Governor
Jerry Brown
Controller
Betty T. Yee
Insurance Commissioner
Dave Jones
Lieutenant Governor
Ron Nehring
Treasurer
John Chiang
Member, State Board of Equalization, District 1
Chris Parker
Secretary of State
Alex Padilla
Attorney General
Kamala D. Harris
Congressional District 3
Ami Bera
Senate District 6
Roger Dickenson
Member of the State Assembly
Ken Cooley
For Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court
Shall Associate Justice of the Supreme Court GOODWIN LIU be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
YES
For Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court
Shall Stanford University Law Professor MARIANO-FLORENTINO CUÉLLAR be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
YES
For Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court
Shall Associate Justice, of the Supreme Court KATHRYN MICKLE WERDEGAR be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
YES
For Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District
Shall Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District VANCE W. RAYE be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
YES
For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District
Shall Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District ANDREA LYNN HOCH be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
YES
For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District
Shall Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District RONALD B. ROBIE be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
YES
For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District
Shall Associate JONATHAN K. RENNER be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
YES
For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District
Shall Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District WILLIAM J. MURRAY, JR. be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
YES
For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District
Shall Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District LOUIS MAURO be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
YES
For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District
Shall Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District ELENA J. DUARTE be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
YES
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tom Torlakson
San Juan Unified School District - Governing Board Member
Greg Paulo - Retired Teacher
Paula Marie Villescaz - Children's Health Advisor
STATE PROPOSITION 1
WATER BOND. FUNDING FOR WATER QUALITY, SUPPLY, TREATMENT, AND STORAGE PROJECTS. Authorizes $7.545 billion in general obligation bonds for state water supply infrastructure projects, including surface and groundwater storage, ecosystem and watershed protection and restoration, and drinking water protection. Fiscal Impact: Increased state bond costs averaging $360 million annually over 40 years. Local government savings for water-related projects, likely averaging a couple hundred million dollars annually over the next few decades.
YES
STATE PROPOSITION 2
STATE BUDGET. BUDGET STABILIZATION ACCOUNT. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Requires annual transfer of state general fund revenues to budget stabilization account. Requires half the revenues be used to repay state debts. Limits use of remaining funds to emergencies or budget deficits. Fiscal Impact: Long-term state savings from faster payment of existing debts. Different levels of state budget reserves, depending on economy and decisions by elected officials. Smaller local reserves for some school districts.
YES
STATE PROPOSITION 45
HEALTHCARE INSURANCE. RATE CHANGES. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Requires Insurance Commissioner’s approval before health insurer can change its rates or anything else affecting the charges associated with health insurance. Provides for public notice, disclosure, and hearing, and subsequent judicial review. Exempts employer large group health plans. Fiscal Impact: Increased state administrative costs to regulate health insurance, likely not exceeding the low millions of dollars annually in most years, funded from fees paid by health insurance companies.
YES
STATE PROPOSITION 46
DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING OF DOCTORS. MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE LAWSUITS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Requires drug testing of doctors. Requires review of statewide prescription database before prescribing controlled substances. Increases $250,000 pain/suffering cap in medical negligence lawsuits for inflation. Fiscal Impact: State and local government costs from raising the cap on medical malpractice damages ranging from tens of millions to several hundred million dollars annually, offset to some extent by savings from requirements on health care providers.
NO
STATE PROPOSITION 47
CRIMINAL SENTENCES. MISDEMEANOR PENALTIES. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Requires misdemeanor sentence instead of felony for certain drug and property offenses. Inapplicable to persons with prior conviction for serious or violent crime and registered sex offenders. Fiscal Impact: State and county criminal justice savings potentially in the high hundreds of millions of dollars annually. State savings spent on school truancy and dropout prevention, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and victim services.
YES
STATE PROPOSITION 48
INDIAN GAMING COMPACTS. REFERENDUM.
A “Yes” vote approves, and a “No” vote rejects, tribal gaming compacts between the state and the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians and the Wiyot Tribe. Fiscal Impact: One-time payments ($16 million to $35 million) and for 20 years annual payments ($10 million) from Indian tribes to state and local governments to address costs related to the operation of a new casino.
YES
