California Proposition 3 (1998)
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California Proposition 3, also known as the Save the Presidential Primary Act of 1998, was on the November 3, 1998 election ballot in California as a legislatively-referred state statute, where it was defeated.
Proposition 3 said that only voters who belong to political parties can vote for President in primary elections, and they must vote for President in their own party. Independent voters would not, under the terms of Proposition 3, have been allowed to vote for any presidential candidate in the primary election.
Election results
| California Proposition 3 (1998) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percentage | |||
| Yes | 3,425,341 | 46.16% | ||
 No
| 3,995,668 | 53.84% | ||
| Total votes | 7,421,009 | 100% | ||
Ballot language
The ballot summary that appeared on the ballot said:
- Changes existing open primary law to require closed, partisan primary for purposes of selecting delegates to national political party presidential nominating conventions. Limits voting for such delegates to voters registered by political party. Provides partisan ballots to be voted only by members of the particular party.
Campaign spending
No campaign contributions for or against Proposition 3 were reported to the Secretary of State.
See also
External links
- Official California Voter Guide to Proposition 3
- Smart Voter on Proposition 3
- Full text of measure
- November 3 California proposition election results (Scroll to page 6.)
- Top Ten Contributors to the Proposition 3 campaign
