Voter Guide: What's on the California ballot for the 2024 General Election

Counting down to election day, your vote making *** difference in your community in Congress and in the White House tonight. What you need to know about key races, state propositions and what your vote really means in our KCR *** three voter guide. Welcome. And thank you for joining us for our case. C three voter guide aimed at getting you ready for the general election. I'm meeting Lambert and I'm Ashley. All we are four weeks away from election day and California voters have some big decisions to make on everything from minimum wage to prison sentences to rent control. Tonight, we'll take *** look at those high stakes ballot measures that could affect the lives of millions of Californians. 10 measures are on the ballot asking voters to decide on funding for schools, environmental projects and health care first. Taking *** quick look at what's at stake nationally. In addition to the race for president, the battle for control of Congress Republicans currently have *** majority in the house partisan make up next year will be decided in part by *** handful of races running right through California. The nonpartisan cook political report has rated 10, four races as competitive with five of them rated as *** toss up in our area. That includes district 13 Republican incumbent John Duarte is once again running against Democrat, Adam Gray. They were separated by less than half of *** percentage point in the last election. Also competitive according to the cook political report. District nine democratic incumbent Josh Harter running against the Republican mayor of Stockton Kevin Lincoln. Now to the state ballot measures and prop 36 is really dominated the political discussion. Under proposition 36 certain theft and drug crimes would be reclassified from misdemeanors to felonies ahead of the election. The measure is dividing some Democrats after years of seeing these images, brazen robberies, everyday necessities locked away and grieving parents who lost their Children to fentaNYL poisoning because more people are going to die. Voters will decide if the consequences for those crimes should be harsher through prop 36 politicians from both sides of the aisle that includes Democrats, Sacramento Da 10 Ho and Elgrove mayor Bobby Singh Allen. We can't afford to have any more businesses shut down. We cannot afford to have any more Children lost to fentaNYL. And that's what proposition 36 at the end of the day. Additional tools for law enforcement for the district attorneys across the state to really ensure public safety for all communities and all businesses and all people. Proposition 36 takes aim narrowly at repeat thieves and constant fentaNYL related offenders. First someone with two prior convictions of petty theft would face *** felony on the third offense regardless of the amount stolen. How likely is it that someone charged with their third misdemeanor theft crime is going to prison for stealing *** slice of pizza or *** pack of gum. Those are scare tactics. Those are extreme examples that in reality will not come true for repeat fentaNYL and other hard drug related offenders. On the third conviction for possession prop 36 would trigger *** treatment mandated felony, giving them the option of drug treatment under the watch of the courts or time in prison or jail. Compassion without accountability is enabling people to continue to live in the throes of addiction and the cycle of addiction. But opponents of the measure have been mourning for months. This will return California back to its days of mass incarceration and the war on drugs. 2.01 reverse us back to those days where they could lock up as many black and brown people as possible. But I can tell you as someone who has lived most of their life, feeling unsafe and unprotected by the systems who are supposed to uphold that, that relying on incarceration will not get us the outcome that we want. One of the measure's biggest critics is Governor Gavin Newsom who warned this will cost the state billions of dollars. He notes the measure does not provide any new money to help with treatment and I know people are frustrated. I know people are angry. I am too, but this is not the way of solving it. After recent polling showed 71% of voters would support the measure. The governor signaled he will not use his campaign funds to fight it. I fear I can't do everything. The impact it's going to have on the black and brown community is next level. And the fact that I saw *** poll today and so 70% of people want to support it. I was wondering what state I was living in? Do you have *** sense of how soon Californians could see the effects of prop 36. It's not gonna be at *** snap of *** finger or *** turning on the light switch. We have to have enforcement and then we have to have those cases go through the court system and those individuals who are arrested under the new law that is proposition 36 will have their due process in their day in court moving on now to prop five, which would make it easier for local governments to borrow money and in *** sense raise taxes. Proposition five asked California voters to make it easier to lower the voter threshold needed to borrow funds for public projects to 55% right now. That takes *** two thirds vote or about 66%. This could cover projects related to housing, roads or public transportation, for example, by making it easier to borrow money. It would also make it easier for local governments to raise property taxes, which is how they pay back the debt. Here's what opponents and supporters say. Number one, it's going to give more control to cities and so many times they don't have the tools to get infrastructure projects done, affordable housing done. Proposition five has guardrails around it so we go down to 55% and it has *** lot of things like, you know, um it has to have an oversight committee that gets audits done. There are no other bonds that ask for that, that the community is asking to make sure that we have accountability and transparency of this would ultimately add billions of dollars in local property taxes. So people need to understand that. Now some renters may say, well, it's just property owners but that's in commercial property. It's in cost of rents and everything else. So just added tax burden in California is not warranted at this time. Now, to another proposition that could also affect your wallet. Proposition 33 would limit how much landlords can charge for rent while some say this could make apartments more affordable. Critics say it's not that simple, an affordable unit here is 700 to 100. Zahedan is an affordable housing developer in northern California. His company helps build apartments for lower income renters like this one in Folsom. Every single unit is affordable at extremely low, very low and low income so that families pay 30 percent of what they make in rent. Zayani is against proposition 33 which asks California voters to make it easier for cities and counties to limit how much *** landlord can charge *** tenant for rent. Prop 33 repeals what's known as the Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act which right now keeps cities and counties from setting rent control on single family homes or apartments built after 1995 California already has *** housing shortage and opponents warn prop 33 could make it worse. We think it could be devastating. It lowers supply makes it more challenging to build affordable housing at *** time when we need more affordable housing. Zani says developers and property owners have costs too and those costs could become overwhelming if rents are capped. The challenge is just like anybody insurance costs go utility costs go up, your power bill goes up. We need to find *** way to pay for that to keep the project afloat if those costs go up, but you can't bring in enough revenue to pay those costs. Then you have *** problem. Obviously, rents keep increasing and it's really difficult, especially for low wage folks that work in low wage jobs. Arino is the co president of Unite here. Local 11, *** labor group that is *** major supporter of prop 33. She notes some of the workers she represents are being priced out of their own neighborhoods in the areas where they work through rent hikes. We're not saying that there's rent control in every city in California. We're saying we're going to leave it up to the elected officials to decide if that's the case. This is the third time this is on the ballot. Voters rejected it in 2018 and 2020. What do you think makes this year different for this measure? Oh, my goodness. Where do I start? I mean, we're all of us are feeling it after COVID. Everybody started feeling that and so people lo many people lost their homes. Some people are living in their car. It is extraordinary. I, you know, to, to see, to, to see these prices and there's gotta be *** give at some point. Voters will ultimately decide if it gives in November. Now, according to the latest campaign finance data, supporters of prop 33 raised $42 million to campaign for it. Opponents raised $75 million to fight it when we come back. Political reporter Alexi Ka from CAL matters will join us to talk about the biggest spenders in the upcoming election and of course, why they're trying to influence your vote and much more. We'll be right back. Stay with us. Welcome back to our KCR *** three voter guide. We're showing you what to expect on your ballot this month. And that includes prop two as KCR Three's Melanie Wingo reports. It would authorize $10 billion for upgrades and repairs to schools. Supporters of this legislative statute say many schools and community colleges are outdated and in need of basic health and safety repairs and they say passing Prop two is *** way to make those upgrades. Those against prop two say bonds like this are akin to *** government credit card and paying off that credit card. They say requires the government to spend too much taxpayer money placed on the ballot. The California legislature prop to allocate $10 billion in bond money to go toward repairs, health and safety upgrades and the build out of new facilities at K through 12 public school and