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MAD PROPS '24

A non-partisan, not-too-serious voter guide to the California ballot measures.

Election Day is November 5th! In California, ballots are already in the mail. There's still plenty for new voters to register. Learn more about this project here, or go ahead and jump in!

California Propositions

Prop 2 borrows $10 billion to build schools and colleges

Bond

California doesn't actually have permanent funding for school repairs, so it's another bond.

How will you vote?
Prop 2

Prop 3 enshrines the right to same sex marriage

Amendment

Of course, this is already legal in California, but Prop 8 is technically still on the books. With the Supreme Court the way it is, that has some worried.

Prop 3

Prop 4 borrows $10 billion for environmental projects

Bond

Wildfires? Check. Drought? Check. Floods? Check. — Just about every climate disaster, California's got 'em. Should we spend on preventative measures?

Prop 4

Prop 5 makes it easier for local governments to borrow money

Amendment

Usually it requires a 66% majority. Vote yes to lower that threshold to 55%.

Prop 5

Prop 6 make forced labor in California prisons illegal

Amendment

If this sounds like slavery, well, many argue it is. A similar measure tanked in 2022 because it was estimated it would cost $1.5 billion to pay the states prisoners for their labor

Prop 6

Prop 32 raises the minimum wage to $18 an hour

Initiative

California was the first in the nation to raise the minimum wage to $15 in 2022. Will we keep the title this year? Will we do it again this year?

Prop 32

Prop 33 allows cities to impose rent control

Initiative

This will be third attempt to repeal the infamous 1995 Costa-Hawkins Act. If successful, California cities will be allowed to impose whatever kinds of rent control they want.

Prop 33

Prop 34 forces a massive healthcare provider to use its money on patients

Initiative

That's right. This prop would only affect one organization. And the main reason — it wants it to stop spending money on other props. It's complicated, and amazingly petty.

Prop 34

Prop 35 makes permanent a healthcare tax that goes to Medi-Cal

Initiative

A third of the state uses the low-income program. The entire healthcare industry supports this. Newsome said he would do it, but is now back-tracking. This would hold him to his word.

Prop 35

Prop 36 increases some petty theft and drug crimes to felonies

Initiative

Ten years ago, these were felonies and voters approved a prop that would make them misdemeanors. Now, post covid, post doom loop, many want to change it back.

Prop 36

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