Objective Analyses of California's 14 Ballot Propositions

This is a friendly reminder to vote. California allows you to track your ballot, so you can know exactly where it is and when it is counted. On the ballot this year are 14 propositions. Propositions are legislative or citizen-initiated constitutional amendments or other proposals to change the law in California. I was lucky enough to be part of a class that spent the semester writing objective analyses of every proposition, which you can find here. We also presented every proposition during a public forum. The video for that is linked below. (I do not know why it is age restricted.) My group wrote on Proposition 3 and Proposition 5. Proposition 3 will make permanent the state's existing 10.3%, 11.3%, and 12.3% tax rates on income over $371,000 for single filers and $743,000 for joint filers. Proposition 5 is very interesting, and is right up my alley of constitutional law. It changes the recall process in California. Currently, when a state officer is subject to a recall election, the…