Ballot: Overview —November 8, 2016 —California General Election
President, United States of America
- 14,483,810 votes (31.8%)
478,499 votes (3.4%)
278,657 votes (2%)
66,101 votes (0.5%)
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Trustee, Trustee Area 2, West Valley-Mission Community College District
- 17,318 votes (42.35%)
Trustee, Trustee Area 2, Santa Clara Unified School District
- 211,518 votes (21.32%)
Trustee, Trustee Area 6, Morgan Hill Unified School District
- 1
Board Member, Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District
- 2
Board Member, Foothill-De Anza Community College District
- 3
Board Member, Palo Alto Unified School District
- 3
Board Member, East Side Union High School District
- 243,326 votes (18.84%)
30,783 votes (13.38%)
24,220 votes (10.53%)
15,305 votes (6.65%)
Board Member, San Benito High School District
- 212 votes (15.79%)
10 votes (13.16%)
9 votes (11.84%)
7 votes (9.21%)
1 votes (1.32%)
Board Member, Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
- 29,386 votes (26.66%)
Board Member, Cupertino Union School District
- 2
Board Member, Evergreen School District
- 2
Board Member, Los Gatos Union School District - 4 Year Term
- 25,849 votes (31.78%)
Board Member, Mount Pleasant School District
- 2
Council Member, Council District D, Morgan Hill City Council
- 2
City Council, City of Gilroy
- 35,376 votes (13.72%)
5,062 votes (12.92%)
4,548 votes (11.61%)
4,175 votes (10.65%)
1,735 votes (4.43%)
Mayor, City of Milpitas
- 15,082 votes (23.66%)
4,959 votes (23.09%)
1,864 votes (8.68%)
1,304 votes (6.07%)
City Council, City of Milpitas
- 25,787 votes (18.6%)
4,506 votes (14.49%)
3,663 votes (11.78%)
3,207 votes (10.31%)
City Council, City of Cupertino
- 25,517 votes (15.13%)
5,245 votes (14.39%)
5,230 votes (14.35%)
3,550 votes (9.74%)
2,490 votes (6.83%)
728 votes (2%)
City Council, City of Los Altos
- 3
City Council, Town of Los Altos Hills
- 3
City Council, City of Mountain View
- 410,493 votes (13.37%)
9,751 votes (12.42%)
6,144 votes (7.83%)
4,950 votes (6.31%)
City Council, City of Palo Alto
- 410,936 votes (11.67%)
7,581 votes (8.09%)
7,376 votes (7.87%)
4,766 votes (5.09%)
2,708 votes (2.89%)
2,414 votes (2.58%)
2,312 votes (2.47%)
City Council, District 5, Santa Clara City Council
- 1
City Council, Seat 4, City of Sunnyvale
- 1
City Council, Seat 7, City of Sunnyvale
- 1
Director, Division 1, Santa Clara Valley Water District
- 135,428 votes (41.33%)
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State of California
Prop. 51 — Bonds for School Facilities
Passed7,516,142 votes yes (55.2%)6,104,294 votes no (44.8%)
Authorizes $9 billion in general obligation bonds for new construction and modernization of K-12 public school facilities; charter schools and vocational education facilities; and California Community Colleges facilities.
Learn MoreProp. 52 — Private Hospital Fees for Medi-Cal
Passed9,427,714 votes yes (70.1%)4,026,710 votes no (29.9%)
This proposition is both an Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. It extends indefinitely an existing statute that imposes fees on hospitals to fund Medi-Cal health care services, care for uninsured patients, and children’s health coverage.
Learn MoreProp. 53 — Public Vote on Revenue Bonds
Failed6,508,909 votes yes (49.4%)6,660,555 votes no (50.6%)
Requires statewide voter approval before any revenue bonds can be issued or sold by the state for certain projects if the bond amount exceeds $2 billion.
Learn MoreProp. 54 — Changes to the Legislative Process
Passed8,607,266 votes yes (65.4%)4,559,903 votes no (34.6%)
This proposition prohibits the Legislature from passing any bill unless published on the Internet for 72 hours before a vote; requires the Legislature to record its proceedings and post them on the Internet; and it authorizes the use of recordings.
