Prop 30: Gov. Jerry Brown's Tax Initiative (APPROVED)(01 of11)
Open Image ModalYes - 53.9% No - 46.1%YES vote: There will be an increase in state income taxes on the wealthy (those who make over $250,000) for seven years. Sales taxes will increase by ¼ cent for four years. Its passage will stave off $6 billion in automatic "trigger cuts" -- mainly to K-12 schools and state universities -- that Gov. Jerry Brown wrote into the 2012-2013 budget. NO vote: State income taxes and sales taxes are not increased, and California's education budget will be gutted in accordance with Brown's "trigger cut" budget.California Gov. Jerry Brown joins students at a rally promoting Prop. 30 in the upcoming election in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. Prop 30 would raise taxes, directing the money toward education. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) (credit:AP)
Prop 31: Two-Year Budget Cycle (REJECTED)(02 of11)
Open Image ModalYes - 39.2% No - 60.8%YES vote: All bills will be made public at least three days before coming to a vote before the legislature, lengthen the state's budgeting cycle from one to two years, mandate the identification of funding sources for all new programs costing over $25 million and allow local governments to create "regional collaboration" bodies possessing the ability to supersede state laws. NO vote: There will be no change to the California legislature and governor's fiscal responsibilities. (credit:Alamy)
Prop 32: Ban On Corporate & Union Contributions (REJECTED)(03 of11)
Open Image ModalYes - 43.9% No - 56.1%YES vote: Unions and corporations cannot use money automatically deducted from employee checks for political donations.NO vote: There will be no change to the laws that currently allow unions and corporations to use money automatically deducted from their employees' pay checks for political purposes. (credit:AP)
Prop 33: Auto Insurance Histories (REJECTED)(04 of11)
Open Image ModalYes - 45.4% No - 54.6%YES vote: Auto insurance companies will take into account a customer's car insurance history, even if it spans different companies.NO vote: Auto insurance companies will continue to be prohibited from giving customers discounts based on their histories with other companies. (credit:Alamy)
Prop 34: Repeal Of The Death Penalty (REJECTED)(05 of11)
Open Image ModalYes - 47.2% No - 52.8%YES vote: The death penalty will end in California.NO vote: California's death penalty sentence remains intact. (credit:Alamy)
Prop 35: Human Trafficking Penalties (APPROVED)(06 of11)
Open Image ModalYes - 81.1% No - 18.9%YES vote: Prosecutors will be able to seek harsher penalties (fines and prison sentences) for convicted human traffickers.NO vote: The laws currently in place about sentencing convicted human traffickers will remain intact. (credit:Alamy)
Prop 36: Alteration Of The 'Three Strikes' Law (APPROVED)(07 of11)
Open Image ModalYes - 68.6% No - 31.4%YES vote: Convicts with two prior convictions who commit a third, nonserious or non-violent crime will not be sentenced to life in prison. Those who are currently in jail with a life sentence for a nonserious or non-violent crime could be given shorter prison sentences.NO vote: California's "Three Strikes Law," in which felons could receive life imprisonment for their third conviction, remains intact. Those already in jail for their third felony will remain. (credit:Alamy)
Prop 37: GMO Labeling (REJECTED)(08 of11)
Open Image ModalYes - 46.9% No - 53.1%YES vote: Companies will be required to put labels on all food with GMOs (genetically modified organisms). NO vote: Genetically engineered foods will continue to remain unlabeled. (credit:Alamy)
Prop 38: Molly Munger's Tax Initiative (REJECTED)(09 of11)
Open Image ModalYes - 27.7% No - 72.3%YES vote: All Californians will have a higher rates of personal income taxes, the revenues of which get routed to local K-12 schools and early childhood programs.NO vote: Californians continue with their current personal state income tax rates. Schools get no extra money.Molly Munger, a wealthy attorney and civil rights advocate, listens to a reporters question regarding her proposed ballot initiative to raise income taxes for school funding following her appearance at the California Parent Teacher Association's annual meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) (credit:AP)
Prop 39: Income Tax Increases For Multistate Businesses (APPROVED)(10 of11)
Open Image ModalYes - 60.1% No - 39.9%YES vote: All businesses will be forced to calculate their taxes based exclusively on in-state sales. NO vote: Businesses will continue to choose whether to calculate their state taxes based on either the sales they make in the state or a combination of sales, property and employees in the state. (credit:AP)
Prop 40: Referendum On State Senate Redistricting Plan (APPROVED)(11 of11)
Open Image ModalYes - 71.4% No - 28.6%YES vote: California will continue to use the new Senate district boundaries that were drawn and certified by the Citizens Redistricting Commission in 2011. NO vote: The California Supreme Court will appoint a special master to determine new state senate districts. (credit:Alamy)