Impose new standards for confining certain farm animals. [Ballot]

Oct 18, 2017 - State Law Prohibits Cruelty to Animals. Under state law, any person who keeps an animal confined in an enclosed area is required to provide it with an adequate exercise area, and permit access to adequate shelter, food, and water.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-026

Online education at the University of California. [Ballot]

Oct 17, 2017 - Other Possible Effects on the State. The measure could have a variety of other cost impacts on the state. For instance, were UCO enrollment demand to be strong, with the perceived value of UCO courses greater than traditional public higher education options, then the state potentially could achieve savings as a result of UCO drawing enrollment away from existing public campuses.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-025

Psilocybin legalization. [Ballot]

Oct 16, 2017 - In addition, the measure would result in a reduction in state and local costs for the enforcement of psilocybin-rela ted offenses and the handling of related criminal cases in the state court system.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-024

Criminal prosecution of law enforcement officers. [Ballot]

Oct 12, 2017 - The actual impact on state and local costs would depend on how state priso ns and county jails accommodate such changes in population. In addition, the measure could increase or decrease state and local law enforcement costs to the extent that the implementation of the measure impacts the total amount of civil damages that are paid by state and local law enforcement agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-022

Voting rights for individuals in prison and under parole supervision. [Ballot]

Oct 12, 2017 - For a state governor, the boundary of the voting district is the state. For other elected offices —including city councils, county supervisors, state legislators, and the House of Representatives —the voting district boundaries are determined by local and state governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-023

State sales tax and teacher compensation. [Ballot]

Oct 11, 2017 - Increased state costs of about $1  billion per year to cover higher teacher pensions. Potential state actions —such as lowering spending on other programs —to keep state spending from exceeding the state ’s constitutional limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-021

Ending California’s “top two” primary. [Ballot]

Oct 10, 2017 - Background In California, the chief elections officer is the Secretary of State and county governments administer statewide elections. California generally holds two statewide elections in ev en-numbered years to elect candidates to state and federal offices —a primary election and the general election.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-020

Splitting California into three new U.S. states. [Ballot]

Oct 9, 2017 - Three New States The existing State of California —with about 39.5  million people —is the most populous U.S. state. Following creation of the three new states, there would be 52 U.S. states (the three in this proposal plus the other 49 states).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-018

Amend the Constitution to allow and facilitate future, but unknown, legislative actions that could substantially increase state healthcare spending and associated tax revenues. [Ballot]

Oct 9, 2017 - Constitution Limits State and Local Government Spending; State Nearing Its Spending Limit. Proposition  4 (1979) amended the State Constitution to impose spending limits (technically, appropriations limits) on the state and most local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-019

California voters directing the California Legislature to apply for a constitutional convention pursuant to Article V of the U.S. Constitution. [Ballot]

Oct 6, 2017 - State Independence. As no process currently exists for states to secede from the United States, the measure would require amendments be proposed to enable states to secede from the United States. Fiscal Effects Various Uncertainties.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-017