California Proposition 17 (2000)
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California Proposition 17 appeared on the March 7, 2000 ballot in California where it was approved with 58.7% of voters in favor.
Prop 17 amended the California Constitution to allow private nonprofit groups to conduct raffles under certain conditions.
Proposition 17 was a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment, placed on the ballot by the California State Legislature as a proposed modification of the Section 19 of Article IV of the California Constitution.
Ballot language
The summary of the ballot measure prepared by the California Attorney General read:
- Modifies current constitutional prohibition against private lotteries to permit legislative authorization of raffles conducted by private nonprofit organizations for beneficial and charitable purposes
- Requires at least 90% of a raffle's gross receipts to go directly to beneficial or charitable purposes in California, but permits this percentage to be later amended by statute passed by two-thirds vote of each house without voter approval.
Fiscal impact estimate
The California Legislative Analyst's Office provided an estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact for Proposition 17. That estimate was:
- Probably no significant fiscal impact on state and local governments.
Path to the ballot
Proposition 17 was voted onto the ballot by the California State Legislature via Senate Constitutional Amendment 4 of the 1999-2000 Regular Session (Resolution Chapter 123, Statutes of 1999).
- The vote to put it on the ballot in the California State Assembly was 62 affirmative votes and 10 negative votes.
- The vote in the California State Senate was 31 "yes" and 3 "no."
See also
External links
- Official Voter Guide to Proposition 17
- Full text of Proposition 17
- Smart Voter on Proposition 17
- Cal Voter on Prop 17
- Top Ten contributors
