Question wording
Below are the candidates in the election for Governor of California.
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Gavin Newsom, Governor, Democrat
Brian Dahle, Senator/Farmer, Republican
If have not yet voted: If you were voting today for Governor, whom would you vote?
If already voted: For whom did you vote for Governor of California?
Regardless of whom you (support) (supported) in the election for Governor, is your opinion of (Gavin Newsom, Governor) (Brian Dahle, Senator/Farmer) generally favorable or unfavorable, or don’t you know enough about him to say?
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California’s election ballot also included a number of statewide propositions. The following is a summary of some of them exactly as they appeared on the ballot.
If have not yet voted: For each please indicate how you would vote on each if the election were held today.
If already voted: Please indicate how you voted on each of these ballot propositions.
PROPOSITION 1: CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends California’s Constitution to expressly include an individual’s fundamental right to reproductive freedom, which includes the fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and the fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives. This amendment does not narrow or limit the existing rights to privacy and equal protection under the California Constitution.
Fiscal Impact: No direct fiscal effect because reproductive rights already are protected by state law.
If have not yet voted: If you were voting today, how would you vote on Proposition 1?
If already voted: How did you vote on Proposition 1?
PROPOSITION 26: ALLOWS IN-PERSON ROULETTE, DICE GAMES, SPORTS WAGERING ON TRIBAL LANDS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE. Also allows sports wagering at certain horseracing tracks; private lawsuits to enforce certain gambling laws. Directs revenues to General Fund, problem-gambling programs, enforcement.
Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly reaching tens of millions of dollars annually. Some of these revenues would support increased state regulatory and enforcement costs that could reach the low tens of millions of dollars annually.
If have not yet voted: If you were voting today, how would you vote on Proposition 26?
If already voted: How did you vote on Proposition 26?
PROPOSITION 27: ALLOWS ONLINE AND MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING OUTSIDE TRIBAL LANDS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE. Allows Indian tribes and affiliated businesses to operate online/mobile sports wagering outside tribal lands. Directs revenues to regulatory costs, homelessness programs, nonparticipating tribes.
Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly in the hundreds of millions of dollars but not likely to exceed $500 million annually. Some revenues would support state regulatory costs, possibly reaching the mid-tens of millions of dollars annually.
If have not yet voted: If you were voting today, how would you vote on Proposition 27?
If already voted: How did you vote on Proposition 27?
PROPOSITION 30: PROVIDES FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AND PREVENT WILDFIRES BY INCREASING TAX ON PERSONAL INCOME OVER $2 MILLION. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Allocates tax revenues to zero-emission vehicle purchase incentives, vehicle charging stations, and wildfire prevention.
Fiscal Impact: Increased state tax revenue ranging from $3.5 billion to $5 billion annually, with the new funding used to support zero-emission vehicle programs and wildfire response and prevention activities.
If have not yet voted: If you were voting today, how would you vote on Proposition 30?
If already voted: How did you vote on Proposition 30?
PROPOSITION 31: REFERENDUM ON 2020 LAW THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE RETAIL SALE OF CERTAIN FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS. A “Yes” vote approves, and a “No” vote rejects, a 2020 law prohibiting retail sale of certain flavored tobacco products.
Fiscal Impact: Decreased state tobacco tax revenues ranging from tens of millions of dollars annually to around $100 million annually
If have not yet voted: If you were voting today, how would you vote on Proposition 31?
If already voted: How did you vote on Proposition 31?