Ballot: Overview —Tuesday November 8, 2022 —California General Election
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Superintendent Of Public Instruction, State of California
- 13,237,785 votes (36.3%)
Member, District 1, California Board of Equalization
- 11,114,423 votes (44.5%)
Member, Area 2, Contra Costa County Board of Education
- 1
Member, Area 4, Contra Costa County Board of Education
- 1
Member, Area 5, Contra Costa County Board of Education
- 1
Board Member, Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District
- 310,376 votes (12.36%)
7,992 votes (9.52%)
7,677 votes (9.14%)
5,070 votes (6.04%)
4,501 votes (5.36%)
3,476 votes (4.14%)
Board Member, Pittsburg Unified School District
- 3
Board Member, Acalanes Union High School District
- 311,035 votes (8.26%)
10,390 votes (7.78%)
9,652 votes (7.22%)
3,242 votes (2.43%)
Board Member, Lafayette School District
- 3
Board Member, Orinda Union School District
- 3
Board Member, Walnut Creek School District
- 3
Council Member, Council District 1, City of Antioch
- 1
Council Member, Council District 4, City of Antioch
- 1
Council Member, Trustee Area 2, City of Brentwood
- 1
Council Member, Trustee Area 4, City of Brentwood
- 1
Council Member, Council District 3, City of Richmond
- 1
Mayor, City of Richmond
- 1
Mayor, City of Martinez
- 13,668 votes (23.19%)
3,536 votes (22.36%)
1,994 votes (12.61%)
1,808 votes (11.43%)
951 votes (6.01%)
Council Member, Council District 1, City of Concord
- 1
City Council, City of Orinda
- 3
City Council, City of Pinole
- 32,420 votes (14.58%)
2,327 votes (14.02%)
2,026 votes (12.21%)
841 votes (5.07%)
City Council, City of Pleasant Hill
- 24,308 votes (18.59%)
3,216 votes (13.88%)
1,888 votes (8.15%)
1,117 votes (4.82%)
City Council, City of Walnut Creek
- 2
Trustee, Trustee Area 1, Mount Diablo Unified School District
- 1
Trustee, Trustee Area 1, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- 1
Trustee, Trustee Area 3, Liberty Union High School District Trustee Area 3
- 1
Director, Ward 7, East Bay Municipal Utility District
- 1
Director, Diablo Community Services District
- 3Director, Town of Discovery Bay Community Services District
- 32,192 votes (17.78%)
Director, Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District
- 3
Director, Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District
- 3
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Proposition 1 — Abortion & Contraception
Passing7,176,888 votes yes (66.9%)3,553,564 votes no (33.1%)
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM.
Amends California Constitution to expressly include an individual's fundamental right to reproductive freedom, which includes the fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and the fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives. This amendment...
Learn MoreProposition 26 — In-Person Sports Betting in Tribal Casinos
Failing3,514,597 votes yes (33%)7,129,127 votes no (67%)
ALLOWS IN-PERSON ROULETTE, DICE GAMES, SPORTS WAGERING ON TRIBAL LANDS.
Also allows: sports wagering at certain horseracing tracks; private lawsuits to enforce certain gambling laws. Directs revenues to General Fund, problem-gambling programs, enforcement.
Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly...
Learn MoreProposition 27 — Online Sports Betting
Failing1,906,342 votes yes (17.7%)8,849,206 votes no (82.3%)
ALLOWS ONLINE AND MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING OUTSIDE TRIBAL LANDS.
Allows Indian tribes and affiliated businesses to operate online/ mobile sports wagering outside tribal lands. Directs revenues to regulatory costs, homelessness programs, nonparticipating tribes.
Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues,...
Learn MoreProposition 28 — Funding Arts and Music Education
Passing6,924,618 votes yes (64.4%)3,827,971 votes no (35.6%)
PROVIDES ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ARTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Provides additional funding from state General Fund for arts and music education in all K+12 public schools (including charter schools).
Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs of about $1 billion annually, beginning next year,...
Learn MoreProposition 29 — Kidney Dialysis Clinics
Failing3,364,407 votes yes (31.6%)7,281,201 votes no (68.4%)
REQUIRES ON-SITE LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT KIDNEY DIALYSIS CLINICS AND ESTABLISHES OTHER STATE REQUIREMENTS.
Requires physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant on site during treatment.
Requires clinics to: disclose physicians' ownership interests; report infection data.
