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Here's Your Handy Guide to California Propositions for the November 2022 General Election

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The California ballot propositions are notoriously confusing, with complicated backstories and wording that can be ambiguous.

In addition to our "Props In a Minute" explainer videos — which break down each statewide ballot measure into easy-to-understand, bite-sized pieces — we also present our annual "No-Frills Cheat Sheet" for the California Propositions that voters will decide on in the November 2022 general election.

Confused by the similarity of Props 26 and 27, both of which would legalize sports betting?

Wondering how to vote if you support the ban on flavored tobacco?

Print this at-a-glance guide out or download it to your phone and bring it with you to your polling place or voting center. (Available both in English and Spanish.)


California Propositions 2022: Your No-Frills Cheat Sheet


Guía rápida para las propuestas de California 2022

The choice of how you vote is yours. But the only way to have a say in these state initiatives is to cast your ballot!

Want more information? Watch our "Props In a Minute" videos, below:

Prop 1 in a Minute: Reproductive Freedom
Prop 1 guarantees both the right to contraception and the right to an abortion.
Prop 26 in a Minute: Sports Betting at Tribal Casinos
Prop 26 allows age 21+ to gamble on sports in-person at tribal casinos, horse race tracks.
Prop 27 in a Minute: Online Sports Betting
Prop 27 allows online sports gambling for age 21+, with funds to address homelessness.
Prop 28 in a Minute: Arts and Music Education
Prop 28 requires California to spend on music and arts education in public schools.
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Prop 29 regulates dialysis clinics, including mandated staffing and patient protections.
Prop 30 in a Minute: Clean Air
Prop 30 raises income taxes on those making $2+ million a year to create a clean air fund.
Prop 31 in a Minute: California Flavored Tobacco Referendum
Prop 31 would reaffirm the ban of the sale of flavored tobacco, which hasn't yet gone into effect.

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