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California Senate Bill 202, passed in 2011, mandated that initiatives and optional referendums can appear only on the November general election ballot, a statute that was controversial at the time, being seen as a self-serving, single-party initiative; [3] the November general election rule for initiatives and optional referendums has ...
Parental rights and fighting to keep trans kids from playing sports are now Republican talking points at all levels of government. “The work of Moms for Liberty hasn’t been as visible.
Proposition 16 would have repealed 1996 California Proposition 209 which amended the California constitution and prohibits government institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment, public contracting, and public education. Before Proposition 209, state and local entities had policies and ...
Banning affirmative action in the public sector (employment, education, etc.) Proposition 215 (1996) Passed: Legalizing medical marijuana under California law. Proposition 218 (1996) Passed: Right to vote on local taxes; assessment and property-related fee reforms; initiative power expansion in regard to local revenue reduction or repeal.
Proposition 2, education facilities bond: Prop. 2 asks voters to approve $10 billion in bond financing for aging educational facilities. If approved, $8.5 billion would go toward updating or ...
Governor Newsom and the California Legislature are on a path to singling out children’s programs as the biggest losers in the coming budget cuts. California’s kids are bearing the brunt of a ...
Defines School Choice and enshrines in the State's Constitution that "each K-12 child has the right to school choice;", that “all children have the right to equal opportunity to access a quality education,” and that “parents have the right to direct the education of their children. [12] Nov 5 55% 1,507,236 49.32% 1,548,679 50.68%: Citizens
Initiatives and referendums—collectively known as "ballot measures", "propositions", or simply "questions"—differ from most legislation passed by representative democracies; ordinarily, an elected legislative body develops and passes laws. Initiatives and referendums, by contrast, allow citizens to vote directly on legislation.