California’s relationship with the United States of America. [Ballot]

Sep 30, 2025 - The measure would also involve added state costs on a one-time basis for the Secretary of State to collect applications, ensure candidates meet the criteria for selection, and rand omly select members.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-010

Special taxes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - Net costs or savings resulting from the measure would depend on (1) how many special tax initiatives qualify for a one-time audit but are not approved by voters, (2) the number of pages that are added to the Voter Information Guide each election cycle, and (3) the level of savings that are identified and implemented as a result of the audits.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-040

Housing assistance program for certain University of California employees. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2025 - UC Borrows From an Internal Account to Cover Program Costs. Typically, UC borrows some funds from its Short-Term Investment Pool (STIP) to issue home loans. STIP holds cash from tuition, fees, state funds, and other revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018

Proposition 4 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - (The General Fund is the account the state uses to pay for most public services, including education, health care, and prisons.) This would be less than one-half of 1  percent of the state ’s total General Fund budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=4&year=2024

Funding for students who attend private schools or are educated at home. [Ballot]

Oct 7, 2025 - The measure prohibits the state from adding any other requirements. Prohibits State Regulation of Private School Curriculum and Academic Decisions. The measure grants participating private schools broad authority to “teach or not teach ” any “subject, content, and information ” as they deem appropriate.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-014

Statutory initiative that would establish a statewide vote to express the intent of California voters to seek independence from the United States of America. [Ballot]

Jan 8, 2025 - The measure would also involve added state costs on a one-time basis for the Secretary of State to collect applications, ensure candidates meet the criteria for selection, and rand omly select members.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2024-001

Homeowners and renters tax relief. [Ballot]

Jun 22, 2015 - Local governments in California levy taxes on property owners based on a property ’s assessed value, known as ad  valorem property taxes. (For the remainder of the letter, ad valorem property taxes are referred to simply as property taxes.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-028

Domestic ferrets. [Ballot]

Feb 9, 2022 - Proposal This measure would add the following to California law: “The State of California hereby classifies and recognizes the domestic ferret ( Mutela putorius furo ) as a domestic animal. ” The measure does not specify a particular section of state law to which this would be added.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-044

Drug and theft crimes. [Ballot]

Oct 11, 2023 - For example, if the affected pro perty is worth more than $50,000 but not more than $200,000, a year would be added to the person ’s sentence. If the property is worth more than $200,000 but not more than $1,000,000, then two years would be added.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-017

The applicability of tax increases to the state’s constitutional requirements. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - The General Fund is the state ’s main operating account and pays for most public services including education, health care, and prisons. The state budget also has other funds, many known as special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-038