Proposition Summary
‘‘NONE OF THE ABOVE’’ BALLOT OPTION. INITIATIVE STATUTE. • Provides that in general, special, primary and recall elections for President, Vice President, United States House of Representatives and Senate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Controller, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Insurance Commissioner, Board of Equalization, State Assembly and State Senate, voters may vote for ‘‘none of the above’’ rather than a named candidate. • Votes for ‘‘none of the above’’ shall be tallied and listed in official election results, but will not count for purposes of determining who wins election. Summary of Legislative Analyst’s Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact: • Generally minor costs to state and county governments.
Proposition Number
23
Year
2000
Document Type
Proposition
Pass/Fail
Fail
Popular Vote Results
Y: 2355850; A: 36.0; N: 4175784; B: 64.0
Election Type
Primary
Proposition Type
Initiative Statute.
For Author
Amanda Gutwirth, Social Worker; David James, Small Business Owner; Susan Howell, Waitress
Against Author
Sara Amir, Spokesperson, Green Party of California; John Strawn, Spokesperson, Green Party of California; Dona Spring, City Councilmember, Berkeley
Rebuttal Against Author
Alan F. Shugart, Businessman
Recommended Citation
"None of the Above" Ballot Option. California Proposition 23 (2000).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/1194