Learn MoreProp. 55 — Extend Tax on High Income
Passed8,594,273 votes yes (63.3%)4,988,329 votes no (36.7%)
Extends by twelve years the temporary personal income tax increases enacted in 2012 on earnings over $250,000, with revenues allocated to K-12 schools, California Community Colleges, and, in certain years, healthcare.
Learn MoreProp. 56 — Tobacco Tax
Passed8,980,448 votes yes (64.4%)4,957,994 votes no (35.6%)
This proposition increases cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack, with equivalent increase on other tobacco products and electronic cigarettes containing nicotine.
Learn MoreProp. 57 — Parole, Sentencing and Court Procedures
Passed8,790,723 votes yes (64.5%)4,847,354 votes no (35.5%)
This proposition is both an Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. It allows parole consideration for nonviolent felons; authorizes sentence credits for rehabilitation, good behavior, and education; and provides that a juvenile court judge decides whether a juvenile will be prosecuted as adult.
Learn MoreProp. 58 — English Language Education
Passed9,994,454 votes yes (73.5%)3,598,855 votes no (26.5%)
Preserves requirement that public schools ensure students obtain English language proficiency. Requires school districts to solicit parent/community input in developing language acquisition programs. Requires instruction to ensure English acquisition as rapidly and effectively as possible. Authorizes...
Learn MoreProp. 59 — Political Spending Advisory Question
Passed6,845,943 votes yes (53.2%)6,027,084 votes no (46.8%)
Asks whether California’s elected officials should use their authority to propose and ratify an amendment to the federal Constitution overturning the United States Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Citizens United ruled that laws placing certain limits on political...
Learn MoreProp. 60 — Condoms in Adult Films
Failed6,168,388 votes yes (46.3%)7,146,039 votes no (53.7%)
Requires adult film performers to use condoms during filming of sexual intercourse. Requires producers to pay for performer vaccinations, testing, and medical examinations. Requires producers to post condom requirement at film sites.
Learn MoreProp. 61 — Prescription Drug Costs
Failed6,254,342 votes yes (46.8%)7,109,642 votes no (53.2%)
Prohibits state from buying any prescription drug from a drug manufacturer at price over lowest price paid for the drug by United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Exempts managed care programs funded through Medi-Cal.
Learn MoreProp. 62 — Repealing the Death Penalty
Failed6,361,788 votes yes (46.8%)7,218,625 votes no (53.2%)
Repeals death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without possibility of parole. Applies retroactively to existing death sentences. Increases the portion of life inmates’ wages that may be applied to victim restitution.
Learn MoreProp. 63 — Gun and Ammunition Sales
Passed8,663,159 votes yes (63.1%)5,070,772 votes no (36.9%)
Requires background check and Department of Justice authorization to purchase ammunition. Prohibits possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines. Establishes procedures for enforcing laws prohibiting firearm possession by specified persons. Requires Department of Justice’s participation in federal...
Learn MoreProp. 64 — Making Recreational Marijuana Legal
Passed7,979,041 votes yes (57.1%)5,987,020 votes no (42.9%)
Legalizes marijuana under state law, for use by adults 21 or older. Imposes state taxes on sales and cultivation. Provides for industry licensing and establishes standards for marijuana products. Allows local regulation and taxation.
Learn MoreProp. 65 — Money from Carry-Out Bags
Failed6,222,547 votes yes (46.1%)7,276,478 votes no (53.9%)
Redirects money collected by grocery and certain other retail stores through mandated sale of carryout bags. Requires stores to deposit bag sale proceeds into a special fund to support specified environmental projects.
Learn MoreProp. 66 — Death Penalty Court Procedures
Passed6,626,159 votes yes (51.1%)6,333,731 votes no (48.9%)
Changes procedures governing state court challenges to death sentences. Designates superior court for initial petitions and limits successive petitions. Requires appointed attorneys who take noncapital appeals to accept death penalty appeals. Exempts prison officials from existing regulation process...
