Join us on Monday, September 21 at 7:00 on Zoom. Please register ahead for this event. The League of Women Voters will present on the Ballot Propositions:
- What they do
- Arguments for and against
- What your vote means
- Fiscal impact
- Question and answer session
Sponsored by United Methodist Women and Justice and Compassion
2020 CALIFORNIA BALLOT PROPOSITIONS
PROPOSITION 14: Issues $5.5 billion in bonds for state stem cell research institute
PROPOSITION 15: Requires commercial and industrial properties to be taxed based on market value and dedicates revenue
PROPOSITION 16: Repeals Proposition 209 (1996), which says that the state cannot discriminate or grant preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, education, or contracting
PROPOSITION 17: Restores the right to vote to people convicted of felonies who are on parole
PROPOSITION 18: Allows 17-year-olds who will be 18 at the time of the next general election to vote in primaries and special elections
PROPOSITION 19: Changes tax assessment transfers and inheritance rules
PROPOSITION 20: Makes changes to policies related to criminal sentencing charges, prison release, and DNA collection
PROPOSITION 21: Expands local governments’ power to use rent control
PROPOSITION 22: Considers app-based drivers to be independent contractors and enacts several labor policies related to app-based companies
PROPOSITION 23: Requires physician on-site at dialysis clinics and consent from the state for a clinic to close
PROPOSITION 24: Expands the provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and creates the California Privacy Protection Agency to implement and enforce the CCPA
PROPOSITION 25: Replaces cash bail with risk assessments for suspects awaiting trial