A “no” vote opposes repealing the ban on using public funds for election campaigns, keeping the prohibition in place with the existing exemption for charter cities.

David Kline, Vice President of Communications and Research for California Taxpayers Association:

“People when they pay taxes want to pay for schools, fire departments, l…

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A “yes” vote supports repealing the ban on public financing of campaigns, enacted in 1988 and allowing the state and local governments to create programs that provide candidates with public funds under spending limits and eligibility rules.

Sean McMorris, Transparency, Ethics, and Accountability Program Manager for Common…Read More

A “no” vote opposes amending the state constitution to indefinitely extend the top marginal tax rates on single filers earning at least $361,000 or joint filers earning at least $721,000, thereby allowing them to expire in 2031.

Wayne Winegarden, senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute:

“Extending these income tax rates, i…

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A “yes” vote supports amending the state constitution to indefinitely extend the top marginal tax rates (ranging from 10.3% to 12.3%) set to expire in 2031 on single filers earning at least $361,000 or joint filers earning at least $721,000, with 89% of revenue allocated to K–12 schools and 11% to community colleges.

David Goldberg, pre…Read More

A “no” vote opposes this amendment to change rules governing the state’s rainy day fund, extra debt repayment, and fiscal state of emergencies.

State Asm. Joe Patterson (R-5):

“We don’t have a rainy day fund in California. All this does is create a bigger slush fund for money to be used the following years instead of returning the mon…

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