From incarceration to legislation, meet Jay Jordan, Executive Director of Californians for Safety and Justice. His transformative journey will activate and inspire you. As we approach one of the most important elections of our time, Jay helps us put in to perspective the responsibility we have as voters to get educated and understand the incredible impact one single voter can make. Learn what resources are available and what you can do to ensure your vote is an informed vote.
Resources
California Teachers Association
California Chamber of Commerce
Prop 20 - NO. This proposition is opposed by The CA probation chief's association, CA Partnership to End Domestic Violence, The National Center for Crime Victims, The CA Teachers Association, The CA Labor Federation, The Democratic Party
What prop 20 means:
1. Lowers felony threshold from $950 to $250.00 Texas is $2500. California is second lowest in the country
2. Mandates if people on probation make technical violations the would be sent back to prison
3. Non violent parol process would be revoked. No rehabilitation and serve 100 percent of sentence and let people out with no parole process
4. If you are convicted of shoplifting you are obligated to submit your DNA
Prop 17 - YES
Give people on parole the right to vote
Prop 25 - YES
Ending money bail system.
prop 15 -YES
Would update corporations property taxes to current market value. Today, corporations pay the same amount in property taxes that they paid in the 1980's
prop 16 - YES
Brings back affirmative action
Los Angeles Measure X - YES
Taking 10% from criminal justice budget to invest in community. This would create over a billion dollars in community investing
Prop 18 - YES
Allows 16 &17 year olds to preregister to vote
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