Alpine County election results

AUTHORIZES BONDS FOR HOUSING AFFORDABILITY PROGRAMS. LEGISLATIVE STATUTE. Authorizes $11.25 billion in state general obligation bonds for housing affordability programs, including multifamily rental housing, mortgages for veterans, supportive housing, preservation of existing affordable housing, and downpayment assistance. Fiscal Impact: Increased state cost of $500 million to $600 million annually for about 25 years to repay the housing bond.

The state could borrow $11.25 billion through general obligation bonds to support veterans and affordable housing programs.

INCREASES STATE’S RAINY DAY FUND. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Increases California's Rainy Day Fund, approved by voters in 2014, to provide funding for education, health care, public safety, and other essential services during economic downturns. Fiscal Impact: State budget reserves would be higher.

State budget reserve rules would change so the Rainy Day Fund holds more money, and the state would make extra debt payments for longer.

PROVIDES PERMANENT FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS AND HEALTH CARE BY EXTENDING EXISTING TAX ON HIGH INCOMES. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Makes permanent existing voter-approved tax rates for individuals earning over $371,000 (adjusted annually for inflation). Allocates tax revenues to public education. Fiscal Impact: Maintains $5 billion to $15 billion of annual state income tax revenue by making a temporary tax increase on high-income earners permanent instead of letting it expire in 2031.

An income tax increase on high-income earners in place since 2012 would become permanent instead of expiring in 2031.

REPEALS PROHIBITION AGAINST PUBLIC FUNDING OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS. LEGISLATIVE STATUTE. Repeals prohibition on state and local governments offering public funding of candidate election campaigns. Public funding programs may not use funds earmarked for education, transportation, or public safety. Fiscal Impact: Ongoing costs to the state of a few hundred thousand dollars each year for the Fair Political Practices Commission to answer questions from state and local governments about public campaign finance programs.

State and local governments could create public campaign financing programs for candidates, subject to limits on which public funds could be used and how.

CHANGES RECALL ELECTION PROCESS FOR STATEWIDE OFFICERS. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Under current law, voters elect replacement candidates at the same time as the recall election. This measure instead fills recall vacancies by subsequent special election or appointment. Fiscal Impact: Net fiscal effect unknown. In the event of a recall, savings or costs of millions of dollars to administer the election depending on the office recalled.

Recall elections would no longer ask who should fill the vacancy; vacancies typically would be filled by special election or appointment.

CREATES LOAN PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE-INCOME BUYERS OF QUALIFIED NEW HOMES. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Authorizes $25 billion in bonds to offer eligible buyers fixed-rate mortgages for up to 17% of purchase price of a newly constructed home priced below about $1.5 million. Borrowers must be California residents, occupy the home, meet income limits, and pay at least 3% down. Bonds repaid by mortgage payments, not State. Fiscal Impact: No direct state or local costs.

The state would create a homebuying assistance program funded by up to $25 billion in revenue bonds repaid by homeowners' loan payments.

AUTHORIZES BONDS FOR IMMUNOLOGY MEDICAL RESEARCH. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Authorizes $8.4 billion in general obligation bonds for immunology and immunotherapy research, half to a single University of California-affiliated nonprofit medical research institute, half to research grants. Fiscal Impact: Increased state cost of $500 million to $600 million annually for about 20 years to repay the research bond, with some or all of the cost offset if the funded research generates revenue.

The state could borrow $8.4 billion to support immunology and immunotherapy research by California research institutes and universities.

PROHIBITS CITIZENS FROM VOTING UNLESS THEY PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Invalidates mail ballots that do not have last four digits of designated government-issued identification number written on envelope. Prohibits in-person voting without presenting government-issued identification. Fiscal Impact: Costs of between tens of millions of dollars and low hundreds of millions of dollars each year to implement new voting requirements.

Voters would be required to present additional identifying information, such as government-issued identification, to elections officials each time they vote.

IMPOSES ONE-TIME TAX ON CERTAIN TAXPAYERS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE. Imposes 5% tax on certain taxpayers with assets over $1 billion; revenue primarily for health care. Exempts revenues from constitutional requirements for school funding and spending limit. Fiscal Impact: Temporary revenue increase of tens of billions of dollars spread over several years from wealth tax on billionaires. Possible ongoing decrease of less than $1 billion per year in income tax revenue from billionaires.

The state would collect a one-time tax from billionaires equal to 5 percent of their wealth.

PROHIBITS NEW STATE TAXES THAT EXCLUDE REVENUES FROM STATE SPENDING LIMIT. REQUIRES AUDITS FOR NEW STATE SPECIAL TAXES. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Nullifies state taxes enacted after January 1, 2026 that exempt their revenues from voter-approved state spending limit. Requires pre-election and recurring audits of programs funded by new special taxes. Fiscal Impact: The net fiscal effect is unknown as it depends on future decisions by voters, the Legislature, and other policymakers.