community college sites. *** yes vote on proposition two means California could borrow $10 billion to build new or renovate existing public school and community college facilities. *** no vote on this measure means the state would not be allowed to borrow $10 billion to fund the repair, renovation or construction of public school and community college sites. So let's take *** look at the fiscal impact of this measure. Passage of prop two means state cost increases to the tune of roughly $500 million *** year over the course of 35 years. While the bond is repaid, the Community College League of California and professional organizations for both teachers and school nurses statewide are backers of proposition two. And they say this measure requires strict accountability to taxpayers and funds would be spent with local control. They are encouraging voters to pass it. Meanwhile, those against proposition to including some taxpayer advocacy groups say this $10 billion bond will end up costing taxpayers an estimated $18 billion when all is said and done and it's repaid with interest. That's why they urge *** no vote on prop to Melanie. We go KCR *** three news. Well, hundreds of millions of dollars are pouring into the various ballot measures this year with so many decisions that will affect the daily lives of Californians. Joining us now to help break down the different propositions, the biggest spenders and more cal matters. Political reporter, Alexei Kosa, thank you so much for being with us. We will jump right into this. So when it comes to political spending in California, that's candidates that's ballot measures who are the top funders that we're seeing. Well, there's *** couple industries that really stick out this year but far and away at the top of the list is the real estate industry, realtors, landlords, developers are going all in trying to stop this rent control measure that's on the ballot. On the other side of that, you have the Aids Healthcare Foundation, it's *** non profit down in L *** that's been pushing these kinds of policies for *** couple of election cycles now also putting tens of millions of dollars into trying to get that passed. But we're looking at *** fight now. That is well over $100 million worth of campaign spending. Yeah, I was just gonna say, and that one is very straightforward. I mean, you understand why the two sides are spending the money to promote their, you know, their point of view. Yeah, one other, I would point to, there's ***, *** ballot measure proposition 35 that would raise rates for doctors and other medical providers and doctors groups and hospitals have put *** lot of money into funding this um tens of millions of dollars they would, you know, benefit financially from it. On the other side, people are raising concerns about, you know, what that would do to the state budget, it locks in *** certain amount of funding, but they haven't really had the money to get their message out. So it's sort of *** David versus Goliath fight that's happening kind of lopsided spending on that. Um You covered *** very interesting issue recently for CAL matters and that is we look at conservative power here in California and the voter registration kind of 2 to 1 Democrats and Republicans. So one of the areas of focus for conservatives has been not necessarily the statewide races but these down ballot uh city council school boards. What can we expect in terms of that on our ballots? You know, I think it's been very interesting to see how *** lot of these local races have become sort of um symbols of bigger fights that are happening nationally. So one I would point to in our region, the Rockland School board, they've gained *** lot of attention over the last few years for being out there in front in the state for having parental notification policies around trans students. Um, and, you know, there are now *** couple of candidates who are running to challenge some of the incumbents who have been leading voices on those kinds of issues. Um, you know, down south in Huntington Beach, uh, even though that's sort of out of our region, they've been *** leading kind of, uh, you know, their, their city council has been sort of leading the charge and challenging the state on, on just about any issue. You can imagine from, uh, library book bans to housing, to voter id. And they're also having *** very contentious city council race right now that could wipe out all of the remaining Democrats on their city council. And you see that as kind of *** blueprint that other regions will then try to model what are some of the trends you're tracking in these last four weeks. Well, I think, you know, one, the things that I'm really looking out for is around abortion messaging. I've actually been very interested to see what *** big part of the campaign that's been for candidates even on the state level here in California where we think of abortion as being pretty protected, but they are getting out there in front on that issue and trying to appeal to voters Democrats are, um even though it hasn't really been one of the things that's risen to the top of the list of, of what we imagine being sort of an important state issue in California. So I'll be interested, interested to see is that an effective strategy for helping Democrats in these, you know, swing areas where we tend to think of, you know, kind of moderate issues around crime or uh you know, the economy being *** more effective kind of message. Are they able to sort of cut through there on this, on this abortion rights issue, important to *** lot of Californians. But uh maybe following the national trend when it comes to that messaging Alexi. Thank you as always very, very much next, protecting California from climate risks, the battle over how to pay for those projects, anticipating the largest potential disasters. So welcome back to our KCR *** three voter guide. Election offices across the state are mailing out ballots to all registered voters. Some of them have already been delivered. This is video from San Joaquin County where there are new safeguards in place. Officials installed cameras at each of the 25 drop boxes. The goal is to add another layer of transparency, ballots are safe and secure and when they drop it off in our dropbox, that it gets to the hands of the registrar immediately after being placed in the box. And I think it's just to put *** safeguard in place. I used to just go to the post office, but now I got, you know, I, I gotta come here to make sure that it, somehow it don't happen. Nothing happens. It was crazy from the post office to the, wherever they count the votes. So I, I'd rather just come here. The cameras are live streamed so anyone can see what's happening by checking the county's registrar of voters website on the ballot. This year, voters will also see proposition four as California has struggled with its budget situation. State leaders has had, have had to make some cuts including to various climate related programs. Now as Casey Three's Melanie Wingo shows us the legislature wants voters to borrow billions of dollars for *** variety of climate and environmental projects. Supporters of this legislative statute say proposition four is *** pro active approach to preventing the worst impacts of wildfires, smoke, drought and pollution. Those against prop four say clean water and wildfire risk mitigation are necessities that should be budgeted for not bonded placed on the ballot by the California legislature. Prop four allocates $10 billion in bond money to go to drinking water systems, wildfire prevention and the protection communities and land from climate related risks. *** yes vote on prop four means California could borrow $10 billion to fund natural resource conservation efforts and tackle the causes and effects of climate change. *** no vote on this measure means the state would not be allowed to borrow $10 billion to fund various activities aimed at resource conservation and climate change effects mitigation. So, outlining the fiscal impact of this measure prop four means state costs would increase by about $400 million per year over the course of 40 years. While the bond commitment is repaid, many fire service agencies and conservation groups are supporters of proposition four. And they say this is *** fiscally responsible way to deal with wildfire, water and climate related issues pointing to yearly audits baked into its provision and they are encouraging voters to pass it. Meanwhile, those against it including some taxpayer advocacy groups say bonds like this are the most expensive way to fund government spending and they urge *** no vote on prop four. Melanie Wingo KCR *** three news as we get closer to election night. KCR *** is your home for election coverage when the results start coming in, we tabulate the local races with our crew in the newsroom and our national numbers come from the Associated Press. The *** P has *** team of 5000 people helping to collect count, verify and then publish the results of the November election. They say in order to keep their count accurate, they get results from dozens of vote count reporters and then they check those against what elections officials are sending in. The team says this year. They've also started testing their systems earlier than ever before just to make sure that everything is running smoothly now for much more on what to expect come election day, check the KCR *** three app, you can scan this QR code that you see right on your screen to go straight to our 2024 voter guide. We have explanations of all the propositions along with the state and local races and when the totals start coming in, we will also post the very latest results on the app. We should acknowledge what we highlighted here tonight is just *** sliver of what you will see on your ballot in the coming weeks. We will hear from so many of the candidates that you will see in these down ballot races in California and we should acknowledge that the results could take *** while. Yes, they could. Well, we want to thank you for joining us for our case cr three voter guide. We hope you'll stay with KCR *** three for our continuing election coverage over this next month.

There is a lot at stake for California voters in the 2024 November Election.This election cycle has been a tumultuous one, with both the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and the stepping down of President Joe Biden, which paved the way for Vice President Kamala Harris to clinch a Democratic nomination. Control of Congress is also up for grabs. Important Election Day Info: Follow our live updates on Nov. 5 here. Important Election Day Info: Track election results after polls close here. Leer en españolIn California, there are also plenty of local and statewide races and 10 propositions to vote on.Watch KCRA 3's first Election Voter Guide special in the video above. Watch the second in the video below. Below, you will find our guide on what people in Northern California can expect to find on their ballot. As we increase our coverage of the General Election, bookmark this page to find the latest updates. Find more political news from our national team here. Races, propositions in Northern CaliforniaU.S. SenatePartial/Full TermMuch like with the 2022 election, the same U.S. Senate seat will be on the ballot twice. One race will be a partial term to fill the rest of the term not finished from when Democratic U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein died. The other race is a full term that will begin in 2025.Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed longtime political strategist Laphonza Butler to replace Feinstein, but that appointment is only temporary, and Butler is not running.Regardless of whoever wins the partial race, there will be a brief period where that person will take over as senator for roughly less than two months.After the rest of the term started by Feinstein finishes in January, whoever wins the race for the full term will represent California for the next six years.The candidates for both races are Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey, a former MLB star.In the March primary election for the partial term, Garvey led the race with 33.3% of the vote, followed by Schiff with 29.3% of the vote.For the full term, that race was much closer. Schiff had 31.6% of the vote compared to Garvey with 31.5%. KCRA 3's Edie Lambert spoke to both candidates recently. See Garvey's responses on the issues here. See Schiff's responses to questions here. Watch another interview with Schiff from earlier this year in the video player below.Watch another interview with Garvey from earlier this year in the video player below.Congressional races on the 2024 ballotDistrict 1Republican incumbent Doug LaMalfa will compete against Democratic challenger Rose Yee in November. The district represents a large swath of Northern California going north of Sacramento.LaMalfa, a fourth-generation rice farmer and businessman, won about two-thirds of all votes compared to Yee's 22.6% of all votes during the primaries. Yee's campaign biography says her congressional run has roots in her social activist past when she and her family lived in the Philippines during its martial law era.See the issues LaMalfa spotlights on his campaign website here. See the issues Yee spotlights on her campaign website here. District 3Republican Incumbent Kevin Kiley will have a rematch against Democratic challenger Jessica Morse. While both advanced past the March primary election, Kiley did gather about 30,000 more votes than Morse.Kiley has received the support of Trump, and he also ran to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in a failed recall attempt.Meanwhile, Morse has been vocal about her being against Trump, telling KCRA 3 in the past that "Congress must be the firebreak against the existential threat of MAGA extremism."Before becoming a lawmaker, Kiley served as a prosecutor, deputy attorney general and as a 10th-grade English teacher.Morse has worked in national security for years, was a deputy secretary at the California Natural Resources Agency and was appointed to the U.S. Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.District 3 covers several counties in Northern California and the Eastern Sierra. Geographically, it's the largest district in the region. | MORE | Fact-checking Kevin Kiley and Jessica Morse's attack ads for Congressional District 3 raceSee the issues Kiley spotlights on his campaign website here. See the issues Morse spotlights on her campaign website here. District 4Democratic incumbent Mike Thompson will face off against Republican challenger John Munn in November.The district represents the area west of Sacramento and parts of the Bay Area.Thompson won 62.5% of the votes compared to Munn's 30.4% in March.Munn has worked several agricultural jobs for the U.S. Forest Service and for Cal Fire. Thompson is a Vietnam veteran who was first elected to Congress in 1998.See the issues Munn spotlights on his campaign website here. See the issues Thompson spotlights on his campaign website here. District 5Republican incumbent Tom McClintock will face Democratic challenger Michael Barkley.The district covers several counties including parts of Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador and El Dorado counties.McClintock led the primary election results with 58.5% of the vote compared to Barkley's 32.8%.Barkley describes himself as a lawyer, computer programmer, small business owner, rancher, activist and veteran.McClintock prior to serving in Congress was in the California Legislature for 22 years. He ran as a candidate to replace then-Gov. Gray Davis in the 2003 recall election.See the issues Barkley spotlights on his campaign website here. See the issues McClintock spotlights on his campaign website here.Watch KCRA 3's debate with Barkley and McClintock below | Get the facts on their debate claims here. District 6Democratic incumbent Ami Bera will compete in November against Republican challenger Christine Bish.The district covers parts of Sacramento County.Bera in March during the primary election accumulated more than half of all votes with 51.9% compared to Bish's 20.1%. Four other candidates collectively gathered the remaining 28%.Bera has served as Sacramento County's chief medical officer and as a clinical professor of medicine at UC Davis.Bish is a small business owner and realtor who has been part of several Sacramento-area community groups over the course of 30 years.See the issues Bera spotlights on his campaign website here. See the issues Bish spotlights on her campaign website here.KCRA 3 held a debate with Bera and Bish. You can view that below. Get the facts on the debate here. District 7It's Democrat vs. Republican in the district that represents part of Sacramento County.Congresswoman Doris Matsui will face Republican Tom Silva, who is hoping to flip the seat red.Matsui touts her decades of experience while Silva is an Army veteran and former Galt Elementary School District Trustee.In the primary election, Matsui garnered more than half the vote while Silva had the support of a little less than 1 in 3 voters.A second Democrat who did not advance to November received about 12% of the votes. Matsui succeeded her husband in Congress, Rep. Bob Matsui, who died in 2005. Before Doris's congressional tenure, she worked as a member of former President Bill Clinton's transition team and then became deputy assistant to the president.Silva served in the Armed Forces for 33 years and then on his hometown's school board for four years.See the issues Matsui spotlights on her campaign website here. See the issues Silva spotlights on his campaign website here.District 8Both Democratic incumbent John Garamendi and Republican challenger Rudy Recile will compete in November after automatically advancing in March from there being no other candidates.The top two vote-getters regardless of political affiliation advance in this congressional race. District 8 covers parts of Solano and Contra Costa counties.Before running for the State Assembly at age 27, Garamendi served the Peace Corps in Ethiopia and received his master's in business from the Harvard Business School.Recile served the U.S. Army for 26 years and worked to bring his family to the country from the Philippines.See the issues Garamendi spotlights on his campaign website here. See the issues Recile spotlights on his campaign website here. District 9Democratic incumbent Josh Harder will face off against Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln, a Republican.Harder since the 2022 midterm elections has held the district, which covers a large portion of the Central Valley, including Tracy, Manteca, Stockton and Lodi.Lincoln received 30% of the votes from the primary election, while Harder received almost half.Harder's family has lived in the Central Valley for five generations, and he graduated from Stanford and Harvard.Lincoln joined the United States Marine Corps in 2001 and was assigned to Marine One, directly serving the president.See the issues Harder spotlights on his campaign website here. See the issues Lincoln spotlights on his campaign website here. We interviewed both candidates in advance of the election and asked about the issues that are top of mind for voters. See Josh Harder's interview.See Kevin Lincoln's interview.