Proposition 51 was a California ballot proposition on the November 5, 2002 ballot (as distinguished from the Proposition 51 on the June 1986 ballot, the "Multiple Defendants Tort Damage Liability Act," which resulted in the enactment of Civil Code Section 1431.2) (http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition_51_(1986)). It was officially titled Traffic Congestion Relief and Safe School Buses Act. It failed to pass with 2,774,539 (41.4%) votes in favor and 3,922,590 (58.6%) against. It was placed on the ballot through the initiative process.
The question before voters was:
Should the sales and use taxes raised from the sale or lease of motor vehicles be permanently allocated to specific transportation projects?Official summary
Summary of Legislative Analyst's Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact:
References
California Proposition 51 (2002) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA