Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are among the 10 statewide ballot measures California voters will consider.
FILE - A ballot is dropped off on Election Day at the Registrar of Voters office, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Norwalk, Calif. Slavery, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are among the 10 statewide ballot measures California voters will consider in November. – Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are among the 10 statewide ballot measures that California voters are set to consider in November.
This would lower that threshold to 55% for affordable housing and public infrastructure projects. Public infrastructure includes water and sewer systems, public transportation, libraries, broadband internet and hospitals.. The constitution currently bans involuntary servitude, or forced labor, except as a punishment for crime. That exemption has become a target of criminal justice advocates concerned about prison labor conditions.
The measure also would require some health care providers to spend almost all of the money they get from a federal prescription drug program directly on patient care instead of other things. Proponents said the initiative is necessary to close loopholes in existing laws that have made it challenging for law enforcement to punish shoplifters and drug dealers.
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