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 - By 2028, th e commission would be required to produce a public report on the ability of California to govern itself as an independent nation. To form the commission, the Secretary of State wou ld randomly select commissioners from a pool of eligible applicants with specific requirements for the sex and racial composition of the members.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2024-001

Proposition 6 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - If this is done by giving more tim e credits instead, costs would decrease because people would serve less time. Any potential increase or decrease in state and local criminal justice costs likely would not exceed the tens of millions of dollars each year (annually).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=6&year=2024

Proposition 36 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - For e xample, murder can be punished by 15 years or more in prison. In contrast, selling drugs can be punished by up to five years in jail or prison, depending on the drug. Sentences can also be lengthened due to details of the crime.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&year=2024

Restrictions on certain oil drilling permits (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - In addition, the stat e owns the rights to oil reserves on state-owned lands including California ’s tidelands. Uniquely, the City of Long Beach in Los Angeles County also has rights to certain oil reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-014

Public access to state and local government records (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - Th e measure limits the fees that the Legislature can charge a requestor to the direct cost of providing the record or $0.10 per page (whichever is less). The measure prohibits the Le gislature from charging requestors any other fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-015

Social media platforms. [Ballot]

Feb 6, 2024 - State law, along with court rules, specify th e rules and processes that must be followed in civil cases. Such rules and processes can differ based on various factors —including the complexity of the case, the action being sought from the court, and the specifics of the claim itself.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-035

High-quality public schools. [Ballot]

Dec 6, 2023 - The initiative could result in costs to the state and public schools, depending on how the measure is legally interpreted by the courts and implemented by th e state and public schools. As such, these effects are unknown and highly uncertain.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-028

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Oct 4, 2023 - Among its many duties, th e Secretary of State ’s responsibilities include maintaining the state ’s statewide voter registration system, known as VoteCal; providing guidance to local election officials on how to implement state and federal law; and facilitating statewide maint enance of the list of registered voters.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-016

Drug and theft crimes. [Ballot]

Oct 11, 2023 - Some of thes e costs could be offset by reductions in state spending on local mental health and substance use services, truancy and dropout prevention, and victim services due to requirements i n current law.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-017

Psilocybin legalization. [Ballot]

Jun 29, 2023 - However, the measur e limits the maximum punishment for such people to a mandatory drug education program. The measure also states that people who previously served sentences for offenses that would n o longer be unlawful under the measure could petition the court to seal the record of their conviction.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-004