| Get the Facts | Fact-checking political ad against Rep. Harder in Congressional District 9District 10Democratic incumbent Mark DeSaulnier will compete against Republican Katherine Piccinini in November.District 10 covers parts of Contra Costa and Alameda counties.DeSaulnier in the March primary gathered 65.5% of the votes compared to Piccinini's 18.9%.Before becoming a lawmaker, DeSaulnier served as Concord mayor and a Contra Costa County supervisor.Piccinini is a longtime Oakley resident who has been a Central Committee member for Contra Costa and Alameda counties, and also a GOP delegate.See the issues DeSaulnier spotlights on his campaign website here. See the issues Piccinini spotlights on her campaign website here. District 13The race for District 13 was uncontested for the primary election this year. That's because there were only two candidates, and California's top-two system advances the top two vote-getters regardless of political affiliation.Democrat Adam Gray and Republican John Duarte are no strangers to each other on the political battlefield, however. The two also competed in 2022 in a race where Duarte won by less than half a percentage point. District 13 includes much of the Central Valley, including parts of Merced, Madera, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Fresno counties.Duarte's family has lived in the Central Valley for four generations, and he is a farmer.Gray was born and raised in Merced and felt the need to run for State Assembly in 2012 after the 2007 recession.See the issues Duarte spotlights on his campaign website here. See the issues Gray spotlights on his campaign website here.KCRA 3's Anahita Jafary interviewed Duarte and Gray about the race. See Duarte's profile here. See Gray's profile here. | Get the Facts | Fact-checking attack ads against Duarte and Gray in Congressional District 13| RELATED | Adam Gray and John Duarte debate in race for California’s 13th congressional districtState AssemblyDistrict 6This race was the most crowded race of all State Assembly districts, with a whopping 10 candidates.After the results of the primary election, only Democrat Maggy Krell and Republican Nikki Ellis advanced.Krell now serves as a deputy attorney general for the California Department of Justice. She was also an attorney for Planned Parenthood, and one of her biggest claims to fame was exposing Backpage.com and its role in sex trafficking.KCRA 3 reached out to all the candidates, but only secured interviews from seven of them. Ellis was not one of the people we interviewed, but we look forward to speaking with her and Krell ahead of the November Election.Krell gathered 25.1% of the vote while Ellis gathered 14.6% of the vote.See the issues Ellis spotlights on her campaign website here. See the issues Krell spotlights on her campaign website here. Sacramento mayoral raceWith current officeholder Darrell Steinberg not seeking reelection, that opened the way for several candidates vying to replace him.The office of mayor is one of several positions where a winner could have been decided in March if a candidate won outright with more than half of the votes.That was not the case in the primary election. Candidates Dr. Flojaune "Flo" Cofer and Kevin McCarty advanced to November.Cofer worked in the medical field, serves as a senior director of policy for nonprofit Public Health Advocates, and she was the chair of the Measure U Community Advisory Committee in Sacramento.McCarty has been representing Sacramento in the state Assembly since 2014 and was recently re-elected with 65% of the vote. He also served on the Sacramento City Council.See the issues Cofer spotlights on her campaign website here. See the issues McCarty spotlights on his campaign website here. See our full mayoral debate with the candidates | Get the facts on their claims here.Stockton mayoral raceKevin Lincoln, the current officeholder, is also not seeking reelection and is instead running for Congress.Six candidates competed in the primary election, and KCRA 3 reporter Orko Manna interviewed each one of them.Similar to the Sacramento mayoral race, there was no outright winner, so only the top two vote-getters, Tom Patti and Christina Fugazi, advanced.Patti is a member of the National Federation of Independent Business Owners, the Stockton Builder's Exchange and the San Joaquin County Farm Bureau.Fugazi has served as a science teacher and on the Stockton City Council. Her family first settled in San Joaquin County in the mid-1800s. See the issues Fugazi spotlights on her campaign website here. See the issues Patti spotlights on his campaign website here. We spoke to Patti and Fugazi ahead of the election about the issues of importance to voters. See their responses. California propositions on the ballotThere are several propositions California voters will decide on this November. Here is a brief rundown of each proposition. You can find more in-depth explanations at the end of each subsection.You can also find arguments for and against each proposition provided by the California Secretary of State's Office here.Prop 2This would borrow $10 billion for public school construction and repairs. Some of that money would also go toward community colleges, but no money would go toward the California State University or University of California systems. Who supports it?The California Teachers Association, California School Nurses Organization, and Community College League of California are listed as the lead supporters of Prop 2.Who opposes it?Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and Republican Assemblyman Bill Essayli are among those in the registered opposition.Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en españolProp 3It would remove a 2008 ban from the California Constitution on same-sex marriage.There has been no enforcement on this ban since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2013.Who supports it?Democratic Assemblyman Evan Low, Equality California, and Planned Parenthood of California are among the leaders registered in support. Gov. Gavin Newsom has also publicly campaigned for the measure.Who opposes it?The California Family Council and the American Council of Evangelicals are registered opponents of the proposal.Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en españolProp 4This would borrow $10 billion that would go toward drinking water systems, drought and flood preparations, wildfires and other climate change-related programs.It would require yearly audits of the money.Who supports it?Clean Water Action, Cal Fire Firefighters, National Wildlife Federation and the Nature Conservancy are among those promoting the measure.Who opposes it?State Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones, Republican Assemblyman Joe Patterson and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association are among those opposed to the proposal.Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en españolProp 5This would make it easier for local governments to raise taxes or borrow money specifically for building affordable housing or public infrastructure.It would do so by lowering the voter threshold needed to pass them.Who supports it?Several groups have formed the "Yes on 5" campaign, which includes the California Democratic Party, the California Teachers Association, Habitat for Humanity and California Professional Firefighters.Who opposes it?Opponents of the proposition include the California Taxpayers Association. the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the Women Veterans Alliance.Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en españolProp 6Proposition 6 asks California voters to change the state constitution to remove language that allows jails and prisons to force those who are incarcerated to work. The measure would ensure that forced labor is not allowed to be used as punishment for a crime, or to discipline those who are behind bars.Who supports it?The California Legislative Black Caucus, Dolores Huerta, the Law Enforcement Action Partnership and the Anti-Recidivism Coalition.Who is opposed to it?There is no registered opposition.Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en españolProp 32Proposition 32 asks California voters to raise the state's minimum wage to $18 over the next two years, making it the highest minimum wage in the nation. For employers with 26 or more employees, wages would increase to $17 immediately and then $18 on January 1, 2025. