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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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Measure A only needs support from a simple majority of voters in order to pass. It would raise LA County's sales tax to fund homelessness efforts.
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Measure US is the largest bond ever proposed in the LAUSD.
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This package of reforms is part of an effort to restore faith in LA City Hall.
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Three of the council’s progressive voices were up for reelection.
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The intent behind Measure CC is to have Santa Ana residents vote on the rent control measure the city council passed three years ago and amended in late 2022.
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Measure EE would clean up outdated language and make other small changes to Santa Ana’s city charter.
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The measure seeks to put Los Angeles residents in charge of determining council district boundaries, seizing that power away from politicians.
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In Los Angeles, the minimum wage goes up each year based on increases in the consumer price index. On July 1, it went up to $17.28 an hour.
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California Proposition 35: Extending a tax to fund health care
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Proposition 36 would roll back some of the reforms contained in Proposition 47, the 2014 measure approved by voters in 2014.
