Proposition 4 End Ban on Public Financing of Campaigns The Question Should California remove the current prohibition on public financing of campaigns to allow any city, county, district, as well as the state itself the opportunity to pass public funding…
Proposition 3 Extends Certain Income Tax Rates The Question Should the income tax rates on high earners that were passed by voters in 2012 and extended in 2016 be made permanent? The Situation In 2012 California voters passed Prop 30,…
Proposition 2 Increases State’s “Rainy Day” Fund The Question Should the state increase the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA) cap from 10% to 20% of General Fund tax revenue and exclude deposits into the BSA from the state appropriations limit? The…
Proposition 1 Bonds for Affordable Housing and Veteran Home Loans The Question Should the state authorize $10 billion in bonds to fund affordable housing programs, and $1.25 billion in bonds for home loan assistance for California veterans? The Situation California…
Proposition 50 Temporary Changes To Congressional District Maps The way it is now California’s congressional districts were drawn by the state’s independent Citizens Redistricting Commission in 2021 and are expected to stay in place until 2031. When it drew the…
Proposition 36 Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes The Question Should California allow people to be charged with felonies for possessing certain drugs and for thefts under $950, if the defendant has two prior…
Proposition 6 ELIMINATES CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION ALLOWING INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE FOR INCARCERATED PERSONS The Question Should the California Constitution be amended to: (1) remove the provision that allows involuntary servitude to be used as punishment for a crime; (2) prohibit incarcerated people…
Proposition 33 Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property The Question Should the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act of 1995 (a state law) be repealed so local governments can regulate rents? The Situation Housing in California is…
Proposition 2 AUTHORIZES BONDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACILITIES The Question Should the state authorize $10 billion in bonds to build new, or renovate existing, public school and community college facilities? The Situation The Legislature placed Proposition 2…
Proposition 4 AUTHORIZES BONDS FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER, WILDFIRE PREVENTION, AND PROTECTING COMMUNITIES AND NATURAL LANDS FROM CLIMATE RISKS The Question Should voters let the state sell $10 billion in bonds for various projects to reduce climate risks and impacts?…