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Since 2000, California voters have considered 148 ballot propositions and approved over half.
The California State Legislature can qualify ballot propositions to amend the state Constitution or approve bond financing with a two-thirds vote.
California voters have approved 53 initiatives that amended the constitution since 1912.
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