Starting in 2028, anyone with established residence would be allowed to vote in local elections. That means they couldn’t cast a vote for president or members of Congress, but would be able to weigh in on the Santa Ana mayor, the city council and local ballot measures (like this one!)....
Newsom has argued he can oppose both new taxes and ballot measures he says would hamstring state and local governments from raising taxes in a time of crisis. Removing a measure from the ballot before an election is rare, but not unprecedented in California. In 1999, the ...
November 20, 2024 previous next Employee Communications Informing your employees and stockholders about the impact of proposed state legislation, regulations and ballot measures is within your rights as a business owner.Just remember to do it the right way. ...
SAN FRANCISCO —The California Supreme Court is weighing whether to keep a measure off the November ballot that would make it harder for the state and local governments to raise taxes, in a legal battlepitting Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers against ...
In a rare action, the state Supreme Court granted a hearing Wednesday on a request by Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislators to remove an initiative from the November 2024 state ballot that would require voter approval for any increase in state or local taxes or fees....
7, 2023, to fill seats on the school board and fire district, and decide the fate of two ballot measures. On Friday, the California Legislature, which is controlled by Democrats, essentially voted to stop Shasta County officials from using a hand count to tally votes. The bill, which was...
Nov. 15, 2024 8 AM PT Share Kamala Harris won California by a solid margin, no surprises there. But, the Golden State’s reputation as a bastion of liberalism may be called into question. Many left-leaning California ballot measures failed.Mackenzie Mays covers state government for the L.A...
ballot, especially when it comes to the citizen initiative, are oftentimes targeting the even-numbered years because they expect more turnout or more voter engagement,” saidHelen Brewer, a policy specialist who focuses on ballot measures for the nonpartisan National Conference o...
Similar ballot measures have been previously rejected by voters in 2018 and 2020. "California voters have rejected this radical proposal twice before, because it would freeze the construction of new housing and could effectively reverse dozens of new state housing laws," said the state's ...
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