By CalMatters

Much is expected of California voters.

In any election year, we may be asked to employment lawyer hats, We need to refresh our knowledge of oil and gas regulations, engage with decades of Tax policy or analyze Infrastructure Funding. We may need to weigh the moral pros and cons Death penalty, Marriage equality or Pig protection And – above And above again — monitor all things Dialysis clinic.

This November, voters will decide the fate of ten sensitive policy proposals, including crime, health care, rent control and taxes. This year, there were many more last minute changes than usual.

Five measures were withdrawn by their supporters in consultation with lawmakers, and another was removed from the ballot by the state's highest court. And Governor Gavin Newsom has abolished a crime measure at the last minute.

But on the last possible day, lawmakers added two bonds, one for climate action and another for school construction. The 2024 vote will be more crowded than just seven measures in 2022, the fewest in over a century.

What are all these proposals really about? How did they even get to a vote? And how did Californians become so enthusiastic about direct democracy?

Here's what California's passion for suggestions is explained.