YES on Prop 18: Voting Rights for 17-Year-Olds Seventeen-year-olds who will be 18 by the next general election should be able to vote in primary and special elections. Prop 18 will give them that right. Young people are significantly underrepresented…
YES on Prop 17: Restore Voting Rights. Restoring voting rights to Californians who have completed their prison term is a matter of justice, equity, and fundamental fairness. Right now, nearly 50,000 people who have been released from prison and are…
YES on Prop 16: Opportunity for All. Affirmative action in state hiring, contracting, and education was banned in California by Prop 209 in 1996. Prop 16 will reverse that ban and allow schools and public institutions to take race, ethnicity,…
YES on Prop 15: Schools & Communities First. The Schools & Communities First initiative will raise $12 billion every year for California’s schools, essential workers, and local governments. This will come by ensuring that all corporate properties worth more than…
Neutral Position While the League of Women Voters of California supports ongoing stem cell research, we are neutral on Prop 14 (Stem Cell Research) because of the funding mechanism used and because of the requirement for a supermajority vote to…
The Measure REJECTED The Question: Should the law enacted by the California Legislature to replace the current money bail system be approved? The Situation: In 2018, the Legislature passed SB10, which would do away with the money bail system so…
The Measure PASSED The Question Shall an existing law from 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act, be amended to increase penalties on companies that fail to follow regulations; to allow consumers more easily to opt in and out of sharing…
The Measure REJECTED The Question Should outpatient dialysis clinics be required to have a physician on-site at all hours when patients are being treated, offer the same level of care to all patients regardless of insurance, and report infection-related information?…
The Measure PASSED The Question Should app-based rideshare and delivery drivers be classified as independent contractors (not employees) and require rideshare and delivery companies to adopt labor and wage policies unique to these drivers? The Situation Rideshare and delivery companies…
The Measure REJECTED The Question: Should current state law be changed to allow cities and counties to apply rent control to housing 15 years old or older and limit rent increases to 15% once a new renter moves in? The Situation:…