Learn MoreProp. 67 — Plastic Bag Ban
Passed7,228,900 votes yes (53.3%)6,340,322 votes no (46.7%)
A “Yes” vote approves, and a “No” vote rejects, a statute that prohibits grocery and other stores from providing customers single-use plastic or paper carryout bags but permits sale of recycled paper bags and reusable bags.
Learn MoreSanta Clara County
Measure A
Passed454,284 votes yes (67.88%)214,968 votes no (32.12%)
To provide affordable local housing for vulnerable populations including veterans, seniors, the disabled, low and moderate income individuals or families, foster youth, victims of abuse, the homeless and individuals suffering from mental health or substance abuse illnesses, which housing may include...
Learn MoreMeasure B
Passed487,539 votes yes (71.74%)192,057 votes no (28.26%)
To relieve traffic, repair potholes; shall VTA enact a 30-year half-cent sales tax to: * Repair streets, fix potholes in all 15 cities; * Finish BART extension to downtown San Jose, Santa Clara; * Improve bicycle/pedestrian safety, especially near schools; * Increase Caltrain capacity, easing highway...
Learn MoreCity of Cupertino
Measure C
Failed9,089 votes yes (39.12%)14,147 votes no (60.88%)
Shall an initiative ordinance be adopted amending Cupertino's General Plan to limit redevelopment of the Vallco Shopping District, limit building heights along major mixed-use corridors, increase to 45 feet the maximum building height in the Neighborhoods, limit lot coverages for large projects, establish...
Learn MoreMeasure D
Failed10,536 votes yes (45.17%)12,790 votes no (54.83%)
Shall an initiative be adopted enacting the Vallco Town Center Specific Plan for the 58-acre Vallco Shopping District Special Area requiring residential (approximately 389-800 units, including approximately 20% senior housing), office (2,000,000 sf), commercial (640,000 sf), hotel, park, civic/educational...
Learn MoreCity of San Jose
Measure E
Passed202,634 votes yes (63.94%)114,263 votes no (36.06%)
Shall an ordinance be adopted amending the San Jose Municipal Code to require employers of 36 or more employees to offer additional work hours to existing qualified part-time employees before hiring new employees or contractors, unless waived through a collective bargaining agreement or a welfare to...
Learn MoreMeasure F
Passed188,943 votes yes (61.14%)120,104 votes no (38.86%)
Shall the Charter be amended to adopt an agreement between the City and police officers, firefighters and City employee bargaining groups that would, among other things, stop funding retiree healthcare for new employees, potentially reduce costs of supplemental pension payments, reinstate disability...
Learn MoreMeasure G
Passed204,153 votes yes (65.59%)107,125 votes no (34.41%)
Shall an ordinance be adopted modernizing San Jose's 1986 business tax to fund essential services + such as police, emergency response, and pothole repair + with approximately $12 million in additional annual revenue by raising the base tax from $150 to $195; increasing rates incrementally for larger...
Learn MoreCity of Gilroy
Measure H
Passed11,972 votes yes (66.31%)6,082 votes no (33.69%)
Shall an ordinance be adopted to amend the Gilroy General Plan to add an Urban Growth Boundary line (UGB) to the General Plan Land Use Plan Map, designate lands outside the UGB as Open Space and prohibit urban development on such lands, and provide that (with limited exceptions) such restrictions may...
Learn MoreCity of Milpitas
Measure I
Passed14,811 votes yes (72.77%)5,542 votes no (27.23%)
Shall an ordinance that amends the Milpitas General Plan Land Use Element to extend until December 31, 2038 an Urban Growth Boundary near the base of the Milpitas foothills, that would limit development within Milpitas to the valley floor and the base of the foothills by prohibiting Milpitas from providing...
Learn MoreMeasure J
Passed15,829 votes yes (79%)4,207 votes no (21%)
Shall an ordinance, requiring until December 31, 2038, any amendments to the existing "Hillside Combining District" Ordinance and any amendments to the general plan land use designation for lands currently designated as "Hillside" property be approved by the voters before becoming effective, be adopted?
