Ballot Measures
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When you vote on ballot measures, you are voting directly on laws that you might want or not want. It’s important that you use your power to vote to be heard on these issues. Here, we analyze the ballot measures so you don’t have to!
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Pros & Cons
November 5 General Election
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Authorizes Bonds for Public School and Community College Facilities
Constitutional Right to Marriage
Authorizes Bonds for Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and Protecting Communities and Natural Lands from Climate Risks
Allows Local Bonds for Affordable Housing and Public Infrastructure with 55% Voter Approval
Eliminates Constitutional Provision Allowing Involuntary Servitude for Incarcerated Persons
Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property
Restricts Spending of Prescription Drug Revenues by Certain Health Care Providers
Provides Permanent Funding for Medi-Cal Health Care Services
Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes
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