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In Stanislaus County, about 65% of voters rejected a ballot measure in the Nov. 5 election that sought to end forced labor in prisons and jails in California. Proposition 6, which was defeated ...
No official argument against Proposition 6 was submitted to the California Secretary of State and no opponents were listed on the ballot. [5] However, public polling has shown the oppose side leading. [9] The oppose side has not established an official campaign and raised $0 as of October 30, 2024. [4]
Proposition 6 was placed on the ballot by California state lawmakers, who supported it with a bipartisan vote. The measure is a Legislative Black Caucus priority bill. Additional supporters ...
California Proposition 6, informally known as the Briggs Initiative, [1] was an unsuccessful ballot initiative put to a referendum on the California state ballot in the November 7, 1978 election. [2] It was sponsored by John Briggs , a conservative state legislator from Orange County .
For the record: 12:39 p.m. Nov. 1, 2024: An earlier version of this article stated there were nearly 60,000 prisoners with jobs in California, based on incorrect data provided by prison officials ...
Proposition 6 (1978) Defeated: Barring homosexuality in the public school system. Proposition 13 (1978) Passed: Significant property tax reduction and limits; imposing 2/3 vote requirement of the Legislature for state taxes and 2/3 voter approval requirement for local special taxes. Proposition 65 (1986) Passed: Notification of hazardous materials.
ERIC member states and withdrawn states as of July 2024 [5]. The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) is a nonprofit organization in the United States whose goal is to improve electoral integrity by helping states improve the accuracy of voter rolls, increase access to voter registration, reduce election costs, and increase efficiencies in elections.
Proposition 5 would lower the required vote threshold to approve those measures from a two-thirds supermajority to 55%. Read more: Your guide to Proposition 5: Making it easier to pass local ...