Ballot Measure Pros & Cons - ​2020 

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Pros & Cons Videos in English
Ballot Proposition Pros & Cons (in English created by LWV of Ventura County) 
Ballot Proposition Pros & Cons (includes all State propositions as well as Local Measures O, RR, and S. Created by LWV of Palo Alto. Presentation cosponsored by Congregation Beth Am)
Local Measure Pros & Cons (includes ONLY Measures O, RR, and S, created by LWV of Palo Alto)​
The 12 State Propositions in Groups:
Property Tax Measures (Props 15 & 19)
Criminal Justice and Rent Control (Props 20, 21, 25)
Kidney Dialysis and Consumer Protection (Props 23 & 24)
Civil Rights and Stem Cells (Props 16, 17, 18 & 14)

Pros & Cons Videos in Spanish and Chinese
​Pros y Contras para las Medidas de la Votacion Estatales en la Baleta (in Spanish, created by LWV of North County San Diego County)
Chinese edition of the Pros & Cons 2020大選加州提案中文解析會(Webinar)​(created by LWV of Southwest Santa Clara County). Disclaimer: The LWV of Southwest Santa Clara Valley (SWSCV) has given permission for their 2020 Pros/Cons PowerPoint slide set to be translated into Chinese. The slide set can be utilized as the basis for non partisan, public, voter information programs organized by League members, Sophia Kao and Aileen Kao. The slide set is only to be used in its entirety and is subject to FCC regulations. The LWV SWSCV is not a sponsor or co- sponsor of any of the public, non-partisan, voter information events utilizing this Chinese translation.
How to evaluate ballot measures 
  • Examine what the measure seeks to accomplish. Do you agree with those goals? Is the measure seeking changes that are consistent with your ideas about government? 
  • Who are the real sponsors and opponents of the measure? Check where the money is coming from with VotersEdge.
  • Is the measure written well?  Is it “good government,” or will it cause more problems than it will resolve?
  • Does the measure create its own revenue source? Does it earmark, restrict or obligate government revenues? 
  • Does the measure mandate a government program or service without addressing how it will be funded?
  • Does the measure deal with one issue that can be easily decided by a YES or NO vote? Or, is it a complex issue that should be thoroughly examined in the legislative arena?
  • If the measure amends the Constitution, consider whether it really belongs in the Constitution. Remember that all constitutional amendments require voter approval.​
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