Your guide to Measure LA on the 2022 California midterm ballot
Measure LA would create a ballot measure for state law changes. The ballot measure, in the form of a law change, would be decided by California voters.
Here’s how Measure LA differs from Prop. 39, the ballot measure for the November election that voters must decide.
Prop. 39 does not have the authority to impose a ballot measure. Instead, if the measure passes, it becomes a law that would take effect on a schedule determined by the Legislature. That schedule would vary depending on whether California becomes one of the first or second states to adopt same-sex marriage.
Prop. 39, if it were on the ballot in 2020, would not have power to impose a ballot measure.
A ballot measure would be a measure that is decided by voters and approved by a majority of the electorate. It could take effect immediately, but it also could be implemented by local officials depending on whether the change becomes law or if the measure is repealed or otherwise invalidated by the voters.
Measure LA would be decided by California voters.
A ballot measure would be determined by the voters by a majority of the voters of the state.
Measure LA would be more binding than Prop. 39, which would determine the law changes by the Legislature and would not create a law change that would take effect immediately.
A ballot measure would be more binding than Prop. 39 because voters would have the final say about which law changes are put into effect.
The Legislature would not be able to circumvent the law that Measure LA makes by ignoring the will of the voters. A ballot measure would be more binding than Prop. 39 because voters would have the final say about which law changes are put into effect.
A ballot measure would be more binding than Prop. 39 because voters would have the final say about which law changes are put into effect.
The Legislature could choose not to change laws by creating a law change at all that would take effect immediately, but that is far less likely.