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, it would increase to $17 on January 1, 2025, and then $18 on January 1, 2026.This would not apply to fast-food workers, because state leaders raised the minimum wage to $20 an hour for that sector in April of 2024.Who supports it?A coalition of labor groups, Dolores Huerta and wealthy entrepreneur and anti-poverty activist Joe Sanberg have backed the measure and formed a campaign called Yes on the California Living Wage Act.Who opposes it?The California Restaurant Association, California Chamber of Commerce and the California Grocers Association are leading the campaign against Proposition 32.Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en españolProp 33Proposition 33 asks California voters to make it easier for cities and counties to limit how much a landlord can charge a tenant for rent. The ballot measure would specifically repeal a state law that restricts the ability for cities and counties to impose rent control. Under that law known as the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, cities cannot set rent control on single-family homes or apartments built after 1995. Landlords are also able to charge however much they want when a new tenant moves into their property under current law.This will be the third attempt by renters' advocates to repeal Costa-Hawkins. They tried in 2018 and 2020.Who supports it?The California Nurses Association, the California Alliance for Retired Americans, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and various other groups known for tenant advocacy.Who opposes it?The coalition against the measure is broad with groups warning the measure would weaken renter protections. The NO on 33 campaign includes the California Council for Affordable Housing, Women Veterans Alliance and California Chamber of Commerce.Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en españolProp 34 Proposition 34 asks California voters to approve new rules for some health care providers and how they use the money they make from selling discounted prescription drugs.The rules specifically apply to health care providers that spent $100 million within 10 years on costs outside of direct patient care and have operated apartments with 500 health and safety violations. It requires them to spend 98% of the prescription drug revenues on direct patient care.Under the proposition, if those providers who meet that criteria don't follow the rules, they would be penalized by having their health care licenses and tax-exempt status revoked. State officials estimate it could cost taxpayers millions of dollars a year to enforce this proposal.This proposal represents another battle between the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and the California Apartment Association, who are also going head-to-head on Prop 33.Who supports it?The ALS Association, California Chronic Care Coalition, and Latino Heritage Los Angeles.Who opposes it?National Organization for Women, Consumer Watchdog, Coalition for Economic Survival, AIDS Healthcare Foundation and Dolores Huerta.Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en español.| DIG DEEPER | Fact-checking ad against California Apartment Association on Props 33 & 34Prop 35 This would ask California voters to make permanent a tax on health insurance providers, also known as managed care organizations.The measure also sets rules around how the state uses the money collected from that tax to be used.Who supports it?Planned Parenthood Affiliates of CA, American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, American Academy of Pediatrics and other healthcare groups.Who opposes it?Courage California, the Children's Partnership, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, California Alliance for Retired Californians and the League of Women Voters. They announced their opposition on September 5, even though the state's official voter guide shows the measure has no registered opposition.Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en españolProp 36Proposition 36 asks California voters to broadly increase the penalties for fentanyl dealers and theft crimes by reclassifying some that are currently misdemeanors as felonies.The measure attempts to undo parts of Proposition 47, which voters approved a decade ago, that loosened the penalties around the crimes.Who supports it?Various law enforcement and business groups back the measure, plus elected officials from both parties. That includes San Francisco Mayor London Breed, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, Sacramento District Attorney Thein Ho, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and various Assemblymembers and State Senators.Who opposes it?Democratic leaders including Gov. Newsom, Speaker Rivas and Senate Pro Tem McGuire are opposed. Criminal justice reform advocacy groups including the ACLU, Ella Baker Center, Californians for Safety and Justice and the California Progressive Caucus are opposed.At a news conference in early September, the groups warned it would turn California back to the "War on Drugs 2.o." The groups have been warning this could swell the state's prison population and cost taxpayers a lot of money to enforce.Some lawmakers also blamed "the media" for constantly running stories on thefts and have questioned if perception matches reality when it comes to these crimes.Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en español| LEARN MORE | Community leaders and advocates joined KCRA 3's Brandi Cummings for a half-hour roundtable discussion about Proposition 36.Local measures in Northern California countiesSee our coverage of notable local measures on the ballot below. South Lake Tahoe residents to vote on controversial vacancy tax in NovemberSouth Placer County residents to vote on traffic relief measureA spending or a revenue problem? Folsom finances lead debate over vote on sales tax increaseCity officials in Manteca say they need more funding. This local ballot measure could address thatSacramento County's Measure O would help Sac Metro Fire replace aging equipment Sacramento voters to decide on future of public library funding with Measure EHow to vote and track your ballot You can find your polling place or vote center on the back of your county voter information guide or by clicking here.You could return it by mailCalifornia does not require stamps — ballots already come with prepaid postage — if returning your ballot by mail. But for your vote to be counted, it has to have been postmarked on or before Nov. 5.You could return it in personYou can either drop off your ballot to a secure ballot drop box, a voting location or your county elections office — but you must do so by 8 p.m. on Nov. 5. Find a polling place here. Track your ballot onlineThe Secretary of State's Office is offering a way for voters to track their ballot online. The service allows people to receive updates when their ballot is mailed, received, counted or if an issue comes up. Voters will have the option of email, text or phone call updates.How to vote, register to vote in California, important deadlinesThe last day to register for the vote for the Nov. 5, 2024, election was Oct. 21. If you are not registered and want to vote on the actual election day, you still can in California. The state offers conditional voting registration (same day voter registration), which you can do at your county elections office, polling place or a vote center. These ballots are processed and counted after your voter registration is verified.| MORE LIKE THIS | Important dates and deadlines for the November ElectionAll registered voters should have received a vote-by-mail ballot. County elections office began mailing ballots by Oct. 7. You can cast your ballot by voting in person or returning your ballot by mail, drop-off location or your county elections office.The Secretary of State also helps you find your polling place via ZIP code. You can check that here.Early in-person voting is also an option for several California counties through the Voter's Choice Act. That begins on Oct. 26.Remember that vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by Nov. 12.If voting in person on Election Day, polls close at 8 p.m. but you can still cast your vote if you are in line before the cutoff time.You can register to vote online at registertovote.ca.gov. | MORE | What people experiencing homelessness should know about how to register to vote in CaliforniaLeer en español.Explaining the process: What to know about the AP's elections operationsSee below for stories from The Associated Press explaining their unique role in counting the vote and calling election races.How does AP call races? How does AP count the vote?Why does AP call US elections?| MORE | Which ballots get counted first in California? Here's how the vote counting process worksSee more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

