About the State Propositions on the November 6, 2018 Ballot
To review the list of all 11 Propositions on the ballot November 6, 2018 - scroll down
To watch a video about the Propositions:
- Video of Pros & Cons presentation and a pdf of the related slides
- In this presentation Michael Lusk, Voter Service Director of the League Of Women Voters Cupertino-Sunnyvale, discusses and analyzes the Pros and Cons of the California November 2018 ballot measures. This program was produced by volunteers from the Cupertino Senior Center and aired on KMVT15 Community Media.
- Another Pros & Cons Video - October 24 version
- Video of Pros & Cons by LWV of Los Altos Mountain View
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Research the Propositions
Are you interested in doing more research into the measures/propositions?
- Here's some guidance on How to Evaluate Ballot Measures.
- The nonpartisan clearinghouse for election information, CaliforniaChoices.org, provides a
chart of
endorsers showing who supports or opposes each of the Propositions on the ballot. - The California Secretary of State provides
- Detailed information on each Ballot Measure
- The Official Voter Information Guide, covering both Ballot Measures and Candidate Statements
- Campaign finance information for each Proposition
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The 11 Propositions on the November ballot are:
|
Proposition # |
Type |
Initiated by |
Subject |
Description |
|
1 |
Bond |
Legislature |
Bonds |
Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 would authorize up to $4 Billion in bonds for affordable housing programs and veterans' home loans |
|
2 |
Law |
Legislature |
Bonds |
No Place Like Home Act of 2018 would allow the state to use up to $2 Billion of money that was raised in a previous mental-health bond measure (63) to be used for housing for persons with serious mental illness who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. |
|
3 |
Law, |
Citizens |
Bonds |
Water Supply and Water Quality Act of 2018 would allow the state to sell up to $8.877 Billion in bonds for a variety of water and environmental projects |
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4 |
Law |
Citizens |
Bonds |
Children's Hospital Bond Act of 2018 would allow the state to sell up to $1.5 Billion in new bonds to be used for improvement projects for specifically defined children's hospitals |
|
5 |
Constitutional Amendment |
Citizens |
Taxes |
People's Initiative to Protect Proposition 13 Savings would amend the California constitution to allow property owners who are over 55 or severely disabled to transfer the base property tax value of their current home to a replacement dwelling, purchased within the same county, of equal or lesser value |
|
6 |
Several Laws |
Citizens |
Taxes |
A constitutional amendment that would require a statewide public vote on every extension or increase in fuel taxes or vehicle fees, retroactive to January 1, 2017, and a freeze on related laws passed after 1/1/2017 until a general election vote can occur. |
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7 |
Law |
Legislature |
Time |
Repeals the 1949 Daylight Saving Time Act, would accept the current Federal Daylight-Saving begin and end dates, but would encourage the state legislature to provide for a year-round permanent Daylight-Saving Time if Federal law ever changes to allow it. |
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8 |
Law |
Citizens |
Healthcare |
Fair Pricing for Dialysis Act would require dialysis clinics to calculate if their fees included unfair excess charges and, if so, issue rebates to payers and pay the state a penalty of 5% of those excess charges |
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9 |
- |
- |
- |
Removed from the ballot by order of the California Supreme Court |
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10 |
Law |
Citizens |
Housing |
Affordable Housing Act would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, and allow local governments greater flexibility to set rent control policies, while supporting a landlord's right to a fair rate of return. |
|
11 |
Law |
Citizens |
Labor |
Emergency Ambulance Employee Safety and Preparedness Act would require ambulance providers to supply annual training and regular paid breaks for workers and would require ambulance workers to remain on call during breaks. |
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12 |
Law |
Citizens |
Animals |
Would amend the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act to extend the definition of 'confined in a cruel manner' and would prohibit the sale of veal, pork, whole eggs, or liquid eggs from any animal that was confined in the defined cruel manner. |
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Propositions - Vote with the League
Yes, we are totally nonpartisan regarding political parties and candidates.
But, we do take positions on issues.
For November 6, 2018, we have recommendations about seven of the eleven Propositions on our state ballot.
