California Online Voter Guide

November 2010 Statewide General Election

20th edition

About the Propositions

California's November ballot includes nine statewide propositions, 19 through 27, also called ballot measures. Propositions are assigned numbers by the Secretary of State, and require a simple majority to pass.

Click on the links below for more information on each proposition, including the official summary, campaign contact information and links to campaign web sites, who signed the ballot pamphlet arguments and campaign finance data.

CVF also produced this nonpartisan "Proposition Song" music video to help voters learn about the ballot measures.

• Prop. 19: would legalize, tax and regulate marijuana

• Prop. 20: would have the Citizens Redistricting Commission draw congressional district lines instead of the Legislature

• Prop. 21: would enact a vehicle fee to help fund state parks

• Prop. 22: would restrict state access to local government proceeds

• Prop. 23: would suspend Assembly Bill 32, a law enacted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, until the unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent

• Prop. 24: would repeal legislation that enacted corporate tax credits

• Prop. 25: would change the legislative vote requirement for passing the state budget from two-thirds to a majority

• Prop. 26: would change the legislative vote requirement for enacting new fees from a majority to two-thirds

• Prop. 27: would eliminate the Citizens Redistricting Commission and return the redistricting process to the Legislature

 

This page was first published on September 6, 2010 | Last updated on May 3, 2011
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