Fiscal Impact:...
Learn MoreProposition 30 — Income Tax on Millionaires for Electric Cars
Failing4,560,488 votes yes (42.4%)6,203,810 votes no (57.6%)
PROVIDES FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AND PREVENT WILDFIRES BY INCREASING TAX ON PERSONAL INCOME OVER $2 MILLION.
Allocates tax revenues to zero-emission vehicle purchase incentives, vehicle charging stations, and wildfire prevention.
Fiscal Impact: Increased state tax revenue ranging...
Learn MoreProposition 31 — Yes or No to Banning Flavored Tobacco Products
Passing6,803,431 votes yes (63.4%)3,923,385 votes no (36.6%)
REFERNDUM ON 2020 LAW THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE RETAIL SALE OF CERTAIN FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects, a 2020 law prohibiting retail sale of certain flavored tobacco products.
Fiscal Impact: Decreased state tobacco tax revenues ranging from tens of millions of...
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Measure Q
Passing13,819 votes yes (64.28%)7,680 votes no (35.72%)
Shall the voters adopt the Measure Amending the General Plan to Create a New Open Space Overlay, Apply the Overlay to Designated Areas, and Prohibit More Intensive Uses Without a Vote of the People, Subject to Certain Exceptions?
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Measure M
Passing7,468 votes yes (56.58%)5,732 votes no (43.42%)
Shall the office of City Treasurer be appointive?
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Measure N — Utility Users' Tax
Passing5,882 votes yes (69.24%)2,613 votes no (30.76%)
Shall an ordinance to maintain Hercules' financial stability and essential services, such as neighborhood police patrols; meeting local water quality health standards; retaining/ attracting local businesses, and general community services, by renewing a voter-approved 8% utility users' tax, generating...
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Measure O
Passing20,916 votes yes (65.05%)11,237 votes no (34.95%)
To provide funding to maintain and enhance City of Walnut Creek services and facilities, including crime prevention; public safety; disaster preparedness; parks/open space; youth, senior and arts programs; sustainability initiatives; local business support; downtown improvements; replacing aging recreation,...
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Measure P — Rent Control
Passing15,390 votes yes (58.81%)10,780 votes no (41.19%)
Shall the Ordinance to amend the City of Richmond's Municipal Code, changing the City's Rent Ordinance so that the maximum allowable rent increase on rent-controlled units is adjusted to 60 percent of CPI or three percent whichever is lower, be adopted?
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Measure R
Passing343 votes yes (58.73%)241 votes no (41.27%)
Shall the measure to repeal the 2005 Measure Z Special Tax of the Knightsen Town Community Services District to reduce the tax burden on local property owners and because the District has never provided flood control improvements or services, and because a feasibility study determined that providing...
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Measure G
Failing17,094 votes yes (50.1%)17,030 votes no (49.9%)
To upgrade aging classrooms, labs and job training facilities to meet safety/ instructional standards and support science, technology, engineering and math instruction; fix leaky roofs/ deteriorating plumbing/ electrical/ heating/ cooling systems; keep instructional technology up-to-date; and improve...
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Measure I
Passing2,305 votes yes (81.28%)531 votes no (18.72%)
Shall the appropriations limit of the Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 be established at $5,399,362.00 and the limit for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 (i.e., $5,399,362.00) be used to determine the limits for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 through 2026-2027?
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Measure J
Passing15,029 votes yes (62.65%)8,959 votes no (37.35%)
To improve the quality of education; upgrade, modernize and renovate classrooms, restrooms, libraries and school facilities; upgrade energy efficiency; and make health, safety and security improvements, shall Walnut Creek School District's measure be adopted to issue $134,000,000 of bonds at legal interest...
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Measure K
Failing6,645 votes yes (52.6%)5,989 votes no (47.4%)
To modernize and construct classrooms, restrooms, and school facilities; make health, safety, and security improvements; and upgrade infrastructure and systems for energy efficiency, shall the Martinez Unified School District measure authorizing $90,000,000 in bonds, at legal interest rates, and levying...
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Measure L
Passing958 votes yes (62.78%)568 votes no (37.22%)
Shall the Crockett Community Services District collect a special tax of up to $50 annually, generating approximately $60,000 annually, with no automatic expiration, and with Consumer Price Index adjustments of up to 7% annually, by adopting the proposed initiative ordinance `Enacting a Special Tax on...
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