Tag: california
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A California initiative to raise the minimum wage to $18 qualifies for the 2024 ballot
On July 7, the California Secretary of State announced that an initiative to increase the state’s minimum wage from $15 to $18 by 2026 for all employers had qualified for the 2024 ballot after missing the deadline to make the ballot in 2022. In California, initiative petition signature verification must be completed 131 days before…
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Initiative to provide funding for pandemic detection and prevention programs qualifies for the California ballot in 2024
On July 5, the California Secretary of State reported that the initiative related to pandemic prevention programs, which initially targeted the 2022 ballot, had qualified for the 2024 ballot. The campaign submitted over 1.5 million signatures on May 5. The signature verification deadline was July 1—one day later than the June 30 deadline for the…
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Seven propositions on California’s general election ballot this year
June 30 was the deadline for ballot propositions to qualify for the November general election ballot in California. The deadline applied to signature verification, ballot proposition withdrawal, and legislative referrals. Californians will be deciding on seven ballot propositions—six citizen-initiated measures and one legislatively referred constitutional amendment. At the top of the ballot will be a…
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California senate president raises $2.9 million this election cycle
According to campaign finance reports filed with the California Secretary of State, California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis has raised $2,930,583 and spent $578,638 between Jan. 1, 2021, and May 26, 2022. Kounalakis currently serves as the president of the state senate. Kounalakis is a member of the Democratic Party and assumed office in 2019. In…
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Results in the five California State Assembly primaries with the most candidate fundraising
Primary elections for all 80 seats in the California State Assembly took place on June 7, 2022. Of the 80 seats up for election in 2022, 78 had a primary election with more than one candidate. Across all contested elections, candidates raised $76.1 million. Incumbents raised an average of $865,160 per candidate and challengers raised…
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These five California State Assembly candidates raised the most money and lost their primary
General elections for all 80 seats in the California State Assembly will take place on November 8, 2022. State Assembly open primary elections were held on June 7, 2022. This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their primary election. The losing candidates are shown along with the percentage of…
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Results in the five California State Senate primaries with the most candidate fundraising
Primary elections for 20 of 40 seats in the California State Senate took place on June 7, 2022. All 20 of the seats up for election in 2022 had a primary with more than one candidate. Across all contested primary elections, candidates raised $19.2 million. Incumbents raised an average of $659,702 per candidate and challengers…
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These five California State Senate candidates raised the most money and lost their primary
General elections for 20 of 40 seats in the California State Senate will take place on November 8, 2022. State senatorial open primary elections were held on June 7, 2022. Democrats hold a 31-9 majority heading into the election. This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their primary election.…
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Initiative to increase the income tax to fund zero-emission vehicles and wildfire prevention programs in California qualifies for the ballot
On June 28, 2022, the California secretary of state reported that an initiative to increase the tax on personal income above $2 million by 1.75% and dedicate revenue to zero-emission vehicle projects and wildfire prevention programs had qualified for the November ballot. Clean Air California, the campaign behind the initiative, filed 990,608 raw signatures. The…
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Californians will decide on an amendment to provide a right to abortion and contraceptives in November
On June 27, the California State Assembly voted 58-16 on a constitutional amendment providing that “The state shall not deny or interfere with an individual’s reproductive freedom in their most intimate decisions …” Voters will decide on the measure in November. The amendment was introduced following the leak of a draft majority opinion for Dobbs…