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In California, a ballot proposition is a referendum or an initiative measure that is submitted to the electorate for a direct decision or direct vote (or plebiscite). If passed, it can alter one or more of the articles of the Constitution of California , one or more of the 29 California Codes , or another law in the California Statutes by ...
Propositions can be placed on the ballot either through the exercise of the initiative power by the voters or by a vote of the state legislature. The state initiative power was added to the California constitution in 1911 as part of the ethics reform instituted by Governor Hiram Johnson in the early 1910s.
Proposition 13 alters the balance of the housing market because it provides disincentives for selling property, in favor of remaining at the current property and modifying or transferring to family members to avoid a new, higher property tax assessment. [45] [46] Proposition 13 reduces property tax revenue for municipalities in California.
2024 California propositions voter guide: minimum wage, crime, marriage, healthcare, rent and more. Mackenzie Mays. July 4, 2024 at 6:00 AM. Ten propositions will be on Californians' ballots in ...
What do California’s propositions mean? Hear from experts on 2024 ballot measures. Stephen Hobbs. October 17, 2024 at 8:00 AM.
Proposition 8, known informally as Prop 8, was a California ballot proposition and a state constitutional amendment intended to ban same-sex marriage; it passed in the November 2008 California state elections and was later overturned in court.
A virtual discussion hosted by the Sacramento Bee focused on some of the year’s most attention-grabbing ballot props.
California’s Proposition 35 is a battle over how state lawmakers can spend billions in health care dollars. It would make permanent a tax on health insurance plans, a charge that also allows the ...