fees./ref>
Proposition 22
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 23
This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would suspend California's Global Warming Solutions Act
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until statewide unemployment
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falls below 5.5% for four consecutive quarters.
Proposition 24
This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would repeal
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three business tax breaks
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passed by the state legislature as part of negotiations of the 2008–10 California budget crisis.
Proposition 25
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 26
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 27
This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would repeal
A repeal (O.F. ''rapel'', modern ''rappel'', from ''rapeler'', ''rappeler'', revoke, ''re'' and ''appeler'', appeal) is the removal or reversal of a law. There are two basic types of repeal; a repeal with a re-enactment is used to replace the law ...
Proposition 11, which established the Citizens Redistricting Commission
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.
See also
*2010 California gubernatorial election
The 2010 California gubernatorial election was held November 2, 2010 to elect the Governor of California. The primary elections were held on June 8, 2010. Because constitutional office holders in California have been prohibited from serving more ...
*List of California ballot propositions
The following is a list of California ballot propositions broken down by decade. Propositions can be placed on the ballot either through the exercise of the initiative power by the voters or by a vote of the state legislature. The state initiativ ...
*June 2010 California state elections
The California state elections, June 2010 were held on June 8, 2010 and included five propositions and two special elections, one for a State Senate seat and the other for a State Assembly seat. Primary elections for all statewide offices, a se ...
*Political party strength in U.S. states
Political party strength in U.S. states is the level of representation of the various political parties in the United States in each statewide elective office providing legislators to the state and to the U.S. Congress and electing the executive ...
*Political party strength in California
California is a Democratic stronghold and considered to be one of the "big three" Democratic strongholds alongside New York and Illinois.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of California:
*Governor
*Lie ...
*Elections in California
Elections in California are held to fill various local, state and federal seats. In California, regular elections are held every even year (such as 2006 and 2008); however, some seats have terms of office that are longer than two years, so not e ...
*Districts in California
Districts in California geographically divide the U.S. state into overlapping regions for political and administrative purposes.
History of California political districts
From the founding of the state until 2008, the responsibility of redrawing ...
References
External links
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Project Vote Smart
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Rasmussen Reports
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California Congressional Races in 2010
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