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November 2012 Election Results

Results of the November 6, 2012 General Election.

Election Results  Proposition 30  Propostion 31  Proposition 32  Proposition 33  Proposition 34  Proposition 35  Proposition 36  Proposition 37  Proposition 38  Proposition 39  Proposition 40  Measure A  Measure B  Measure J

Election Results

November 6, 2012 Update

Election Results for Los Angeles County election races are available as downloadable files L.A. County Measures and Contests
General Elections State Ballot Count: Access the results of the votes made on the eleven propositions. Secretary of State Proposition Results
Overall Election Results of the November 2012 General Election Statewide Semi-Official Election Results
Reports on Women Elected to Office Nationwide Analysis

Proposition 30 - Temporary Taxes To Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding

Should the California Constitution be amended to (a) temporarily increase sales and personal income tax rates; (b) guarantee certain revenue transfers to local governments; and (c) eliminate state funding of certain mandates to local governments? Read Details. Additional information on Proposition 30 on smartvoter.org. Proposition 30 not available in Spanish translation.

Here is the California Channel's video recording on Proposition 30

Proposition 31- State Budget. State and Local Government

Should the state constitution and law be amended to require government performance reviews and two-year budget cycles, to prohibit the Legislature from creating certain expenditures unless offsetting revenues or spending cuts are identified, and to make changes in certain responsibilities of local government, the Legislature and the Governor? Read Details. Additional information on Proposition 31 on smartvoter.org. Proposition 31 not available in Spanish translation.

Here is the California Channel's video recording on Proposition 31

Proposition 32 - Political Contributions By Payroll Deduction. Contributions to Candidates

Should unions, corporations, government contractors and state and local government employers be prohibited from using payroll-deducted funds, or in some instances their own funds, for political expenditures? Read Details. Additional information on Proposition 32 on smartvoter.org. Proposition 32 not available in Spanish translation.

Here is the California Channel's video recording on Proposition 32

Proposition 33 - Auto Insurance Companies. Prices Based On a Driver's History of Insurance Coverage

Should automobile insurance companies be permitted to offer a discount to drivers who have continuously maintained their insurance coverage, even if they change their insurance company? Read Details. Additional information on Proposition 33 on smartvoter.org. Available in Spanish translation Proposition 33

Here is the California Channel's video recording on Proposition 33

Proposition 34 - Death Penalty

Should the death penalty be repealed and replaced with life imprisonment without possibility of parole when someone is convicted of murder with specified special circumstances? Read Details. Additional information on Proposition 34 on smartvoter.org. Available in Spanish translation Proposition 34

Here is the California Channel's video recording on Proposition 34

Proposition 35 - Human Trafficking. Penalties

Should the definition of human trafficking be expanded, penalties for traffickers be increased, convicted sexual traffickers be required to register as sex offenders, and additional training for law enforcement officers be required? Read Details. Additional information on Proposition 35 on smartvoter.org. Proposition 35 not available in Spanish translation.

California Channel's video recording on Proposition 35

Proposition 36 - Three Strikes Law. Repeat Felony Offenders. Penalties

Should California law be amended to provide that a life sentence should not be imposed for a third felony conviction unless the third conviction is for a serious or violent felony? Read Details. Additional information on Proposition 36 on smartvoter.org. Proposition 36 not available in Spanish translation.

Here is the California Channel's video recording on Proposition 36

Proposition 37 - Genetically Engineered Foods. Labeling

Should labeling be required on foods containing genetically modified ingredients when such foods (whether raw or processed, plant or animal) are offered for sale to consumers in California? Read Details. Additional information on Proposition 37 on smartvoter.org. Available in Spanish translation Proposition 37

California Channel's video recording on Proposition 37

Proposition 38 - Tax To Fund Education and Early Childhood Programs

Should California's personal income tax rates be increased during 2013-24 to provide funds for public schools, early childhood education programs, and state debt payments? Read Details. Additional information on Proposition 38 on smartvoter.org. Proposition 38 not available in Spanish translation.

Here is the California Channel's video recording on Proposition 38

Proposition 39 - Tax Treatment for Multistate Businesses. Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Funding

Should the California tax code be changed to require multistate firms to pay income taxes based on a percentage of their sales in California, with roughly half of the resulting tax increase to be used to fund clean/efficient energy projects for five years? Read Details. Additional information on Proposition 39 on smartvoter.org. Available in Spanish translation Proposition 39

Here is the California Channel's video recording on Proposition 39

Proposition 40 - Redistricting. State Senate Districts

Should the current state Senate districts be retained? Read Details. Additional information on Proposition 40 on smartvoter.org. Available in Spanish translation Proposition 40

California Channel's video recording on Proposition 40 not available.

Measure A. - Appointment of County Assesor

Do you support seeking to change the California Constitution and the Los Angeles County Charter to make the position of Los Angeles County Assessor an appointed position instead of an elected position? Read Details

Measure B. - Safer Sex In the Adult Film Industry Act

Shall an ordinance be adopted requiring producers of adult films to obtain a County public health permit, to require adult film performers to use condoms while engaged in sex acts, to provide proof of blood borne pathogen training course, to post permit and notices to performers, and making violations of the ordinance subject to civil fines and criminal charges? Read Details

Measure J. - Accelerating Traffic Relief, Job Creation

To advance Los Angeles County's traffic relief, economic growth/ job creation, by accelerating construction of light rail/ subway/ airport connections within five years not twenty; funding countywide freeway traffic flow/ safety /bridge improvements, pothole repair; keeping senior/ student/ disabled fares low; Shall Los Angeles County's voter-approved one-half cent traffic relief sales tax continue, without tax rate increase, for another 30 years or until voters decide to end it, with audits/ keeping funds local? Read Details