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Initiative: Proposition 59: Public Records, Open Meetings | Popular Vote |
| Yes |
9,334,852 |
83.31% |
| No |
1,870,146 |
16.69% |
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| Election Notes:
- Measure amends Constitution to:
* Provide right of public access to meetings of government bodies and writings of government officials.
* Provide that statutes and rules furthering public access shall be broadly construed, or narrowly construed if limiting access.
* Require future statutes and rules limiting access to contain findings justifying necessity of those limitations.
* Preserve constitutional rights including rights of privacy, due process, equal protection; expressly preserves existing constitutional and statutory limitations restricting access to certain meetings and records of government bodies and officials, including law enforcement and prosecution records.
Exempts Legislature's records and meetings.
| Demographic Data
2010 Population: | 37,253,956 | Enum. | 2010 Population Density: | 92.2 | persons/km2 | 2004 Population: | 35,574,576 | Est. | 2004 Population Density: | 88.1 | persons/km2 | 2000 Population: | 33,871,648 | Enum. | 2000 Population Density: | 83.9 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 403,933 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 1.0 | % |
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- Atlas Forum Image Code for Maps: County, Pop
Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: California Secretary of State. Statement of Vote 2004 General Election November 2, 2004, California Secretary of State (http://ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_general/formatted_ballot_measures_detail.pdf) (accessed 17 Feb 2007)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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