There is a lot at stake for California voters in the 2024 November Election.

This election cycle has been a tumultuous one, with both the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and the stepping down of President Joe Biden, which paved the way for Vice President Kamala Harris to clinch a Democratic nomination. Control of Congress is also up for grabs.

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In California, there are also plenty of local and statewide races and 10 propositions to vote on.

Watch KCRA 3's first Election Voter Guide special in the video above. Watch the second in the video below.

Below, you will find our guide on what people in Northern California can expect to find on their ballot.

As we increase our coverage of the General Election, bookmark this page to find the latest updates. Find more political news from our national team here.

Races, propositions in Northern California

U.S. Senate

Partial/Full Term

Much like with the 2022 election, the same U.S. Senate seat will be on the ballot twice. One race will be a partial term to fill the rest of the term not finished from when Democratic U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein died. The other race is a full term that will begin in 2025.

Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed longtime political strategist Laphonza Butler to replace Feinstein, but that appointment is only temporary, and Butler is not running.

Regardless of whoever wins the partial race, there will be a brief period where that person will take over as senator for roughly less than two months.

After the rest of the term started by Feinstein finishes in January, whoever wins the race for the full term will represent California for the next six years.

The candidates for both races are Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey, a former MLB star.

In the March primary election for the partial term, Garvey led the race with 33.3% of the vote, followed by Schiff with 29.3% of the vote.

For the full term, that race was much closer. Schiff had 31.6% of the vote compared to Garvey with 31.5%.

KCRA 3's Edie Lambert spoke to both candidates recently.

Watch another interview with Schiff from earlier this year in the video player below.

Watch another interview with Garvey from earlier this year in the video player below.

Congressional races on the 2024 ballot

District 1

Republican incumbent Doug LaMalfa will compete against Democratic challenger Rose Yee in November. The district represents a large swath of Northern California going north of Sacramento.

LaMalfa, a fourth-generation rice farmer and businessman, won about two-thirds of all votes compared to Yee's 22.6% of all votes during the primaries. Yee's campaign biography says her congressional run has roots in her social activist past when she and her family lived in the Philippines during its martial law era.

District 3

Republican Incumbent Kevin Kiley will have a rematch against Democratic challenger Jessica Morse.

While both advanced past the March primary election, Kiley did gather about 30,000 more votes than Morse.

Kiley has received the support of Trump, and he also ran to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in a failed recall attempt.

Meanwhile, Morse has been vocal about her being against Trump, telling KCRA 3 in the past that "Congress must be the firebreak against the existential threat of MAGA extremism."

Before becoming a lawmaker, Kiley served as a prosecutor, deputy attorney general and as a 10th-grade English teacher.

Morse has worked in national security for years, was a deputy secretary at the California Natural Resources Agency and was appointed to the U.S. Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.

District 3 covers several counties in Northern California and the Eastern Sierra. Geographically, it's the largest district in the region.

| MORE | Fact-checking Kevin Kiley and Jessica Morse's attack ads for Congressional District 3 race

District 4

Democratic incumbent Mike Thompson will face off against Republican challenger John Munn in November.

The district represents the area west of Sacramento and parts of the Bay Area.

Thompson won 62.5% of the votes compared to Munn's 30.4% in March.

Munn has worked several agricultural jobs for the U.S. Forest Service and for Cal Fire. Thompson is a Vietnam veteran who was first elected to Congress in 1998.

District 5

Republican incumbent Tom McClintock will face Democratic challenger Michael Barkley.

The district covers several counties including parts of Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador and El Dorado counties.

McClintock led the primary election results with 58.5% of the vote compared to Barkley's 32.8%.

Barkley describes himself as a lawyer, computer programmer, small business owner, rancher, activist and veteran.

McClintock prior to serving in Congress was in the California Legislature for 22 years. He ran as a candidate to replace then-Gov. Gray Davis in the 2003 recall election.

Watch KCRA 3's debate with Barkley and McClintock below | Get the facts on their debate claims here.

District 6

Democratic incumbent Ami Bera will compete in November against Republican challenger Christine Bish.

The district covers parts of Sacramento County.

Bera in March during the primary election accumulated more than half of all votes with 51.9% compared to Bish's 20.1%. Four other candidates collectively gathered the remaining 28%.

Bera has served as Sacramento County's chief medical officer and as a clinical professor of medicine at UC Davis.

Bish is a small business owner and realtor who has been part of several Sacramento-area community groups over the course of 30 years.

KCRA 3 held a debate with Bera and Bish. You can view that below. Get the facts on the debate here.

District 7

It's Democrat vs. Republican in the district that represents part of Sacramento County.

Congresswoman Doris Matsui will face Republican Tom Silva, who is hoping to flip the seat red.

Matsui touts her decades of experience while Silva is an Army veteran and former Galt Elementary School District Trustee.

In the primary election, Matsui garnered more than half the vote while Silva had the support of a little less than 1 in 3 voters.

A second Democrat who did not advance to November received about 12% of the votes.

Matsui succeeded her husband in Congress, Rep. Bob Matsui, who died in 2005. Before Doris's congressional tenure, she worked as a member of former President Bill Clinton's transition team and then became deputy assistant to the president.

Silva served in the Armed Forces for 33 years and then on his hometown's school board for four years.

District 8

Both Democratic incumbent John Garamendi and Republican challenger Rudy Recile will compete in November after automatically advancing in March from there being no other candidates.

The top two vote-getters regardless of political affiliation advance in this congressional race. District 8 covers parts of Solano and Contra Costa counties.

Before running for the State Assembly at age 27, Garamendi served the Peace Corps in Ethiopia and received his master's in business from the Harvard Business School.

