Laws governing ballot measures in California

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Citizens of California may initiate legislation as either a state statute or a constitutional amendment. In California, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum.

The California State Legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments or legislatively referred state statutes. Referred amendments require a two-thirds (66.67%) vote of each chamber.

Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:

• Laws governing the initiative process in California
• Laws governing recall in California
• Amending the California Constitution
• Laws governing local ballot measures in California
• School bond elections in California
• Signature requirements for ballot measures in California
• Campaign finance requirements for California ballot measures

See also

• Laws governing ballot measures
• Types of ballot measures in California
• List of California ballot propositions