Proposed vote on California becoming an independent country. [Ballot]

Jan 11, 2017 - Supreme Court ruled in Texas v. White that the initial act admitting a state into the Union “was final. ” “There was no place for reconsideration, or revocation, ” the court said, “except through revolution, or through consent of the states. ” International Institutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2016-011

Homeownership affordability. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - (Under current law, fees to mitigate the im pact of traffic are often calculated based on vehicle miles traveled —an estimate of the total additional miles driven by all drivers in the area as a result of the project.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-025

Changes to how Californians vote. (Amendment No. 1) [Ballot]

Feb 3, 2016 - The state would be responsible for paying the costs to implement and maintain the new online voting system, including reimbursing county governments for any costs they incur to im plement the system.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-118

Firearms and ammunition (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Dec 16, 2015 - Specifically, the measure proposes to (1) regulate all ammunition sales in a manner similar to firearm sales, (2 )  implement a court process to ensure certain offenders surrender their firearms at the time of their conviction, (3) expand the existing ban on large capacity magazines, and (4) im pose various other requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-098

Changes to how Californians vote. (Amendment No. 1) [Ballot]

Feb 3, 2016 - The state would be responsible for paying the costs to implement and maintain the new online voting system, including reimbursing county governments for any costs they incur to im plement the system.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-117

Rideshare companies. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - Drivers for rideshare companies work as independent contractors rather than employees, generally using their own v ehicles and choosing when and where to work. Most drivers for rideshare companies drive part-time and many only work for less than a year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-028

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

Sep 30, 2025 - Supreme Court ruled in Texas v. White that the initial act admitting a state to the Union “was final. ” The court said: “There was no place for reconsideration, or revocation, except through revolution, or through consent of the states. ” Initiatives and Constitutional Revisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-010

Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Dec 22, 2015 - . $3  million annually from 2018-19 through 2022-23 to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to establish and adopt protocols to determine whether a driver is operating a vehicle while im paired, including by marijuana. $10  million in 2018-19, increasing by $10  million annually until 2022-23, and $50  million each year thereafter, to the Governor ’s Office of Business and
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-103

Abortion. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2017 - Supreme Court upheld the central tenet of its Roe decision (in Planned Parenthood v. Casey ). Accordingly, it is almost certain that the initiative would be invalidated by the courts, meaning that it could not legally take effect.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-008

Definition of the term “person” for purposes of Article I, Section 7 of the State Constitution. [Ballot]

Nov 20, 2015 - Supreme Court upheld the central tenet of its Roe decision (in Planned Parenthood v. Casey ). Decisions by the California Supreme Court (for example, Committee to Defend Reproductive Rights v. Myers in 1981) have recognized a right to abortion under the California Constitution ’s right of privacy guaranteed by Section 1 of Article I.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-072