The RCRC Board of Directors has considered and adopted positions on nine of the twelve statewide ballot measures. They are:
Proposition 15: The California Schools and Local Communities Funding Act (Split Roll) – OPPOSE
Requires Non-Residential Real Property to Be Reassessed Once-Every-Three-Years
The RCRC Board of Directors adopted an “Oppose” position on Proposition 15. The memo can be accessed here.
Proposition 16: Repeal of Proposition 209 of 1996 – SUPPORT
Repeals the enactment of Proposition 209 of 1996, which Prohibited Affirmative Action in Public Contracts, Public University/College Admissions and Government Hiring
The RCRC Board of Directors adopted a “Support” position on Proposition 16. The memo can be accessed here.
Proposition 17: Voting Rights of Convicted Felons – OPPOSE
Provides for the Restoration of Voting Rights Upon Completion of a Prison Term for the Conviction of a Felony
The RCRC Board of Directors adopted an “Oppose” position on Proposition 17. The memo can be accessed here.
Proposition 18: Age of Voting – NEUTRAL
Allows 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Primaries if They Become 18 by the Time of the General Election
The RCRC Board of Directors adopted a “Neutral” position on Proposition 18. The memo can be accessed here.
Proposition 19: The Home Protection For Seniors, Severely Disabled, Families, and Victims of Wildfire Disasters Act – OPPOSE
Provides for a Liberalization of Property Tax Base Transfers and Inherited Property
The RCRC Board of Directors adopted an “Oppose” position on Proposition 19. The memo can be accessed here.
Proposition 20: Reducing Crime and Keeping California Safe Act – SUPPORT
Reclassifies a Number of Misdemeanors to Felonies and Revises the Terms of Release from Incarceration
The RCRC Board of Directors adopted a “Support” position on Proposition 20. The memo can be accessed here.
Proposition 21: Rental Affordability Act – NO POSITION
Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property
The RCRC Board of Directors adopted a “No Position” position on Proposition 21. The memo can be accessed here.
Proposition 22: Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act – NO POSITION
Revises Employment Classification Rules for App-Based Transportation and Delivery Drivers
The RCRC Board of Directors adopted a “No Position” position on Proposition 22. The memo can be accessed here.
Proposition 25: Senate Bill 10 – Bail Reform Referendum – NO POSITION
Repeals Senate Bill 10 which Eliminates the Cash-Bail Scheme and Replaces it with Pre-Trial Risk Assessments
The RCRC Board of Directors adopted a “No Position” position on Proposition 25. The memo can be accessed here.
The RCRC Board of Directors did not consider three remaining statewide ballot measures They are:
Proposition 14: California Stem Cell Research, Treatments, and Cures Initiative of 2020 Act
Authorizes $5.5 Billion in Bonds to Continue Funding Stem Cell and Other Medical Research
Proposition 23: Protect the Lives of Dialysis Patients Act
Imposes Various Requirements on the Operations of Dialysis Facilities
Proposition 24: The California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act
Strengthens Financial Penalties for Violating Consumer Privacy Laws
For a nonpartisan review of each of the 12 statewide ballot measures, as well as the impact on rural counties, please listen to RCRC’s Hometown California podcast, where RCRC Senior Vice President Governmental Affairs, Paul A. Smith, speaks with Jeremy B. White of Politico. Overview of Propositions 14-18 can be downloaded here, and Propositions 19-25 can be downloaded here.
Also available in Spanish!
Part 1: Propositions 14-18
Part 2: Propositions 19-25
