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Ballot measures bring the voter directly into the law-making and financing process. California law is contained in the State Constitution and various state codes.

Amendments to the constitution, general obligation bond acts, and proposals made through the initiative or referendum process are always brought to the people for a vote. Proposed constitutional amendments and bond measures put on the ballot by the Legislature must receive a two-thirds vote in each house. At the polls, however, only a simple majority of votes is needed to adopt any statewide ballot measure.

Proposition 81 on the June 6, 2006 ballot is a general obligation bond measure placed on the ballot by the Legislature. Proposition 82 is an initiative constitutional amendment and statute.

There are eight statewide measures on the November 8, 2005 ballot. As a general rule of thumb:

• A YES vote means you want to change something, or that you favor what is being proposed.
• A NO vote means you want to keep things the way they are, or at least don't favor this particular change.