The Gradient

I just received The League of Women Voters positions on the November ballot measures in my email. It is interesting that the League has assigned a ‘strongly oppose’ to Prop 27 and an ‘oppose’ to Prop 23. Because these two are next to each other, it seems as though Prop 23 is somehow less critical. It’s not…

League Positions on November Ballot Measures, Order Easy Voter Guides and Regional Workshops

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Proposition 27 would completely eliminate the redistricting commission and return the authority for redistricting to the backrooms of the Legislature, resulting in more gerrymandered districts that serve primarily to help incumbents get reelected. The League strongly opposes this measure.

Suspension of Clean Energy and Air Pollution Standards (Proposition 23): The LWVC opposes this “Dirty Energy Proposition”, funded by out-of-state oil companies, because it would virtually kill AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. It would result in more air pollution and increased health risks and would jeopardize hundreds of thousands of clean-energy jobs.

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