The State Auditor would review programs funded by new special taxes, and the state might not be able to exclude new special tax spending from its spending limit.

PROHIBITS NEW STATE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES AND CERTAIN RETROACTIVE STATE TAXES. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Prohibits any new state tax (1) imposed on the ownership of personal property (all things people own other than real estate), or (2) that applies retroactively based on taxpayer’s past activities. Nullifies taxes enacted after January 1, 2026 that conflict with this measure. Fiscal Impact: Possibility that tax revenues will not go up as much in the future.

The state could not establish new taxes on the ownership of financial assets or other personal property.

LIMITS VOTERS’ ABILITY TO RAISE REVENUES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Limits voters’ ability to pass voter-proposed local special taxes by increasing percentage of votes needed to approve such ballot measures from a majority (over 50%) to two-thirds, beginning January 1, 2027. Fiscal Impact: Possibility that local government tax revenues will not go up as much in the future due to a higher vote threshold for certain taxes.

Certain voter-proposed local special taxes would require two-thirds voter approval instead of a majority.

REQUIRES COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS SPEND 90% OF REVENUE ON PROGRAM SERVICES. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Imposes penalties on nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Centers (community clinics providing primary care to medically underserved areas and populations) that spend less than 90% of revenue on “program services” advancing their charitable purpose, including but not limited to patient services. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs in the low tens of millions of dollars per year, covered by fees.

Certain private nonprofit health clinics would have to spend at least 90 percent of their revenue each year on providing health care services.

MODIFIES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Amends California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to expedite environmental review for certain projects (including most housing, transportation, water, and health projects) by setting deadlines to complete environmental review and resolve lawsuits challenging project approvals. Fiscal Impact: Initial costs for state and local governments, likely in the high tens of millions of dollars—potentially exceeding $100 million—annually, partly covered by fees. Uncertain, potentially more significant positive or negative longer-term fiscal effects.

Certain public and private projects would be eligible for new environmental review and court challenge procedures with tighter time limits.

Shall Presiding Justice Retention of Administrative Presiding Justice Laurie Earl, Court of Appeal, Third District be elected to the office for the term provided by law?

A yes vote keeps Retention of Administrative Presiding Justice Laurie Earl, Court of Appeal, Third District on the Court of Appeal for a new term; a no vote removes the justice, and the Governor appoints a replacement.

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Shall Associate Justice Retention of Associate Justice Aimee A. Feinberg, Court of Appeal, Third District be elected to the office for the term provided by law?

A yes vote keeps Retention of Associate Justice Aimee A. Feinberg, Court of Appeal, Third District on the Court of Appeal for a new term; a no vote removes the justice, and the Governor appoints a replacement.

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Shall Associate Justice Retention of Associate Justice David B. Sapp, Court of Appeal, Third District be elected to the office for the term provided by law?

A yes vote keeps Retention of Associate Justice David B. Sapp, Court of Appeal, Third District on the Court of Appeal for a new term; a no vote removes the justice, and the Governor appoints a replacement.

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Shall Associate Justice Retention of Associate Justice Jonathan Renner, Court of Appeal, Third District be elected to the office for the term provided by law?

A yes vote keeps Retention of Associate Justice Jonathan Renner, Court of Appeal, Third District on the Court of Appeal for a new term; a no vote removes the justice, and the Governor appoints a replacement.

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Shall Associate Justice Joshua Groban be elected to the office for the term provided by law?

A yes vote keeps Joshua Groban on the California Supreme Court for a new term; a no vote removes the justice, and the Governor appoints a replacement.

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Shall Associate Justice Kelli M. Evans be elected to the office for the term provided by law?

A yes vote keeps Kelli M. Evans on the California Supreme Court for a new term; a no vote removes the justice, and the Governor appoints a replacement.

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Shall Associate Justice Retention of Associate Justice Lauri Damrell, Court of Appeal, Third District be elected to the office for the term provided by law?

A yes vote keeps Retention of Associate Justice Lauri Damrell, Court of Appeal, Third District on the Court of Appeal for a new term; a no vote removes the justice, and the Governor appoints a replacement.

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Shall Associate Justice Retention of Associate Justice Shama Mesiwala, Court of Appeal, Third District be elected to the office for the term provided by law?

A yes vote keeps Retention of Associate Justice Shama Mesiwala, Court of Appeal, Third District on the Court of Appeal for a new term; a no vote removes the justice, and the Governor appoints a replacement.

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Shall Associate Justice Retention of Associate Justice Stacy Boulware Eurie, Court of Appeal, Third District be elected to the office for the term provided by law?

A yes vote keeps Retention of Associate Justice Stacy Boulware Eurie, Court of Appeal, Third District on the Court of Appeal for a new term; a no vote removes the justice, and the Governor appoints a replacement.

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