2012 California Proposition 37

Proposition 37
Genetically Engineered Foods Labeling
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 6,088,714 48.59%
No 6,442,371 51.41%
Valid votes 12,531,085 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 12,531,085 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 18,245,970 68.68%

Results by county
[1]

Proposition 37 was a California ballot measure rejected in California at the statewide election on November 6, 2012.[2] This initiative statute would have required labeling of genetically engineered food, with some exceptions. It would have disallowed the practice of labeling genetically engineered food with the word "natural."[3] This proposition was one of the main concerns by the organizers of the March Against Monsanto in May 2013.

  1. ^ "Statement of Vote" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. ^ Finz, Stacy (November 7, 2012). "Prop. 37: Genetic food labels loses". sfgate.com. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  3. ^ California Secretary of State, n.d. (29 October 2012). "Genetically Engineered Foods. Labeling Initiative Statute". Voter Guide. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 30 October 2012.