ACA: 20 | Non-Partisan Titles and Summaries of Ballot Measures

ACA 20 is common sense legislation that would take the politics out of writing the title and summary of ballot measures, a major benefit to California voters seeking a non-partisan explanation of the true impact of their vote. The hyper-partisan California Attorney General’s office is currently responsible for writing the title and summary for all ballot measures in California – a fact that can either help or hurt the chances of citizen crafted initiatives, depending on the political whims of the current Attorney General.

The most recent example of this intentional voter manipulation is the already qualified November 2020 ballot measure and a new twin measure with a misleading title. Both measures would dismantle Proposition 13, the 1978 protections for commercial and industrial properties.