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2024 California statewide ballot measures
LAist has the information you need, in plain English, to make sense of the 10 ballot propositions on the Nov. 5 ballot.
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Some California schools are falling apart. Voters will decide whether to fund renovations, repairs, and new construction. -
This proposition would remove stray language in the state constitution that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. While that language is not legally enforceable anymore, removing it is seen as a proactive measure to make sure it cannot can’t spring back into effect.
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Proposition 4 is a $10 billion bond to pay for climate and environmental projects.
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Should California let new housing and road bonds pass with 55% voter support, rather than today’s threshold of two-thirds?
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The measure would amend the state constitution to prohibit any form of forced labor or servitude, which is currently allowed as punishment for a crime.
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The proposal would raise the minimum wage from the current $16 an hour to $18. Yearly increases from there would be tied to the consumer price index.
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Will the third time be the charm for efforts to repeal a state law restricting local forms of rent control?
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This has been dubbed by opponents as a "revenge initiative." So far, it appears to target only one entity — the L.A.-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Why? Observers says it's really all about rent control.
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The state measure would make a tax on medical providers permanent and would guarantee funding for some Medi-Cal services.
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The measure comes in response to an increase in high-profile “smash-and-grab” robberies and the fentanyl crisis.
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The Republican is beating out Democratic challenger Frances Marquez, who has conceded.
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Californians overwhelmingly backed Prop. 36 to lengthen criminal sentences for certain theft and drug offenses, and to direct more people to drug treatment after convictions. Voters’ views changed on public safety after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Former state Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian won the race to replace Paul Krekorian.
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Nathan Hochman, a former federal prosecutor and criminal defense attorney, has won the race to run the largest prosecutors' office in the country.
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The Burbank Democrat will take the U.S. Senate seat held by Dianne Feinstein for 30 years. No Republican has won statewide in California since 2006, and Steve Garvey didn’t break that losing streak.
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From the presidential race and possibility of the first U.S. woman president, to more down ballot issues, voters had a lot on their minds as they lined up to vote.
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Among registered voters, the NPR poll was a dead heat, 49% - 49%.
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California's 45th Congressional district, which includes Orange County’s Little Saigon, has attracted more than $46 million in spending.
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Both parties are looking to flip seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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As we’re waiting to learn the final results, it can be easy to be duped by false or misleading information. Here are four tips to help you avoid spreading election related misinformation.
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