International protocol official in state government. [Ballot]

Sep 16, 2015 - Current law establishes specific duties to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General in representing the state in international affairs. Governor. The Governor is the primary state officer representing the state ’s interests in international affairs.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-046

State legislative districts. [Ballot]

Sep 11, 2015 - Fiscal Effect Decreased State Costs. The changes to the legislative spending limit would reduce state spending by over $140  million annually. Every ten years, some of these state savings would be offset by increased costs —probably in the millions of dollars —by the Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw boundaries for the new neighborhood districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-045

Constitutional initiative related to medical marijuana. [Ballot]

Sep 8, 2015 - These laws are enforced by federal agencies that may act independently or in cooperation with state and local law enforcement agencies. State Law and Proposition  215. Under current state law, the possession, cultivation, or distribution of marijuana generally is illegal in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-044

A proposed constitutional and statutory initiative related to poverty reduction. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2015 - State Provides Loans to Cover Certain Child Care Facility Costs. The state currently has a revolving fund that offers interest-free loans to local educational agencies and other agencies that contract with the state to provide child care and preschool services.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-043

Related to collecting signatures for initiative petitions and proposing laws in the Legislature. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2015 - Federal law requires the state to develop a centralized, state-managed voter registration database. California ’s information technology (IT) project to meet this federal mandate is known as VoteCal.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-042

A proposed constitutional initiative related to medical marijuana. [Ballot]

Sep 3, 2015 - These laws are enforced by federal agencies that may act independently or in cooperation with state and local law enforcement agencies. State Law and Proposition  215. Under current state law, the possession, cultivation, or distribution of marijuana generally is illegal in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-041

Amend the California Constitution to generally require physicians to notify a minor’s parent or guardian before performing an abortion on that minor, with certain exceptions. [Ballot]

Sep 2, 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/2015-040

A proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 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 medicinal marijuana sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-039

Nationhood status and possible secession from the U.S. [Ballot]

Aug 28, 2015 - Constitution includes neither a mechanism for a state to secede from the United States nor a provision for a single state to be a "nation within the United States. " In 1869, following the Civil War, the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-037

Related to the cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana. [Ballot]

Aug 24, 2015 - State Legalization of Marijuana-Related Activities. Under the measure, individuals age 21 or over could legally possess, sell, transport, process, and cultivate marijuana under state law. The measure also states that state and local governments are prohibited from enforcing federal prohibitions on marijuana.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-036