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November 1, 2024 (Sacramento) -- California voters decided on only one proposition on the March primary ballot — narrowly approving Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health measure, Proposition 1. In November, voters will determine the fate of 10 propositions — including whether to borrow a combined $20 billion for climate programs and school construction, whether to approve three amendments to the state constitution and what direction to take on crime, health care and taxes. 

The 2024 ballot is still more crowded than in 2022, when there were only seven measures, the fewest in more than a century.

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• Prop 2 School bond
• Prop 3 Same-sex marriage
• Prop 4 Climate bond
• Prop 5 Voting threshold
• Prop 6 Involuntary servitude
• Prop 32 Minimum wage
• Prop 33 Local rent control
• Prop 34 Patient spending
• Prop 35 Health care tax
• Prop 36 Criminal penalties
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