California state elections, June 2010

The California state elections, June 2010 were held on June 8, 2010 and included five propositions and two special elections, one for a State Senate seat and the other for a State Assembly seat. Primary elections for all statewide offices, a seat to the United States Senate, all Californian seats to the House of Representatives, all of the seats of the State Assembly, and all even-numbered seats of the State Senate, along with the first round election for the nonpartisan Superintendent of Public Instruction were also held.

Proposition 13 is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment prohibiting the reassessment of property values due to seismic retrofitting work.

Proposition 14 is an initiative statute establishing nonpartisan blanket primaries.

Proposition 15 is an initiative statute creating a public campaign finance system for Secretary of State elections.

Proposition 16 is an initiative constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds majority to establish or expand public electricity providers.

Proposition 17 is an initiative statute allowing auto insurance companies to charge based on continuity of insurance coverage.

The seat of the 37th State Senate district was vacated by John J. Benoit after he was appointed to be Riverside County supervisor on November 30, 2009.