The California initiative process, established in 1911, provides the people a mechanism to propose statutory revisions & constitutional amendments, & to adopt or reject those proposed. This historical study of proposed initiatives in California from 1912 through Aug. 1998 are included in both chronological order & by subject matter. This study also lists the ballot measures that have been approved by voters, it cites the most popular initiatives of recent years, & it groups together proposed initiative measures by the year in which they received a title & summary, thus entering into circulation.