Nov. Election: You Will Vote on Slavery Ban, Minimum Wage and Smash and Grab Penalties

Edward Henderson | California Black Media (CBM) – The general election on Nov. 5 is less than four months away. This year, Californians will vote yes or no on 10 propositions that have qualified for the ballot covering a range of issues from raising the minimum wage to amending the state constitution to ban involuntary servitude as punishment for crimes. Five of those measures were placed on the ballot by the Legislature and five of them qualified through the initiative process. Here’s a list of the 10 measures Californians will be voting on in November with an overview of what each one is proposing. Prop 2 – Issue $10 billion in bonds to fund construction and modernization of public education facilities across the state. $8.5 billion would go to elementary and secondary schools. The remaining $1.5 billion would go to community colleges. CSU or UC systems would be excluded from the funding. To qualify for funding, the measure would require school districts to write a 5-yeear facilities school master plan.  Prop 3 – Repeals Proposition 8 and establishes a right to marry. This would remove the ban on same-sex marriage from the California Constitution. The ban was added by voters...