Butte County, CA Ballot

Proposition 1 Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014
Pass: 4,771,350 / 67.1% Yes votes ...... 2,336,676 / 32.9% No votes: Should the state sell $7.1 billion in additional general obligation bonds--as well as redirect $425 million in unsold general obligation bonds that were previously approved by voters for resource-related uses--to fund various water-related programs?
Proposition 2 State Budget. Budget Stabilization Account
Pass: 4,831,045 / 69.1% Yes votes ...... 2,158,004 / 30.9% No votes: Should the State Constitution be amended to change how the state pays down debt and saves money in reserves?
Proposition 45 Healthcare Insurance. Rate Changes
Fail: 2,917,882 / 41.1% Yes votes ...... 4,184,416 / 58.9% No votes: Should changes in some health insurance rates require the Insurance Commissioner's approval before going into effect?
Proposition 46 Drug and Alcohol Testing of Doctors. Medical Negligence Lawsuits
Fail: 2,376,817 / 33.2% Yes votes ...... 4,774,364 / 66.8% No votes: Should California require random drug testing of doctors, require doctors to check a statewide database before prescribing certain drugs, and raise the cap on noneconomic damages in medical negligence lawsuits?
Proposition 47 Criminal Sentences. Misdemeanor Penalties
Pass: 4,238,156 / 59.6% Yes votes ...... 2,871,943 / 40.4% No votes: Should the penalties for certain offenders convicted of nonserious, nonviolent crimes be reduced from felonies to misdemeanors?
Proposition 48 Indian Gaming Compacts
Fail: 2,702,157 / 39.0% Yes votes ...... 4,219,881 / 61.0% No votes: Should the tribal gaming compacts negotiated by Governor Brown with the North Fork and Wiyot Tribes and ratified by legislative statute be allowed to go into effect?

Local Measures

Measure A Medical Marijuana Referendum -- County of Butte (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 27916 / 61.59% Yes votes ...... 17408 / 38.41% No votes: Shall Ordinance 4075, an ordinance amending Sections 34A-4, 34A-5, and 34A-8 to Article I, Chapter 34A entitled "Restrictions on Cultivation of Medical marijuana" of the Butte County Code, be adopted?
Measure B Medical Marijuana Initiative -- County of Butte (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 14936 / 33.08% Yes votes ...... 30215 / 66.92% No votes: Shall the ordinance entitled "Initiative Measure to Enact Voter Approved County Ordinance on Marijuana Cultivation" be adopted?
Measure D Change in Qualifications for Electing Directors -- Durham Irrigation District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 192 / 58.54% Yes votes ...... 136 / 41.46% No votes: Shall directors of Durham Irrigation District, who now are required to be residents of the divisions they represent, instead be required only to be residents of the District at large such that each director shall be a voter and landowner in and a resident of the District at large without regard to divisions?

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