Recile served the U.S. Army for 26 years and worked to bring his family to the country from the Philippines.

District 9

Democratic incumbent Josh Harder will face off against Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln, a Republican.

Harder since the 2022 midterm elections has held the district, which covers a large portion of the Central Valley, including Tracy, Manteca, Stockton and Lodi.

Lincoln received 30% of the votes from the primary election, while Harder received almost half.

Harder's family has lived in the Central Valley for five generations, and he graduated from Stanford and Harvard.

Lincoln joined the United States Marine Corps in 2001 and was assigned to Marine One, directly serving the president.

We interviewed both candidates in advance of the election and asked about the issues that are top of mind for voters.

See Josh Harder's interview.

See Kevin Lincoln's interview.

| Get the Facts | Fact-checking political ad against Rep. Harder in Congressional District 9

District 10

Democratic incumbent Mark DeSaulnier will compete against Republican Katherine Piccinini in November.

District 10 covers parts of Contra Costa and Alameda counties.

DeSaulnier in the March primary gathered 65.5% of the votes compared to Piccinini's 18.9%.

Before becoming a lawmaker, DeSaulnier served as Concord mayor and a Contra Costa County supervisor.

Piccinini is a longtime Oakley resident who has been a Central Committee member for Contra Costa and Alameda counties, and also a GOP delegate.

District 13

The race for District 13 was uncontested for the primary election this year. That's because there were only two candidates, and California's top-two system advances the top two vote-getters regardless of political affiliation.

Democrat Adam Gray and Republican John Duarte are no strangers to each other on the political battlefield, however. The two also competed in 2022 in a race where Duarte won by less than half a percentage point.

District 13 includes much of the Central Valley, including parts of Merced, Madera, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Fresno counties.

Duarte's family has lived in the Central Valley for four generations, and he is a farmer.

Gray was born and raised in Merced and felt the need to run for State Assembly in 2012 after the 2007 recession.

KCRA 3's Anahita Jafary interviewed Duarte and Gray about the race. See Duarte's profile here. See Gray's profile here.

| Get the Facts | Fact-checking attack ads against Duarte and Gray in Congressional District 13

State Assembly

District 6

This race was the most crowded race of all State Assembly districts, with a whopping 10 candidates.

After the results of the primary election, only Democrat Maggy Krell and Republican Nikki Ellis advanced.

Krell now serves as a deputy attorney general for the California Department of Justice. She was also an attorney for Planned Parenthood, and one of her biggest claims to fame was exposing Backpage.com and its role in sex trafficking.

KCRA 3 reached out to all the candidates, but only secured interviews from seven of them. Ellis was not one of the people we interviewed, but we look forward to speaking with her and Krell ahead of the November Election.

Krell gathered 25.1% of the vote while Ellis gathered 14.6% of the vote.

Sacramento mayoral race

With current officeholder Darrell Steinberg not seeking reelection, that opened the way for several candidates vying to replace him.

The office of mayor is one of several positions where a winner could have been decided in March if a candidate won outright with more than half of the votes.

That was not the case in the primary election. Candidates Dr. Flojaune "Flo" Cofer and Kevin McCarty advanced to November.

Cofer worked in the medical field, serves as a senior director of policy for nonprofit Public Health Advocates, and she was the chair of the Measure U Community Advisory Committee in Sacramento.

McCarty has been representing Sacramento in the state Assembly since 2014 and was recently re-elected with 65% of the vote. He also served on the Sacramento City Council.

See our full mayoral debate with the candidates | Get the facts on their claims here.

Stockton mayoral race

Kevin Lincoln, the current officeholder, is also not seeking reelection and is instead running for Congress.

Six candidates competed in the primary election, and KCRA 3 reporter Orko Manna interviewed each one of them.

Similar to the Sacramento mayoral race, there was no outright winner, so only the top two vote-getters, Tom Patti and Christina Fugazi, advanced.

Patti is a member of the National Federation of Independent Business Owners, the Stockton Builder's Exchange and the San Joaquin County Farm Bureau.

Fugazi has served as a science teacher and on the Stockton City Council. Her family first settled in San Joaquin County in the mid-1800s.

We spoke to Patti and Fugazi ahead of the election about the issues of importance to voters. See their responses.

California propositions on the ballot

There are several propositions California voters will decide on this November.

Here is a brief rundown of each proposition. You can find more in-depth explanations at the end of each subsection.

You can also find arguments for and against each proposition provided by the California Secretary of State's Office here.

Prop 2

This would borrow $10 billion for public school construction and repairs. Some of that money would also go toward community colleges, but no money would go toward the California State University or University of California systems.

Who supports it?

The California Teachers Association, California School Nurses Organization, and Community College League of California are listed as the lead supporters of Prop 2.

Who opposes it?

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and Republican Assemblyman Bill Essayli are among those in the registered opposition.

Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en español

Prop 3

It would remove a 2008 ban from the California Constitution on same-sex marriage.

There has been no enforcement on this ban since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2013.

Who supports it?

Democratic Assemblyman Evan Low, Equality California, and Planned Parenthood of California are among the leaders registered in support. Gov. Gavin Newsom has also publicly campaigned for the measure.

Who opposes it?

The California Family Council and the American Council of Evangelicals are registered opponents of the proposal.

Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en español

Prop 4

This would borrow $10 billion that would go toward drinking water systems, drought and flood preparations, wildfires and other climate change-related programs.

It would require yearly audits of the money.

Who supports it?

Clean Water Action, Cal Fire Firefighters, National Wildlife Federation and the Nature Conservancy are among those promoting the measure.

Who opposes it?

State Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones, Republican Assemblyman Joe Patterson and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association are among those opposed to the proposal.

Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en español

Prop 5

This would make it easier for local governments to raise taxes or borrow money specifically for building affordable housing or public infrastructure.

It would do so by lowering the voter threshold needed to pass them.

Who supports it?

Several groups have formed the "Yes on 5" campaign, which includes the California Democratic Party, the California Teachers Association, Habitat for Humanity and California Professional Firefighters.

Who opposes it?

Opponents of the proposition include the California Taxpayers Association. the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the Women Veterans Alliance.

Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en español

Prop 6

Proposition 6 asks California voters to change the state constitution to remove language that allows jails and prisons to force those who are incarcerated to work. The measure would ensure that forced labor is not allowed to be used as punishment for a crime, or to discipline those who are behind bars.

Who supports it?

The California Legislative Black Caucus, Dolores Huerta, the Law Enforcement Action Partnership and the Anti-Recidivism Coalition.

Who is opposed to it?

There is no registered opposition.

Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en español

Prop 32

Proposition 32 asks California voters to raise the state's minimum wage to $18 over the next two years, making it the highest minimum wage in the nation.

