Death penalty. [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2015 - Appellate Litigation Over time, the measure would reduce state expenditures by the California Supreme Court and the state agencies participating in the death penalty appeal process. These state savings would reach about $50  million annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-066

Temporary extension of Proposition 30 income tax increases (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2015 - Background California ’s State Budget. California state taxes —primarily income taxes —are spent mainly from the state government ’s General Fund. The General Fund is budgeted to spend about $115  billion during the current 2015-16 state fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-065

Public social services. [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2015 - Additionally, in 2011, the state shifted responsibility for certain low-level offenders from the state to the counties on a prospective basis. As part of this shift, certain offenders released from state prison are now supervised in the community by probation officers instead of by state parole agents.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-064

Amend the California Constitution to generally require physicians to notify the parent or guardian of a minor under the age of 16 before performing an abortion on that minor, with certain exceptions.

Oct 30, 2015 - The CalWORKs program is supported with both state and federal funds, but because all CalWORKs federal funds are capped, these additional costs would probably be borne by the state. These costs would typically not be significant compared to total state spending for CalWORKs, which is estimated to cost about $5.7  billion in state and federal funds in 2015-16.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-062

Amend the California Constitution to generally require physicians to notify the parent or guardian of a minor under the age of 16 before performing an abortion on that minor, with certain exceptions.

Oct 30, 2015 - The CalWORKs program is supported with both state and federal funds, but because all CalWORKs federal funds are capped, these additional costs would probably be borne by the state. These costs would typically not be significant compared to total state spending for CalWORKs, which is estimated to cost about $5.7  billion in state and federal funds in 2015-16.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-063

1,000 percent sales tax on political advertisements. [Ballot]

Oct 28, 2015 - The state spends tens of billions of dollars per year to fund part of the operations of hundreds of public educational entities in California. These entities include early childhoo d education providers, K-12 school districts, community colleges, and two public university systems (the California State University and the University of California).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-061

Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana. [Ballot]

Oct 26, 2015 - These priorities include ensuring that marijuana is not distributed to minors or diverted from states that have legalized marijuana to other states. State and local governments currently collect sales tax on medici nal marijuana sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-060

The statute of limitations for certain sex crimes committed against minors. [Ballot]

Oct 23, 2015 - State law defines a number of sexual acts committed against minors as criminal offenses. Punishment for such crimes typically involves incarceration in county jail or state prison and can include supervision by county probation officers or state parole agents upon release.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-059

Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana. [Ballot]

Oct 23, 2015 - These priorities include ensuring that marijuana is not distributed to minors or diverted from states that have legalized marijuana to other states. State and local governments currently collect sales tax on medici nal marijuana sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-058

Elections and political spending (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Oct 22, 2015 - Citizens of the United States who are registered to vote in California generally may vote in California elections or be considered as a candidate for elective office in the state. The State Constitution directs the Legislature to (1) define residence of the state and to “provide for registration and free elections, ” (2) prohibit
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-057