Learn MoreMeasure K
Passed17,342 votes yes (84.54%)3,172 votes no (15.46%)
Shall an ordinance amending the City of Milpitas General Plan be adopted to mandate that any attempt to rezone parks, parklands or open space to residential, commercial or industrial, or any proposal for residential, commercial or industrial development in parks, parkland or open space, must be placed...
Learn MoreMeasure L
Passed11,541 votes yes (56.37%)8,931 votes no (43.63%)
Shall Resolution No. 8532 authorizing an Exclusive Franchise Agreement with Waste Management, Inc. for Solid Waste Disposal Services, which was approved by the Milpitas City Council on March 15, 2016 but suspended by referendum petition on April 14, 2016, be adopted?
Learn MoreCity of Sunnyvale
Measure M
Failed22,424 votes yes (49.59%)22,792 votes no (50.41%)
Shall an ordinance be adopted to require the City to conduct a citywide special or general election requesting approval from a majority of voters for any sale, lease, lease extension, lease renewal, land swap, or transfer of any property, facility, or land that the City owns, leases, or uses for government...
Learn MoreMeasure N
Passed34,099 votes yes (76.9%)10,241 votes no (23.1%)
To maintain Sunnyvale's financial stability without increasing the existing 2% tax rate, and fund essential City services including police, fire and 911 emergency response, and pothole, street, sidewalk, and neighborhood park maintenance/repairs, shall Sunnyvale modernize its existing utility users tax...
Learn MoreCity of Santa Clara
Measure O
Passed25,640 votes yes (71.16%)10,393 votes no (28.84%)
Shall section 702 of the Santa Clara City Charter be amended to set the salaries of the Mayor at $2500 per month and City Council at $2000 per month, and to create a Salary Setting Commission to review and adjust those salaries every two years?
Learn MoreMeasure P
Passed29,495 votes yes (81.02%)6,908 votes no (18.98%)
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TERM LIMITS. Shall Sections 701 and 704.1 of the Santa Clara City Charter be amended to limit the Mayor and members of the City Council to no more than two full terms for each office, and to define a partial term in excess of two years as a full term?
Learn MoreMeasure Q
Passed28,156 votes yes (80.42%)6,855 votes no (19.58%)
Shall Section 703 of the Santa Clara City Charter be amended to provide that vacancies in any elective office of the City be filled by a four-fifths (4/5) vote of the City Council and to require that persons appointed to fill vacancies occurring in the first half of a term of office shall hold office...
Learn MoreMeasure R
Passed33,552 votes yes (89.61%)3,890 votes no (10.39%)
Shall Section 714.1 of the Santa Clara City Charter be added to provide that no City owned land used for park or recreational purposes, including the Ulistac Natural Area and the Santa Clara Soccer Park, shall be sold or disposed of by the City without being authorized by a two-thirds (2/3) majority...
Learn MoreCity of Morgan Hill
Measure S
Passed13,177 votes yes (76.5%)4,047 votes no (23.5%)
Shall a measure be adopted to amend the Morgan Hill General Plan and Municipal Code to update the City's voter-approved Residential Development Control System (RDCS) to extend it to 2035, establish a population ceiling of 58,200, with a slower rate of growth than currently exists, and improve policies...
Learn MoreTown of Los Gatos
Measure T
Passed12,698 votes yes (82.04%)2,779 votes no (17.96%)
To maintain quality of life and small town character in Los Gatos by enhancing traffic safety and flow; maintaining 911 response, police services, parks, trails, creeks, playground equipment and restrooms; repairing potholes and Town facilities; beautifying Downtown; providing general services, shall...
Learn MoreCity of Mountain View
Measure V
Passed15,393 votes yes (53.57%)13,341 votes no (46.43%)
Shall a Rent Stabilization CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT be adopted enacting rent regulation and prohibiting amendments except by Citywide election, with annual rent increases limited to the Consumer Price Index (minimum 2%, maximum 5%) for most multifamily rental units built before February 1, 1995; prohibiting...
