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The official act of introducing a bill or resolution. The measure is given to the Chief Clerk or his or her representative at the Assembly Desk in the Assembly Chamber or to the Secretary of the Senate or his or her representative in the Senate Chamber.
In California, a ballot proposition is a referendum or an initiative measure that is submitted to the electorate for a direct decision or direct vote (or plebiscite).
Democrats control the Assembly and the Senate in California’s Legislature by wide margins that exceed the “supermajority” (two-thirds) threshold.
Most bills require a majority vote (it must pass by 21 votes in the Senate and 41 votes in the Assembly), while urgency measures and appropriation bills require a two-thirds vote (27 in the Senate, 54 in the Assembly).
A ballot proposition, aka “referendum,” “initiative,” or “ballot measure,” is a proposed law that is voted on by the public. This is a form of direct democracy, where the people are directly deciding on an issue, rather than their elected representatives deciding on it.
Aug 30, 2016 · Quicksand is a natural phenomenon found in Southern California locales like the Santa Ana River bottom. By Suzanne Hurt | shurt@scng.com | The Press-Enterprise. PUBLISHED: August 30, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Quicksand is not just the stuff of old Tarzan and Wild West movies.
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California 2024 ballot propositions. As of August 18, 2024, 11 statewide ballot propositions have qualified for the ballot in California for elections in 2024 . California voters decided on a pair of bills appearing as Proposition 1 designed to make changes to the state's Mental Health Services Act on March 5, 2024.
