2010 California Proposition 16

none February 2026 Proposition 16 Local Electricity Providers June 8, 2010 California 2,526,544 2,820,135 5,346,679 300px County results For #7D9CBB 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #B6C8D9 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid Against #8B8B54 70–80% 1px #AAAAAA solid #BCBC83 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #DEDEBD 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid 2010 California Proposition 16 in the California state elections, June 2010, was an initiative that would have amended the state constitution to require two-thirds supermajority voter approval before local governments could use public funds or issue bonds to establish or expand public electricity service or community choice aggregation. The proposition was rejected by an approximate 5 point margin. Supporters of the proposition dubbed it the "Taxpayers Right to Vote Act". Campaign materials, including statewide network television advertisements, cited a $2.5 billion cost for proposed new public electricity projects, and said that voters should have the final say on how public funds are spent.Hull Dana http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_15263304?nclick_check=1 Public anger at PG&E helped sink Prop. 16 San Jose Mercury News June 9, 2010 June 9, 2010 According to the campaign committee's official financial disclosures, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company contributed $44.1 million of the committee's $44.2 million total receipts.http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1318623&session=2009&view=received California Secretary of State - CalAccess - Campaign Finance June 18, 2010 Opponents included municipal power agencies, which were prohibited by law from campaigning against it. Opponents cited a June 2008 study that found that customers of public electricity providers paid lower rates than customers of private utilities. The opposing campaign was outspent 500 to 1, and was conducted largely over the Internet and at local civic events.Marc Lifsher and Dianne Klein http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-california-prop16-20100610,0,6055763.story PG&E's customers vote down Prop. 16 Los Angeles Times June 9, 2010 June 9, 2010 Results The election was marked by low overall voter turnout, with a stronger turnout from Republican voters, due to several high-profile Republican primary contests on the same ballot, and few Democratic primary contests. The California Republican Party endorsed Proposition 16,http://www.cagop.org/index.cfm/voter_guide.htm Official Republican Voter Guide June 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100617003642/http://www.cagop.org/index.cfm/voter_guide.htm June 17, 2010 dead mdy-all while the California Democratic Party,http://www.cadem.org/atf/cf/%7BBF9D7366-E5A7-41C3-8E3F-E06FB835FCCE%7D/Endorsements_June2010.pdf California Democratic Party 2010 State Convention Results — June Primary Positions June 12, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100601150103/http://www.cadem.org/atf/cf/%7BBF9D7366-E5A7-41C3-8E3F-E06FB835FCCE%7D/Endorsements_June2010.pdf June 1, 2010 Green Party of California,Green Party of California http://www.cagreens.org/elections/2010/Propositions.Plenary.shtml Party Positions on Propositions March 10, 2010 June 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100518164327/http://www.cagreens.org/elections/2010/Propositions.Plenary.shtml May 18, 2010 dead mdy-all and Peace and Freedom Partyhttp://peaceandfreedom.org/home/campaign Peace and Freedom Party Campaign 2010 June 12, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100409014856/http://www.peaceandfreedom.org/home/campaign April 9, 2010 opposed it, and the Libertarian Party of California took no position.http://ca.lp.org/article_399.shtml LPC Proposition Recommendations -- June 2010 June 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100614040338/http://ca.lp.org/article_399.shtml June 14, 2010 dead mdy-all After the election, a wider, 16 point margin of defeat was noted in the northern and central California counties served by Pacific Gas & Electric, while other counties supported the proposition. Proposition 16http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-primary/pdf/2010-complete-sov.pdf June 8, 2010, Primary Election Statement of Vote PDF California Secretary of State 2010-07-16 2010-08-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100722063405/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-primary/pdf/2010-complete-sov.pdf 2010-07-22 2526544 5346679 2820135 16977031 308134 References External links Guardian (2010-06-08): California ballot battle pits Pacific Gas and Electric against consumer groups Secretary of State of California: Voter Guide: Proposition 16 16 C Category:Failed amendments to the Constitution of California Category:Initiatives in the United States