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Prop 28: Funding Arts and Music Education

The Measure PASSED The Question Should the State provide specific funding for arts and music education in public schools, an amount higher than the existing constitutional minimum amount required for public education? The Situation Because Prop 98 passed in 1988,…

Prop 26: In-Person Sports Betting in Tribal Casinos

The Measure REJECTED The Question: Should California (a) increase the allowable gambling activities at American Indian-owned casinos and (b) allow betting on sports events at casinos and horse racing tracks? The Situation: The California Constitution and California statutes define what types of gambling are…

Prop 27: Online Sports Betting

The Measure REJECTED The Question: Should California allow online and mobile sports betting for people 21 years of age or older? The Situation: The California Constitution and California statutes define what types of gambling are allowed in the State. Currently,…

Recommendation on Prop 25 (2020)

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A YES vote on Prop 25 is a vote to replace the money bail system with the use of pretrial risk assessment tools that focus on safety and flight risk. It is estimated that almost 46,000 Californians, a disproportionate number of whom are Black and Latinx, are being held in jail because of their inability to afford bail. Cash bail both criminalizes poverty and reflects the systemic racism that plagues our criminal legal process. Paid for by League of Women Voters Supporting Schools and Communities First – Yes on Prop 15 (Nonprofit 501(c)(4))

Recommendation on Prop 24 (2020)

oppose position (meter)

Vote NO on Prop 24: Amends Consumer Data Privacy. The League of Women Voters supports the protection of consumers’ private data. Prop 24 includes some beneficial elements, but we oppose due to the complexity of a 52-page initiative with impacts…

Recommendation on Prop 23 (2020)

neutral position (meter)

NEUTRAL on Prop 23: Kidney Dialysis Clinics. This measure will require operators of chronic dialysis clinics to have a minimum of one licensed physician at the clinic whenever patients are being treated, offer the same level of care to all…

Recommendation on Prop 21 (2020)

neutral position (meter)

NEUTRAL on Prop 21: Local Governments and Rent Control. The League supports efforts to help resolve California’s housing crisis. We promote solutions aimed at increasing housing production in a sustainable, accessible, and equitable manner. Rent control policies are one strategy…

Recommendation on Prop 20 (2020)

oppose position (meter)

Vote NO on Prop 20: Rollback on Criminal Justice Reforms. Over the past decade, California has made progress in enacting laws that reduce the prison population and create a more effective and equitable public safety system. Prop 20 would roll…

Recommendation on Prop 19 (2020)

oppose position (meter)

Vote NO on Prop 19 – The Home Protection for Seniors, Severely Disabled, Families, and Victims of Wildfire or Natural Disasters Act. Prop 19 exacerbates an already inequitable property tax system – offering tax breaks to people who do not…

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