November Ballot Measures Are Assigned Numbers

Secretary of State Bill Jones on Monday assigned numbers to 15 measures that have qualified for the November ballot, including proposals on affirmative action, legalization of marijuana use for medical purposes and campaign finance reform.

A measure authorizing the state to issue nearly $1 billion in bonds for water projects leads the list. In all, Jones assigned numbers to three bond measures and 12 initiatives.

The propositions:

* Proposition 204, which would authorize $995 million in general obligation bonds to pay for certain water programs.

* Proposition 205, which would authorize $700 million in general obligation bonds to pay for building, repairing, renovating or replacing county juvenile and adult jails.

* Proposition 206, which would authorize $400 million in general obligation bonds to pay for a program to help veterans buy farms, homes or mobile homes.

* Proposition 207, which would prohibit limits on the right to negotiate attorney’s fees.

* Proposition 208, which would limit individual campaign contributions per candidate to $100 in smaller districts, $250 in larger districts and $500 in statewide races. Committees of small donors could donate twice the limit. Limits would be doubled for candidates who agree to spending caps.

* Proposition 209, which would eliminate state and local government programs giving preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin.

* Proposition 210, which would mandate an increase in the state’s minimum wage from $4.25 per hour to $5 an hour in March 1997 and $5.25 an hour in March 1998.

* Proposition 211, which would prohibit limits on fee arrangements between attorneys and clients, except for limits that already exist.

* Proposition 212, which would limit individual campaign contributions per candidate to $200 in statewide races, $100 in most other races. Committees of small donors could donate up to 100 times the limit. No more than 25% of contributions could come from outside a candidate’s district.

* Proposition 213, which would prohibit convicted felons from recovering any damages if their injuries were related to the commission of their crime or fleeing afterward. It would prohibit noneconomic damages for drunk drivers or uninsured motorists.

* Proposition 214, which would prohibit health care companies from discouraging doctors from advising patients about alternatives or offering incentives for withholding care.

* Proposition 215, which would legalize the cultivation, possession and use of marijuana under a doctor’s orders.

* Proposition 216, which would prohibit health care companies from discouraging doctors from advising patients about alternatives or offering incentives for withholding care. It also would establish a nonprofit corporation to be an advocate for consumers.

* Proposition 217, which would continue tax rates of 10% and 11% for residents with taxable incomes of $100,000 and $200,000, respectively, and for heads of households with incomes of $136,115 and $272,230, respectively.

* Proposition 218, which would require voter approval of any increases in general taxes.