Congressional districts in California. [Ballot]

Dec 29, 2025 - In 2010, California voters gave this job to an independent commission known as the California Citizens Redistricting Commission (Commission). The most recent maps drawn by the Commission were based on the 2020 U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-031

Proposition 50 [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2025 - State legislatures draw congressional district maps in most states, but some states use commissions to do this job. Before 2010, the California Legislature drew the state ’s congressional district maps.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=50&year=2025

Proposition 32 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Effect on Jobs. The number of jobs in the state could go up or down. This change likely would be smaller than one-quarter of 1  percent. Government Costs Could Go Up or Down. Proposition 32 would increase state and local government costs in some ways but would decrease them in other ways: Higher Government Costs to Pay for Workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=32&year=2024

Involuntary Servitude [Ballot]

Jun 9, 2021 - People found to have committed crimes often do various forms of work while they are in the criminal justice system, including the following: Inmate Jobs. Some people have jobs while they are incarcerated in state prison or county jail.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-003

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

Oct 7, 2025 - They could, however, use any remaining funds in their accounts to pay tuition and related expenses at an accredited college, university, or job training program located in California or another state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-014

Proposition 6 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Work includes jobs like cooking, cleaning, or other tasks needed to run prisons and jails. Roughly one-third of people in prison work. Many of these workers are paid less than $1  per hour. Workers can also earn “time credits ” that reduce the amount of time they serve in prison or jail.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=6&year=2024

Minimum wage. [Ballot]

Jan 24, 2022 - Likely Fewer Jobs. The measure would make workers more expensive, so businesses likely would hire fewer of them. The state likely would have between 0 and 1  percent fewer jobs than it otherwise would.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-043

High-quality public schools. [Ballot]

Dec 6, 2023 - For example, the law requires districts to hire teachers with st ate teaching credentials, establishes a number of steps districts must follow before dismissing or laying off employees, and sets forth many rules for negotiating over pay and job responsibilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-028

Public sector unions and collective bargaining. [Ballot]

Sep 28, 2021 - Under the merit principle, the state organizes state jobs into standardized job classifications that outline the minimum qualifications of a job and the salary ranges of the job. Positions in each classification generally must be filled on the basis of a competitive examination that is specific for the classification.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-008

High-quality public schools (Version 1). [Ballot]

Aug 30, 2023 - For example, the law requires districts to h ire teachers with state teaching credentials, establishes a number of steps districts must follow before dismissing or laying off employees, and sets forth many rules for negotiati ng over pay and job responsibilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-009