Learn MoreMeasure W
Failed13,574 votes yes (48.68%)14,308 votes no (51.32%)
Shall a RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE be adopted requiring a tenant-landlord dispute resolution program and binding arbitration for rent increase disputes exceeding 5% of base rent per 12-month period and service reductions for most multifamily rental units with a certificate of occupancy before February...
Learn MoreSan Benito High School District
Measure U
Passed35 votes yes (63.64%)20 votes no (36.36%)
To improve the quality of local high school education by upgrading science labs and classrooms to help prepare students for college and careers; continue improving school access for students with disabilities; adding classrooms and school facilities to reduce overcrowding; upgrading aging student facilities;...
Learn MoreSan Jose Unified School District
Measure Y
Passed64,280 votes yes (67.12%)31,494 votes no (32.88%)
To improve education in local neighborhood schools by supporting core academic programs in reading, writing, math, the arts and science, preparing students for college and careers and attracting and retaining high performing teachers and educational staff, shall San Jose Unified School District authorize...
Learn MoreEast Side Union High School District
Measure Z
Passed114,080 votes yes (72.39%)43,503 votes no (27.61%)
To upgrade/construct science, technology and engineering classrooms; remove hazardous materials from school grounds; upgrade fire/security systems; and replace deteriorating roofs at Andrew Hill, Calero, Evergreen Valley, Foothill, Independence, James Lick, Mt. Pleasant, Oak Grove, Piedmont Hills, Santa...
Learn MoreCampbell Union High School District
Measure AA
Passed57,230 votes yes (67.08%)28,090 votes no (32.92%)
To improve local highs schools to better prepare students for 21st century careers, by modernizing classrooms, labs, and technology for career education in engineering, science, advanced math, coding and computer skills; repairing aging facilities, including leaky roofs, floors, electrical systems, and...
Learn MoreMeasure CC
To continue providing high-quality education and to ensure equal access to a 21st-century education for all local students by repairing leaky roofs; upgrading fire alarms and security systems; upgrading science equipment and laboratories; providing access for students and teachers with disabilities;...
Learn MoreSunnyvale School District
Measure BB
Passed19,118 votes yes (74.4%)6,577 votes no (25.6%)
To renew the Sunnyvale School District parcel tax to support classroom programs including math, English, science and technology; to attract and retain quality teachers and keep class size small; shall Sunnyvale School District be authorized to renew its existing $59 per parcel tax providing $1 million...
Learn MoreOak Grove School District
Measure EE
Failed24,664 votes yes (65.95%)12,732 votes no (34.05%)
To improve education and student achievement in neighborhood schools by maintaining small class sizes; hiring, retaining and training quality teachers; expanding science, technology, engineering, math, language, art, and music education; improving health, safety, security, and maintenance services; and...
Learn MoreLos Altos School District
Measure GG
Passed15,122 votes yes (70.94%)6,195 votes no (29.06%)
To continue excellent education for all local public elementary and junior high school students; maintain outstanding core academics, innovative science, technology, engineering and math programs; and attract and retain highly qualified teachers; shall Los Altos School District renew its expiring annual...
Learn MoreFranklin-McKinley School District
Measure HH
Passed18,063 votes yes (80.35%)4,418 votes no (19.65%)
To improve the quality of education and enhance student achievement, by expanding counseling and tutoring programs for at-risk students; maintaining small class sizes in kindergarten through third grade; enhancing reading, science/math programs; retaining teachers; expanding student access to after school...
Learn MoreSan Jose/Evergreen Community College District
Measure X
Passed175,265 votes yes (64.82%)95,111 votes no (35.18%)
To repair/ upgrade classrooms to prepare students/ veterans for jobs/ university transfer by repairing/ building nursing, engineering, vocational, technology, science/ job training classrooms, improving campus, earthquake safety/ disabled access, remove asbestos/ lead paint, acquiring, constructing,...
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