California State Ballot GuideNovember 8th 2022

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State

Governor of California

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Gavin Newsom

 Incumbent, Democratic Party

Endorsed by

Republican Candidates
  • Brian Dahle

Lieutenant Governor of California

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Eleni Kounalakis

 Incumbent, Democratic Party

Endorsed by

Republican Candidates
  • Angela Underwood Jacobs

Attorney General of California

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Rob Bonta

 Incumbent, Democratic Party

Endorsed by

Republican Candidates
  • Nathan Hochman

California Secretary of State

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Shirley Weber

 Incumbent, Democratic Party

Endorsed by

Republican Candidates
  • Robert Bernosky

California Treasurer

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Fiona Ma

 Incumbent, Democratic Party

Endorsed by

Republican Candidates
  • Jack Guerrero

California Controller

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Malia Cohen

 Democratic Party

Endorsed by

Republican Candidates
  • Lanhee Chen

California Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Tony Thurmond

 Incumbent, Nonpartisan

Endorsed by

Lance Christensen

 Nonpartisan

California Commissioner of Insurance

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Ricardo Lara

 Incumbent, Democratic Party

Endorsed by

Republican Candidates
  • Robert Howell

U.S. Senate California

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This race is for the next full, six-year term for the U.S Senate seat.

Alex Padilla

 Incumbent, Democratic Party

Endorsed by

Republican Candidates
  • Mark Meuser

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U.S. Senate California - Special

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This special race is for the remainder of the term to fill VP Kamala Harris's vacated Senate seat.

Alex Padilla

 Incumbent, Democratic Party

Endorsed by

Republican Candidates
  • Mark Meuser

California State Ballot Measures

State

Proposition 1

California Proposition 1, Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2022)

A "yes" vote supports amending the state constitution to prohibit the state from interfering with or denying an individual's reproductive freedom, which is defined to include a right to an abortion and a right to contraceptives.

"YES" Recommended by

yes

A "no" vote opposes this amendment providing a right to reproductive freedom in the state constitution.

Proposition 29

California Proposition 29, Dialysis Clinic Requirements Initiative (2022)

A "yes" vote supports this ballot initiative to require dialysis clinics to have at least one physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant while patients are being treated; report data on dialysis-related infections; and not discriminate against patients based on the source of payment for care. 

"YES" Recommended by

yes

A "no" vote opposes this ballot initiative to require dialysis clinics to have at least one physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant while patients are being treated; report data on dialysis-related infections; and not discriminate against patients based on the source of payment for care. 

Proposition 31

California Proposition 31, Flavored Tobacco Products Ban Referendum (2022)

A "yes" vote is to uphold the contested legislation, Senate Bill 793 (SB 793), which would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products.

"YES" Recommended by

yes

A "no" vote is to repeal the contested legislation, Senate Bill 793 (SB 793), thus keeping the sale of flavored tobacco legal in the state. 

Proposition 28

California Proposition 28, Art and Music K-12 Education Funding Initiative (2022)

A "yes" vote supports this ballot initiative to:

  • require an annual source of funding for K-12 public schools for arts and music education equal to, at minimum, 1% of the total state and local revenues that local education agencies receive under Proposition 98;
  • distribute a portion of the additional funding based on a local education agency's share of economically disadvantaged students; and
  • require schools with 500 or more students to use 80% of the funding for employing teachers and 20% to training and materials.

"YES" Recommended by

yes

A "no" vote opposes requiring an annual source of funding for K-12 public schools for arts and music education equal to, at minimum, 1% of the total state and local revenues that local education agencies receive under Proposition 98.

Proposition 26

California Proposition 26, Legalize Sports Betting on American Indian Lands Initiative (2022)

A "yes" vote supports this ballot initiative to (i) legalize sports betting at American Indian gaming casinos and licensed racetracks in California; (ii) tax profits derived from sports betting at racetracks at 10%; and (iii) legalize roulette and dice games, such as craps, at tribal casinos.

"YES" Recommended by

yes

A "no" vote opposes this ballot initiative, thus continuing to prohibit sports betting in California and roulette and dice games at tribal casinos.

Proposition 27

California Proposition 27, Legalize Sports Betting and Revenue for Homelessness Prevention Fund Initiative (2022)

A "yes" vote supports legalizing online and mobile sports betting for persons 21 years of age or older, establishing regulations for the mobile sports betting industry, imposing a 10% tax on sports betting revenues and licensing fees, and allocating tax revenue to an account for homelessness programs and an account for tribes not operating sports betting.

A "no" vote opposes this ballot initiative, thus continuing to prohibit sports betting in California.

Proposition 30

California Proposition 30, Tax on Income Above $2 Million for Zero-Emissions Vehicles and Wildfire Prevention Initiative (2022)

A "yes" vote supports increasing the tax on personal income above $2 million by 1.75% and dedicating the revenue to zero-emission vehicle subsidies; zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, such as electric vehicle charging stations; and wildfire suppression and prevention programs.

"YES" Recommended by

yes

A "no" vote opposes increasing the tax on personal income above $2 million by 1.75% and dedicating the revenue to zero-emission vehicle subsidies; zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, such as electric vehicle charging stations; and wildfire suppression and prevention programs.

End of current California state guide

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