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Auggie

(31,133 posts)
Sun Sep 25, 2016, 05:22 PM Sep 2016

California Democratic Party Positions on Propositions

Prop 51 | SUPPORT
Repairs and upgrades older schools, and relieves classroom overcrowding so all children can learn in safe schools.

Prop 52 | SUPPORT
Ensures continued access to Medi-Cal healthcare for children, seniors, the disabled, and working families.

Prop 53 | OPPOSE
Stop right-wing millionaire’s attack on the local control and infrastructure repairs your community needs.

Prop 54 | OPPOSE
Don’t give Special Interests the power to block needed and timely legislation on key issues facing California.

Prop 55 | SUPPORT
Maintains tax rates on the wealthiest Californians to prevent $4 billion in cuts to public education.

Prop 56 | SUPPORT
Increases cigarette tax by $2/pack to keep children from smoking, improve healthcare, and save lives.

Prop 57 | SUPPORT
Authorizes parole consideration for nonviolent inmates for good behavior, education and rehab achievement.

Prop 58 | SUPPORT
Helps students learn English as quickly as possible and allows for all students to learn a second language.

Prop 59 | SUPPORT
Asks lawmakers to overturn Citizen’s United and stop the flood of secret corporate money into our elections.

Prop 60 | OPPOSE
This measure gives every person in California the authority to sue adult film performers and other workers, violates their privacy and reduces workplace safety.

Prop 61 | NO POSITION
Would change the standards by which state agencies negotiate the prices of, and pay for, prescription drugs.

Prop 62 | SUPPORT
Will replace Califoria’s outdated, costly, and failed death penalty system with life in prison without parole.

Prop 63 | SUPPORT
The “Safety for All Act” will keep our communities safe with common sense laws to curb gun violence.

Prop 64 | SUPPORT
Controls, regulates, and taxes adult use of marijuana, ends criminalization of responsible adult use.

Prop 65 | NO POSITION
Revenue from carry-out bags would go into a new state environmental fund instead of the state’s General Fund.

Prop 66 | OPPOSE
Increases risk that California executes an innocent person.

Prop 67 | SUPPORT
Protects our state ban on plastic grocery bags, reducing plastic pollution, protecting wildlife and the ocean.

http://www.cademvote.org/endorsements

I'll have to read the voting pamphlet, of course. But at first glance I agree with most of these.

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California Democratic Party Positions on Propositions (Original Post) Auggie Sep 2016 OP
Thank you! Bluestar Sep 2016 #1
"Pamphlet" may be the wrong word this time around -- that thing is like petronius Sep 2016 #2
Thanks for posting this. Now I'll see what the Bay Area Guardian and the League of Pissed Off Voters NBachers Sep 2016 #3

petronius

(26,598 posts)
2. "Pamphlet" may be the wrong word this time around -- that thing is like
Sun Sep 25, 2016, 08:21 PM
Sep 2016

a freaking phone book!

Thanks for the link...

NBachers

(17,083 posts)
3. Thanks for posting this. Now I'll see what the Bay Area Guardian and the League of Pissed Off Voters
Mon Sep 26, 2016, 02:17 AM
Sep 2016

have to say.

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