Powerful Propositions
November 27, 2016
Because there are so many propositions to be voted on in California, the AP Government class at Analy decided to create a voter information night for the community. At the community event, small groups of students presented the proposition(s) they studied to interested community members. Below are short summaries of many of the students’ research. For those of you that are 18 and older, this information could prove to be helpful on November 8th. If you aren’t 18, these are still important topics that will affect California’s future.
Prop 55 was covered by Mason Snodgrass and Griffin Hailey. 55 is an extension of Prop30 which was passed in 2012. Prop 30 raised the income tax for people who earn more than $250,000 per year and is set to expire in 2018. Prop 55 extends this elevated income tax. Thesefunds would then go towards education and healthcare.
Prop 56 was covered by Clare Newell, Jackie Peña, Sean Young, and Duncan Thorp. 56 would increase the tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. The money from these increased taxes would go towards supporting Medicare and other programs. The tax is meant to reduce the
use of tobacco. Prop 57 was covered by Austin Leonard, Brandon Hallengren, and Kelton Arcado. 57 allows for parole for nonviolent criminals after they complete the terms of sentencing of their primary defense. It also places the choice of deciding if a teenager is tried as an adult or juvenile in the hands of the judge instead of the prosecutor.
Prop 58 was covered by Tanner Gorris, Taylor Brandt, and Isabella Niedermair. 58 undoes Prop 227, which stated that all students at public schools
must learn in English-only classrooms, whether or not they are fluent. Prop 58 puts the power in the community to decide the best integration program for language learning, including the use of non-English languages.
Prop 61 was covered by Carter Olsen, Nick Chase, and Kyle Hulbert. 61 would prohibit state agencies from buying any prescription drug from a drug manufacturer over the lowest price paid for that drug by the US Department of Veteran Affairs. Therefore, no government agency in California would pay more for a prescription drug than the Department of Veteran Affairs.
Prop 62 was covered by Karah Bengs, Taylor Mills, and Gordon McCallum. 62 would repeal the death penalty in California and replace it with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. This proposition is closely connected to prop 66 which would keep the death penalty in place and would change death penalty procedures in order to speed up the appeals process.
Prop 63 was covered by Andrew James and Nathan Flood. 63 would ban all large-capacity ammunition magazines. Additionally, both the dealer and buyer would have to obtain a special permit in order to buy or sell ammunition.
Prop 64 was covered by Kimberly Jaurez-Rico and Jade Wight. 64 legalizes the recreational use of marijuana in California for adults 21 and older. It also legalizes hemp products made in California. If passed, Prop 64 would place a 15%tax on the retail sale of marijuana and a state cultivation tax on both flowers and leaves.
Props 65 and 67 were covered by Isabella Bloom, Colin McAfee, and Quinn Sterling. 67 was put on the ballot by the American Progressive Bag Alliance in an attempt to ban the thin, single-use plastic bags from retail and convenience stores. 65 was put on the ballot by plastic bag companies to counter Prop 67. If 65 gets more affirmative votes than 67, then 67 will be superseded. Prop 65 redirects the 10-cent fee on bags to the Wildlife Conservation Funds.