For employers with 26 or more employees, wages would increase to $17 immediately and then $18 on January 1, 2025. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, it would increase to $17 on January 1, 2025, and then $18 on January 1, 2026.

This would not apply to fast-food workers, because state leaders raised the minimum wage to $20 an hour for that sector in April of 2024.

Who supports it?

A coalition of labor groups, Dolores Huerta and wealthy entrepreneur and anti-poverty activist Joe Sanberg have backed the measure and formed a campaign called Yes on the California Living Wage Act.

Who opposes it?

The California Restaurant Association, California Chamber of Commerce and the California Grocers Association are leading the campaign against Proposition 32.

Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en español

Prop 33

Proposition 33 asks California voters to make it easier for cities and counties to limit how much a landlord can charge a tenant for rent.

The ballot measure would specifically repeal a state law that restricts the ability for cities and counties to impose rent control.

Under that law known as the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, cities cannot set rent control on single-family homes or apartments built after 1995. Landlords are also able to charge however much they want when a new tenant moves into their property under current law.

This will be the third attempt by renters' advocates to repeal Costa-Hawkins. They tried in 2018 and 2020.

Who supports it?

The California Nurses Association, the California Alliance for Retired Americans, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and various other groups known for tenant advocacy.

Who opposes it?

The coalition against the measure is broad with groups warning the measure would weaken renter protections. The NO on 33 campaign includes the California Council for Affordable Housing, Women Veterans Alliance and California Chamber of Commerce.

Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en español

Prop 34

Proposition 34 asks California voters to approve new rules for some health care providers and how they use the money they make from selling discounted prescription drugs.

The rules specifically apply to health care providers that spent $100 million within 10 years on costs outside of direct patient care and have operated apartments with 500 health and safety violations. It requires them to spend 98% of the prescription drug revenues on direct patient care.

Under the proposition, if those providers who meet that criteria don't follow the rules, they would be penalized by having their health care licenses and tax-exempt status revoked. State officials estimate it could cost taxpayers millions of dollars a year to enforce this proposal.

This proposal represents another battle between the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and the California Apartment Association, who are also going head-to-head on Prop 33.

Who supports it?

The ALS Association, California Chronic Care Coalition, and Latino Heritage Los Angeles.

Who opposes it?

National Organization for Women, Consumer Watchdog, Coalition for Economic Survival, AIDS Healthcare Foundation and Dolores Huerta.

Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en español.

| DIG DEEPER | Fact-checking ad against California Apartment Association on Props 33 & 34

Prop 35

This would ask California voters to make permanent a tax on health insurance providers, also known as managed care organizations.

The measure also sets rules around how the state uses the money collected from that tax to be used.

Who supports it?

Planned Parenthood Affiliates of CA, American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, American Academy of Pediatrics and other healthcare groups.

Who opposes it?

Courage California, the Children's Partnership, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, California Alliance for Retired Californians and the League of Women Voters. They announced their opposition on September 5, even though the state's official voter guide shows the measure has no registered opposition.

Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en español

Prop 36

Proposition 36 asks California voters to broadly increase the penalties for fentanyl dealers and theft crimes by reclassifying some that are currently misdemeanors as felonies.

The measure attempts to undo parts of Proposition 47, which voters approved a decade ago, that loosened the penalties around the crimes.

Who supports it?

Various law enforcement and business groups back the measure, plus elected officials from both parties. That includes San Francisco Mayor London Breed, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, Sacramento District Attorney Thein Ho, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and various Assemblymembers and State Senators.

Who opposes it?

Democratic leaders including Gov. Newsom, Speaker Rivas and Senate Pro Tem McGuire are opposed. Criminal justice reform advocacy groups including the ACLU, Ella Baker Center, Californians for Safety and Justice and the California Progressive Caucus are opposed.

At a news conference in early September, the groups warned it would turn California back to the "War on Drugs 2.o." The groups have been warning this could swell the state's prison population and cost taxpayers a lot of money to enforce.

Some lawmakers also blamed "the media" for constantly running stories on thefts and have questioned if perception matches reality when it comes to these crimes.

Find a full explanation of the measure here | Leer en español

| LEARN MORE | Community leaders and advocates joined KCRA 3's Brandi Cummings for a half-hour roundtable discussion about Proposition 36.

Local measures in Northern California counties

See our coverage of notable local measures on the ballot below.

How to vote and track your ballot

You can find your polling place or vote center on the back of your county voter information guide or by clicking here.

You could return it by mail

California does not require stamps — ballots already come with prepaid postage — if returning your ballot by mail. But for your vote to be counted, it has to have been postmarked on or before Nov. 5.

You could return it in person

You can either drop off your ballot to a secure ballot drop box, a voting location or your county elections office — but you must do so by 8 p.m. on Nov. 5. Find a polling place here.

Track your ballot online

The Secretary of State's Office is offering a way for voters to track their ballot online. The service allows people to receive updates when their ballot is mailed, received, counted or if an issue comes up. Voters will have the option of email, text or phone call updates.

How to vote, register to vote in California, important deadlines

The last day to register for the vote for the Nov. 5, 2024, election was Oct. 21. If you are not registered and want to vote on the actual election day, you still can in California. The state offers conditional voting registration (same day voter registration), which you can do at your county elections office, polling place or a vote center. These ballots are processed and counted after your voter registration is verified.

| MORE LIKE THIS | Important dates and deadlines for the November Election

All registered voters should have received a vote-by-mail ballot. County elections office began mailing ballots by Oct. 7.

You can cast your ballot by voting in person or returning your ballot by mail, drop-off location or your county elections office.

The Secretary of State also helps you find your polling place via ZIP code. You can check that here.

Early in-person voting is also an option for several California counties through the Voter's Choice Act. That begins on Oct. 26.

Remember that vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by Nov. 12.

If voting in person on Election Day, polls close at 8 p.m. but you can still cast your vote if you are in line before the cutoff time.

You can register to vote online at registertovote.ca.gov.

| MORE | What people experiencing homelessness should know about how to register to vote in California

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Explaining the process: What to know about the AP's elections operations

See below for stories from The Associated Press explaining their unique role in counting the vote and calling election races.

| MORE | Which ballots get counted first in California? Here's how the vote counting process works

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Voter Guide: What's on the California ballot for the 2024 General Election

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Races, propositions in Northern California

U.S. Senate

Congressional races on the 2024 ballot

District 1

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

District 10

District 13

State Assembly

District 6

Sacramento mayoral race

Stockton mayoral race

California propositions on the ballot

Prop 2

Prop 3

Prop 4

Prop 5

Prop 6

Prop 32

Prop 33

Prop 34

Prop 35

Prop 36

Local measures in Northern California counties

How to vote and track your ballot

How to vote, register to vote in California, important deadlines

Explaining the process: What to know about the AP's elections operations

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