Ballot Guide

November 5, 2024 Ballot Prop. 5

Proposition 5: Allows Local Bonds for Affordable Housing and Public Infrastructure With 55% Voter Approval. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Summary

Proposition 5 is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that changes the rules in the California Constitution for approving particular local government general obligation bonds. It also requires local governments to monitor the use of revenues in specific ways. The proposition lowers the voter approval requirement from two-thirds to 55 % if the bonds fund housing...

November 5, 2024 Ballot Prop. 2

Proposition 2: Authorizes Bonds for Public School and Community College Facilities. Legislative Statute. Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Schools and Local Community College Public Education Facilities Modernization, Repair, and Safety Bond Act of 2024 Summary

Proposition 2 has been placed on the ballot by the California State Legislature. It authorizes $10 billion in state general obligation bonds for public school and community college facilities repair, upgrade, and construction. Specifically, $8.5 billion is provided for four types...

November 5, 2024 Ballot Prop. 4

Proposition 4: Authorizes Bonds for Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and Protecting Communities and Natural Lands From Climate Risks. Legislative Statute. Authorizes Bonds for Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and Protecting Communities and Natural Lands From Climate Risks. Legislative Statute. Summary

Proposition 4 is a legislatively referred bond act which permits the state to sell a $10 billion bond to fund assorted projects to reduce climate change risks including...

November 5, 2024 Ballot Prop. 32

Proposition 32: Raises Minimum Wage. Initiative Statute. Living Wage Act of 2022 Summary

Proposition 32 is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that proposes to raise the California minimum wage over the next two years to $18 per hour depending on firm size.

California’s minimum wage is currently $16 per hour. In 2016 Senate Bill 3 was signed into law to increase the state's minimum...

November 5 2024 General Election

List of 2024 Qualified Statewide Ballot Measures
 Title Yes votes* No votes* Proposition 2 (2024): Authorizes Bonds for Public School and Community College Facilities. Legislative Statute.

Proposition 3 (2024):...

November 5, 2024 Ballot Prop. 6

Proposition 6: Eliminates Constitutional Provision Allowing Involuntary Servitude for Incarcerated Persons. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Summary

Proposition 6 is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It would remove language from the state constitution that allows jails and prisons to impose involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment. If the proposition passes, prisoners can refuse a work assignment without punishment. It would allow inmates to voluntarily accept work assignments in exchange for credit to...

November 5, 2024 Ballot Prop. 3

Proposition 3: Constitutional Right to Marriage. Legislative Constitutional Amendment Summary

Proposition 3 is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It would update the language in the California Constitution so that it mirrors what federal courts have ruled about who can marry. Specifically, the measure repeals Proposition 8 (2008), which defined marriage in the state constitution as between one man and one woman.The proposition would also add text establishing a right to marry as furtherance of the right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness...

November 5, 2024 Ballot Prop. 35

Proposition 35: Provides Permanent Funding for Medi-Cal Health Care Services. Initiative Statute. Protect Access to Health Care Act of 2024. Summary

Excerpted directly from the LAO Prop. 35 Analysis

Proposition 35 (Prop. 35) is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that would 1) require the state to request federal approval for the Managed Care...

November 5, 2024 Ballot Prop. 34

Proposition 34: Restricts Spending of Prescription Drug Revenues by Certain Health Care Providers. Initiative Statute. Protect Patients Now Act of 2024 Summary

Proposition 34 (Prop. 34) is a citizen-initiated ballot measure. There are two key components to this proposed law.

Prop. 34 will make Governor Newsom’s Executive ...

November 5, 2024 Ballot Prop. 36

Proposition 36: Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes. Initiative Statute. The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act Summary

(Excerpted from LAO’s Analysis of Proposition 36)

Proposition 36 (Prop. 36) is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that makes several key changes related to punishments for theft and drug crimes. Prop....