Mayor Pugin refers to the ballot referendum for a minimum square footage requirement for residences as "Proposition 22". In Wisconsin, referenda are referred to in this manner; the text of the matter appears on the ballot in this manner: "Referendum: to establish a minimum area of 2,000 square feet on all residences with the limits of the town of Rome." Numbered propositions are, however the usual format for such ballot items in California, where the series was filmed.