Proposed constitutional initiative regarding how Californians vote and the composition of the State Senate. [Ballot]

Oct 9, 2019 - Some local governments i n California —Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, and San Leandro —use an alternative voting method referred to as ranked-choice voting. Under ranked-choice voting, voters rank candidates from their first to last choice.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-013

Proposition 4 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - In some cases, state government agencies perform natural resources and climate activities. In other cases, the state provides grants and loans to local governments, not-for-profit organizations, and businesses to support similar activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=4&year=2024

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

Oct 9, 2017 - The per capita personal income of the new state of Northern California was about $63,000 in 2015 —ranking it approximately 2 nd among all the states by this measure, or about $6,000 below top-ranked Connecticut.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-018

The President of California Act [Ballot]

May 14, 2015 - In California, the Gove rnor has  many powers and responsibilities, including:   signing into law or vetoing  legislation passed by the Legislature, preparing and submitting to the Legislature an annual budget detailing state governmental revenues and expenditures, and nominating individu als to serve in high ranking positions in state government.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-013

Proposition 36 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Also, treatment-mandated felonies would create workload for some county agencies (such as probation or behavioral health departments). In total, Proposition  36 would increase local criminal justice costs, likely by tens of millions of dollars annually .
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&year=2024

Creating a new online university administered by the University of California (UC). [Ballot]

Dec 26, 2023 - To be eligible for UC admission, entering freshmen must have completed certain high school courses, generally have obtained high grade point averages (GPA), and generally rank among the top of their graduating high school class.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-034

Cannabis and certain psychedelic drugs. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - These laws are enforced by federal agencies that may act independently or in cooperation with state and local law enforcement agencies. Currently, the federal government generally chooses not to prosecute cannabis users and businesses that follow state and local cannabis laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-032

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - As discussed below, these casinos are generally authorized based on agreements between individual gaming tribes and the state and are regulated by individual tribal gaming agencies, CGCC, and CA DOJ.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

Research and development involving certain psychedelic substances (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 7, 2023 - The state allocates grant funding to several agencies, including the University of California —its public research university system. Other agencies, including the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and California Energy Commission, also receive state support for certain R &D activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-013

Psilocybin legalization. [Ballot]

Jun 29, 2023 - These la ws are enforced by federal agencies that may act independently or in cooperation with state and local law enforcement agencies. Proposal This measure makes various changes to state law related to psilocybin, including removing certain criminal penalties and requiring regulation of its cultivation and sale.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-004