2006 California Proposition 82

none February 2026 July 2021 California Proposition 82 was a proposition on the ballot for California voters in the primary election of June 6, 2006. The proposition would have made a free, voluntary, half-day public preschool program available to all four-year-olds in California. The State would have imposed a new tax on high-income taxpayers to pay for the new program. It was proposed by movie producer Rob Reiner.CNN.com - Study: Universal preschool will raise achievement - May 18, 2006 http://www4.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/05/18/preschool.initiative.ap/index.html 16 July 2020 CNN 18 May 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060518204626/http://www4.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/05/18/preschool.initiative.ap/index.html 2006-05-18 On the ballot, it received 1,583,787 (39.1%) yes votes and 2,460,556 (60.9%) no votes, thereby not passing.Proposition 82 https://www.igs.berkeley.edu/library/elections/proposition-82 Institute of Governmental Studies - UC Berkeley 16 July 2020 en 2 August 2012 The Proposition would have received its revenue through a 1.7% tax on individual income over $400,000 and couples’ income over $800,000. The estimated fiscal impact was an increase in annual revenues of $2.1 billion in 2007–08, growing with the economy in future years. All revenues would have been spent on the new preschool program. thumb|300px|Results by county: #dedebd No #dedebd 50–60% #BCBC83 60–70% #8B8B54 70–80% #B6C8D9 Yes #B6C8D9 50–60% References External links VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians Official Voter Information Guide : Proposition 82 82 Category:Failed amendments to the Constitution of California Category:Initiatives in the United States